Patents by Inventor Akio Koike

Akio Koike has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9963379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass substrate, having a strain point of 680° C. or higher, a Young's modulus of 78 GPa or greater, an UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm of from 40% to 85% in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an in-plane distribution of the UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm in a G6-sized substrate of 1% or less in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an average cooling rate around the glass transition point obtained according to a rate cooling method of 400° C./min or lower, and an in-plane distribution of the average cooling rate of 40° C./min or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Akio Koike, Masaya Kunigita
  • Publication number: 20180074397
    Abstract: A chemically strengthened glass includes a first main surface, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, and an end surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface. A compressive stress layer is provided in the first main surface and the second main surface. An average sheet thickness t is from 0.06 to 0.25 mm. When a bending test method is performed, a crack originating in at least one main surface of the first main surface and the second main surface is not formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Akio KOIKE, Haruhiko ISHIMOTO, Tatsuya IWASAKI, Junichi KAKUTA
  • Publication number: 20170260085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass substrate, having a strain point of 680° C. or higher, a Young's modulus of 78 GPa or greater, an UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm of from 40% to 85% in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an in-plane distribution of the UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm in a G6-sized substrate of 1% or less in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an average cooling rate around the glass transition point obtained according to a rate cooling method of 400° C./min or lower, and an in-plane distribution of the average cooling rate of 40° C./min or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Akio KOIKE, Masaya KUNIGITA
  • Patent number: 9748601
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte includes (a) a step of preparing an object to be processed including a crystalline material, that includes alkali metal other than lithium and whose ionic conductivity at room temperature is greater than or equal to 1×10?13 S/cm; and (b) a step of performing an ion-exchange process on the object to be processed in molten salt including lithium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsujimura, Akio Koike, Syusaku Akiba
  • Patent number: 9708211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass substrate, having a strain point of 680° C. or higher, a Young's modulus of 78 GPa or greater, an UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm of from 40% to 85% in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an in-plane distribution of the UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm in a G6-sized substrate of 1% or less in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an average cooling rate around the glass transition point obtained according to a rate cooling method of 400° C./min or lower, and an in-plane distribution of the average cooling rate of 40° C./min or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Akio Koike, Masaya Kunigita
  • Patent number: 9670087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass having a strain point of 725° C. or higher, an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 300° C. of from 30×10?7 to 40×107/° C., a temperature T2 at which a glass viscosity is 102 dPa·s of 1,710° C. or lower, and a temperature T4 at which a glass viscosity is 104 dPa·s of 1,320° C. or lower, the alkali-free glass including, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2: 66 to 70, Al2O3: 12 to 15, B2O3: 0 to 1.5, MgO: more than 9.5 and 13 or less, CaO: 4 to 9, SrO: 0.5 to 4.5, BaO: 0 to 1, and ZrO2: 0 to 2, in which MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 17 to 21, MgO/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO) is 0.4 or more, MgO/(MgO+CaO) is 0.4 or more, MgO/(MgO+SrO) is 0.6 or more, and the alkali-free glass does not substantially contain an alkali metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsujimura, Manabu Nishizawa, Akio Koike
  • Patent number: 9663395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass having a strain point of from 680 to 735° C., an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 350° C. of from 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., and a specific gravity of 2.60 or less, and containing, indicated by mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2 65 to 69%, Al2O3 11.5 to 14%, B2O3 3 to 6.5%, MgO 1 to 5%, CaO 7.5 to 12%, SrO 0 to 1%, BaO 0.5 to 6%, and ZrO2 0 to 2%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Manabu Nishizawa, Akio Koike
