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American Glass Products Launches AGP Vario Plus Intelligent Glass Using Research Frontiers´ SPD-Smart Technology and Begins Global Marketing Campaign at SEMA Show



    American Glass Products (AGP) is pleased to announce that it will
    unveil its AGP Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass(TM) as well as its AGP
    Vario Plus-Polar glass at the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas this week.
    These new AGP intelligent glass products add innovative features to
    glass. Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass(TM) enables users to instantly
    and precisely control the amount of light, glare and heat coming
    through glass using patented SPD light-control film technology
    licensed from Research Frontiers Incorporated (Nasdaq: REFR). AGP
    Vario Plus-Polar glass allows users to achieve enhanced privacy using
    state-of-the-art nano-particles LC technology.

    This event marks the launch of AGP´s global marketing campaign for
    AGP Vario Plus. With more than 900 employees, and production plants
    and marketing offices on five continents, AGP is one of world´s
    leading manufacturers and suppliers of specialty glass to the
    automotive, marine, rail and architectural markets.

    The company´s newest product, AGP Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass,
    will be offered as a laminated glass, and will allow users to control
    the transparency of windows, sunroofs and other glazing products. With
    the touch of a button, AGP Vario Plus-Sky can switch from a completely
    dark state to a highly transparent one, or to any point in between. In
    addition to its unequalled shading capabilities, AGP Vario Plus-Sky
    offers exceptional safety and security benefits and it significantly
    reduces the amount of heat passing through the window into a vehicle´s
    cabin or other interior space. AGP Vario Plus-Sky also blocks more
    than 99% of harmful ultraviolet (UV) light.

    "The SEMA Show is an ideal venue to initiate our global marketing
    efforts for AGP Vario Plus," commented Norman Pena, Business
    Development Manager for American Glass Products. "SEMA is the world´s
    premier event for automotive specialty products and is expected to
    attract more than 100,000 industry professionals. Our exhibit´s
    featured products - including a front door glazing and a sunroof
    featuring AGP Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass light-control technology -
    will introduce this revolutionary product offering to our global
    automotive target audiences of original equipment manufacturers and
    aftermarket distributors and installers. Our marketing campaign
    includes programs to also offer AGP Vario Plus to the marine, rail and
    architectural markets."

    Joseph M. Harary, President of Research Frontiers Inc. which holds
    over 500 patents and patent applications on SPD-Smart(TM)
    light-control technology noted: "We have long-admired the lamination
    capabilities of AGP and their ability to bring and combine
    state-of-the-art technologies to the world of advanced glass. Their
    production capacity and commitment to quality, coupled with their
    skill and experience, have enabled AGP to develop unique products for
    automotive OEMs throughout the world. This product and the marketing
    launch at SEMA will enhance our worldwide SPD light-control
    infrastructure. In addition to AGP´s focus on automotive OEM
    SPD-SmartGlass products, we are also excited about their ability to
    bring SPD-Smart automotive glazing technology to the important
    aftermarket."

    AGP Vario Plus will be featured at American Glass Products´ booth
    (#11876) at the SEMA Show from October 30 through November 2. The SEMA
    Show is for automotive industry professionals and is not open to the
    public. Information about the show can be found at
    http://www.semashow.com.

    Note: AGP(TM) is a trademark of American Glass Products.
    SPD-SmartGlass(TM) and SPD-Smart(TM) are trademarks of Research
    Frontiers Incorporated.