Anti-glare surface and method of making

US8992786B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8992786-B2
Application numberUS-201113090522-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 20, 2011
Priority dateApr 30, 2010
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A glass article including: at least one anti-glare surface having haze, distinctness-of-image, surface roughness, and uniformity properties, as defined herein. A method of making the article having an anti-glare surface includes, for example, forming a protective film on selected portions of at least one surface of the article; contacting the at least one surface with a liquid etchant; and removing the protective film from the surface of the article to form the anti-glare surface. A display system that incorporates the glass article, as defined herein, is also disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of making an article having an anti-glare surface, comprising: forming a protective porous film on selected portions of at least one surface of the article wherein forming the protective porous film on selected portions of at least one surface comprises selective spray deposition, masked spray deposition, ink-jet deposition, or a combination thereof; contacting the at least one surface having the protective porous film with a liquid etchant; and…

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What does patent US8992786B2 cover?
A glass article including: at least one anti-glare surface having haze, distinctness-of-image, surface roughness, and uniformity properties, as defined herein. A method of making the article having an anti-glare surface includes, for example, forming a protective film on selected portions of at least one surface of the article; contacting the at least one surface with a liquid etchant; and remo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kohli Jeffrey Todd, Nguyen Kelvin, Zhang Lu, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C03C15/00. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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