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(43) Date of publication: 20.10.2021 Bulletin 2021/42 (21) Application number: 19835761.8 (22) Date of filing: 16.12.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C03C 17/36(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C03C 17/3681; C03C 17/3652; C03C 17/3649; C03C 2218/32; C03C 2217/944; C03C 17/3613; C03C 17/3639; C03C 17/3644; C03C 17/36; C03C 17/3626; C03C 17/366 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2019/060863 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/121285 (18.06.2020 Gazette 2020/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.12.2018 US 201816220037 (60) Divisional application: 21188011.7 (71) Applicant: Guardian Glass, LLC Auburn Hills MI 48326 (US)

(72) Inventors: XU, Yongli Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326 (US) BOYCE, Brent Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326 (US) BOUSSAAD, Salah AUBURN HILLS, Michigan 48326 (US) LINGLE, Philip AUBURN HILLS, Michigan 48326 (US) LAO, Jingyu AUBURN HILLS, Michigan 48326 (US) VERNHES, Richard AUBURN HILLS, Michigan 48326 (US) (74) Representative: Hoyng Rokh Monegier B.V.  Rembrandt Tower, 30th Floor Amstelplein 1 1096 HA Amsterdam 1096 HA Amsterdam (NL)