  • Publication number: 20170121214
    Abstract: A float glass for chemical strengthening, having a bottom surface to contact a molten metal during molding and a top surface facing the bottom surface. An absolute value of a difference between a normalized hydrogen concentration at a depth of 5 to 10 ?m that is a value obtained by dividing a hydrogen concentration at a depth of 5 to 10 ?m by a hydrogen concentration at a depth of 50 to 55 ?m in the top surface and the normalized hydrogen concentration at a depth of 5 to 10 ?m in the bottom surface is 0.35 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YAMANAKA, Akio KOIKE, Yusuke FUJIWARA, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Yosuke AMINO, Ryoji AKIYAMA, Masanobu SHIRAI
  • Patent number: 9540273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-alkali glass having a strain point of from 710° C. to lower than 725° C., an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 300° C. of from 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a temperature T2 at which glass viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1710° C. or lower, a temperature T4 at which the glass viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1320° C. or lower, and containing, indicated by mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2 66 to 70, Al2O3 12 to 14, B2O3 exceeding 0 to 1.5, MgO exceeding 9.5 to 13 (or 5 to 9.5), CaO 4 to 9 (or 4 to 11), SrO 0.5 to 4.5, BaO 0 to 0.5 and ZrO 0 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Tomoyuki Tsujimura, Manabu Nishizawa, Akio Koike
  • Publication number: 20160355430
    Abstract: A glass is a glass sheet containing, as expressed by mass percentage based on oxides, 63 to 75% of SiO2, 3 to 12% of Al2O3, 3 to 10% of MgO, 0.5 to 10% of CaO, 0 to 3% of SrO, 0 to 3% of BaO, 10 to 18% of Na2O, 0 to 8% of K2O, 0 to 3% of ZrO2, and 0.005 to 0.25% of Fe2O3. The glass has a temperature (T2) at which a viscosity thereof reaches 102 dPa·s of 1525° C. or lower. In the glass, R2O/Al2O3 is 2.0 or more and 4.6 or less (in the formula, the R2O is Na2O+K2O).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shuji YAMAZAKI, Akio Koike, Junichiro Kase, Shusaku Akiba, Junko Miyasaka, Seiki Ohara
  • Publication number: 20160355431
    Abstract: A chemically strengthened glass contains, as expressed by mass percentage based on oxides, 60% to 75% of SiO2, 3% to 9% of Al2O3, 2% to 10% of MgO, 3% to 10% of CaO, 10% to 18% of Na2O, at most 4% of K2O, 0% to 3% of ZrO2, 0% to 0.3% of TiO2, and 0.02% to 0.4% of SO3. It has a temperature T2 at which a viscosity of a glass melt is 100 dPa·sec of 1530° C. or lower. In a chemically strengthened main surface thereof, it has a depth of a compressive stress layer of 8 ?m or more and a surface compressive stress of 500 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shusaku Akiba, Akio Koike, Junichiro Kase, Shuji Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9505650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-alkali glass substrate, having a strain point of 685° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower, an average thermal expansion coefficient at 50 to 350° C. of from 35×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a specific gravity of from 2.50 to 2.80, a photoelastic constant of 25 nm/MPa/cm or more and less than 29 nm/MPa/cm, and a temperature (T4) at which viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,250° C. or higher and lower than 1,350° C., and having a prescribed composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu Nishizawa, Akio Koike, Hirofumi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9382152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-alkali glass having a strain point of from 710° C. to lower than 725° C., an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 300° C. of from 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a temperature T2 at which glass viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1710° C. or lower, a temperature T4 at which the glass viscosity reaches 104 dPd·s of 1320° C. or lower, and containing, indicated by mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2 66 to 70, Al2O3 12 to 14, B2O3 exceeding 0 to 1.5, MgO exceeding 9.5 to 13 (or 5 to 9.5), CaO 4 to 9 (or 4 to 11), SrO 0.5 to 4.5, BaO 0 to 0.5 and ZrO 0 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Tomoyuki Tsujimura, Manabu Nishizawa, Akio Koike
