A low-E coating supported by a glass substrate, the coating from the glass substrate outwardly including at least the following layers: a dielectric layer of or including silicon nitride; a high index layer having a refractive index of at least 2.1; another dielectric layer of or including silicon nitride; a layer comprising zinc oxide; an infrared (IR) reflecting layer, wherein the coating includes only one IR reflecting layer; and an overcoat including (i) a layer comprising tin oxide and (ii) a layer comprising silicon nitride located over and contacting the layer comprising tin oxide. An IG unit including the coating may have a visible transmission of at least 70%.

Insulated glazing units comprising first and second sheets of glazing material with a low pressure space there between are described. The major surface of the second sheet of glazing material not facing the low pressure space has a low emissivity coating comprising at least one layer of fluorine doped tin oxide thereon. There is a first anti-iridescence coating between the low emissivity coating and the second sheet of glazing material. Also described are insulated glazing units comprising three (first, second and third) sheets of glazing material with a low pressure space between first and second sheets of glazing material, and a second space between the first and third sheets of glazing material. There is a low emissivity coating on one or both major surfaces facing the low pressure space. The third sheet of glazing material has a low emissivity coating on both opposed major surfaces thereof.

An electrochromic structure is disclosed, which includes a first transparent non-conductive (GLASS-I) layer, a first transparent conductor (CONDUCTOR-I) layer coupled to the GLASS-I layer, an ion storage layer coupled to the CONDUCTOR-I layer, an electrolyte layer coupled to the ion storage layer, an electrochromic layer coupled to the electrolyte layer, a second transparent conductor (CONDUCTOR-II) layer coupled to the electrochromic layer, and a second transparent non-conductive (GLASS-II) layer coupled to the CONDUCTOR-II layer, wherein the electrochromic layer includes perovskite nickelates thin films formed on a transparent conductive film substrate and which has crystalline grains of the size of about 5 nm to about 200 nm resulting in intergranular porosity of about 5% to about 25%.

A coated glass pane and a method of preparing same comprising at least the following layers in sequence: a glass substrate; a lower anti-reflection layer, a silver-based functional layer; a barrier layer; an upper dielectric layer; and a topmost dielectric layer which comprises an oxide of zinc (Zn), tin (Sn) and zirconium (Zr); and wherein the amount of zirconium in the topmost dielectric layer comprises at least 10 atomic percent zirconium.

The invention relates to a coating apparatus also called coating tunnel or coating hood for applying a protective coating to hollow glass containers. In particular it relates to a coating apparatus also called coating tunnel or coating hood with a guidance plate for the carrier gas comprising a coating compound for applying the protective coatings to glass containers. The present invention also relates to a coating apparatus also called coating tunnel or coating hood with a guidance plate installed between the inner side wall and the outer wall of the tunnel where the conveyer belt with the containers is passing by.

The present disclosure relates to an oven cavity having a dielectrically coated glass or glass-ceramic substrate that absorbs electromagnetic radiation thereby increasing the temperature of the substrate and the dielectric coating composition, and emits heat radiation into the oven cavity.

Embodiments of a article including include a substrate and a patterned coating are provided. In one or more embodiments, when a strain is applied to the article, the article exhibits a failure strain of 0.5% or greater. Patterned coating may include a particulate coating or may include a discontinuous coating. The patterned coating of some embodiments may cover about 20% to about 75% of the surface area of the substrate. Methods for forming such articles are also provided.

A glass container has a container main body made of glass and a coating film formed on a surface of the container main body. The coating film is made of tin oxide or titanium oxide, and the film thickness of the coating film ranges from 40 nm to 50 nm. In the depth profile obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, an atomic percentage of sodium at a point where a tin or titanium profile intersects a silicon profile is 2% or less.

Embodiments of a article including include a substrate and a patterned coating are provided. In one or more embodiments, when a strain is applied to the article, the article exhibits a failure strain of 0.5% or greater. Patterned coating may include a particulate coating or may include a discontinuous coating. The patterned coating of some embodiments may cover about 20% to about 75% of the surface area of the substrate. Methods for forming such articles are also provided.

The present invention relates to a method capable of easily manufacturing a curved thin glass sheet and a curved joined glass sheet to which functionality is added.