Patent ID: 6919536

Claim:
A vehicle windshield comprising: first and second glass substrates laminated via at least a polymer inclusive interlayer, the first substrate supporting on an interior surface thereof a low-E coating that includes at least one layer comprising Ag sandwiched between at least first and second dielectric layers; an ice removal structure provided on one of the glass substrates, wherein the ice removal structure comprises a circuit that includes as components through which electrical current flows (a) one of the glass substrates, and (b) a conductive layer spaced from the one glass substrate via an insulator; and diamond-like carbon (DLC) at least partially covering the ice removal structure in a non-uniform manner, the DLC having an average density of at least 2.4 gm/cm 3 and having more sp 3 carbon-carbon (C—C) bonds than sp 2 carbon-carbon (C—C) bonds.