The present invention relates to a light guide plate containing a glass plate and a resin layer that is formed on at least one major surface of the glass plate, in which the resin layer is made of a resin containing metal oxide fine particles dispersed, and an absolute value of a refractive index difference between the glass plate and the resin layer is 0.07 or smaller over an entire range of a wavelength of 430 nm to 700 nm.

The present invention relates to a light guide plate containing a glass plate and a resin layer that is formed on at least one major surface of the glass plate, in which the resin layer is made of a resin containing metal oxide fine particles dispersed, and an absolute value of a refractive index difference between the glass plate and the resin layer is 0.07 or smaller over an entire range of a wavelength of 430 nm to 700 nm.

A protection member for a display device includes a first glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in a thickness direction and side surfaces; and a first coating layer covering and in contact with the side surfaces of the first glass substrate, and including a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in the thickness direction and having side surfaces, wherein the first surface of the first glass substrate is exposed via the first coating layer, and the first surface of the first coating layer is located in substantially the same extended plane of the first surface of the first glass substrate.

Tue invention relates to a device and a method for repairing a damaged spot (201) of a surface, in particular a glass pane (200) or a windscreen of a motor vehicle. A control unit controls an impingement of pressure profiles, whereby a processing head (101) is secured to the glass pane (200) and a repair means is introduced into the damaged spot (201).

Tue invention relates to a device and a method for repairing a damaged spot (201) of a surface, in particular a glass pane (200) or a windscreen of a motor vehicle. A control unit controls an impingement of pressure profiles, whereby a processing head (101) is secured to the glass pane (200) and a repair means is introduced into the damaged spot (201).

Glass articles with coatings are disclosed herein. According to embodiments, a glass article may include a glass body comprising glass and having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an exterior surface of the glass body. A coating disposed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The coated glass article may have an effective throughput rate greater than or equal to 1.10×R.sub.T, wherein R.sub.T is the effective throughput rate of an uncoated glass article in units of parts per minute (ppm).

Glass articles with coatings are disclosed herein. According to embodiments, a glass article may include a glass body comprising glass and having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an exterior surface of the glass body. A coating disposed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The coated glass article may have an effective throughput rate greater than or equal to 1.10×R.sub.T, wherein R.sub.T is the effective throughput rate of an uncoated glass article in units of parts per minute (ppm).

Provided is a method comprises: continuously forming an elongated, glass film having marginal portions from molten glass into a given shape having two marginal portions, in width-directional opposite edge regions thereof, wherein the glass film having marginal portions has the marginal portions, and an effective portion formed in a width-directional central region of the glass film having marginal portions; annealing the glass film having marginal portions; continuously forming resin tapes on the glass film having marginal portions at positions adjacent to and away by a given distance from the respective marginal portions, to extend in a length direction of the glass film having marginal portions; and continuously removing each of the marginal portions from the glass film having marginal portions, along a position between the marginal portion and a corresponding one of the resin tapes, or at a given width-directional position within the corresponding resin tape.

Provided is a method comprises: continuously forming an elongated, glass film having marginal portions from molten glass into a given shape having two marginal portions, in width-directional opposite edge regions thereof, wherein the glass film having marginal portions has the marginal portions, and an effective portion formed in a width-directional central region of the glass film having marginal portions; annealing the glass film having marginal portions; continuously forming resin tapes on the glass film having marginal portions at positions adjacent to and away by a given distance from the respective marginal portions, to extend in a length direction of the glass film having marginal portions; and continuously removing each of the marginal portions from the glass film having marginal portions, along a position between the marginal portion and a corresponding one of the resin tapes, or at a given width-directional position within the corresponding resin tape.

To provide a cover glass for a solar cell module which can sufficiently maintain the power generation efficiency of a solar cell module, even when a design is imparted to the entire surface of the cover glass so as to make solar cells be invisible from the outside, and a solar cell module. To provide a cover glass 14 to be bonded on light-receiving surfaces 16A and 16B of solar cells 16 via an encapsulant material 18, which has a visible transmittance of from 0% to 60% and an average infrared transmittance of from 20% to 100%, which is a value calculated by simply averaging transmittances at 5 nm intervals in an infrared region at a wavelength of from 780 nm to 1,500 nm.