  • Publication number: 20160068427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-alkali glass having a strain point of from 710° C. to lower than 725° C., an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 300° C. of from 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a temperature T2 at which glass viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1710° C. or lower, a temperature T4 at which the glass viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1320° C. or lower, and containing, indicated by mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2 66 to 70, Al2O3 12 to 14, B2O3 exceeding 0 to 1.5, MgO exceeding 9.5 to 13 (or 5 to 9.5), CaO 4 to 9 (or 4 to 11), SrO 0.5 to 4.5, BaO 0 to 0.5 and ZrO 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Tomoyuki TSUJIMURA, Manabu NISHIZAWA, Akio KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20160039710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass substrate, having a strain point of 680° C. or higher, a Young's modulus of 78 GPa or greater, an UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm of from 40% to 85% in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an in-plane distribution of the UV transmittance at a wavelength of 300 nm in a G6-sized substrate of 1% or less in terms of 0.5 mm thickness, an average cooling rate around the glass transition point obtained according to a rate cooling method of 400° C./min or lower, and an in-plane distribution of the average cooling rate of 40° C./min or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hlrofumi TOKUNAGA, Akio KOIKE, Masaya KUNIGITA
  • Publication number: 20160002095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass having a strain point of 725° C. or higher, an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 300° C. of from 30×10?7 to 40×107/° C., a temperature T2 at which a glass viscosity is 102 dPa·s of 1,710° C. or lower, and a temperature T4 at which a glass viscosity is 104 dPa·s of 1,320° C. or lower, the alkali-free glass including, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2: 66 to 70, Al2O3: 12 to 15, B2O3: 0 to 1.5, MgO: more than 9.5 and 13 or less, CaO: 4 to 9, SrO: 0.5 to 4.5, BaO: 0 to 1, and ZrO2: 0 to 2, in which MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 17 to 21, MgO/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO) is 0.4 or more, MgO/(MgO+CaO) is 0.4 or more, MgO/(MgO+SrO) is 0.6 or more, and the alkali-free glass does not substantially contain an alkali metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TSUJIMURA, Manabu NISHIZAWA, Akio KOIKE
  • Patent number: 9193622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass having a strain point of 725° C. or higher, an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 300° C. of from 30×10?7 to 40×10?7/° C., a temperature T2 at which a glass viscosity is 102 dPa·s of 1,710° C. or lower, and a temperature T4 at which a glass viscosity is 104 dPa·s of 1,320° C. or lower, the alkali-free glass including, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO2: 66 to 70, Al2O3: 12 to 15, B2O3: 0 to 1.5, MgO: more than 9.5 and 13 or less, CaO: 4 to 9, SrO: 0.5 to 4.5, BaO: 0 to 1, and ZrO2: 0 to 2, in which MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 17 to 21, MgO/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO) is 0.4 or more, MgO/(MgO+CaO) is 0.4 or more, MgO/(MgO+SrO) is 0.6 or more, and the alkali-free glass does not substantially contain an alkali metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsujimura, Manabu Nishizawa, Akio Koike
  • Publication number: 20150299028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-alkali glass substrate, having a strain point of 685° C. or higher and 750° C. or lower, an average thermal expansion coefficient at 50 to 350° C. of from 35×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a specific gravity of from 2.50 to 2.80, a photoelastic constant of 25 nm/MPa/cm or more and less than 29 nm/MPa/cm, and a temperature (T4) at which viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,250° C. or higher and lower than 1,350° C., and having a prescribed composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu NISHIZAWA, Akio KOIKE, Hirofumi TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 9108879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass having a strain point of 735° C. or higher, an average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 350° C. of from 30×10?7 to 40×10?7/° C., a temperature T2 at which a glass viscosity is 102 dPa·s of 1,710° C. or lower, a temperature T4 at which a glass viscosity is 104 dPa·s of 1,340° C. or lower, and a devitrification temperature of 1,330° C. or lower, the alkali-free glass including, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides: SiO2 66 to 69, Al2O3 12 to 15, B2O3 0 to 1.5, MgO 6 to 9.5, CaO 7 to 9, SrO 0.5 to 3, BaO 0 to 1, and ZrO2 0 to 2, in which MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 16 to 18.2, MgO/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO) is 0.35 or more, MgO/(MgO+CaO) is 0.40 or more and less than 0.52, and MgO/(MgO+SrO) is 0.45 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsujimura, Manabu Nishizawa, Akio Koike
  • Publication number: 20150158757
    Abstract: To provide tempered glass which is thin and can be produced by common air-quench tempering without requiring a special production facility, and untreated glass for such tempered glass. The tempered glass is obtainable via a heating step and a cooling step. The heating step is a step of applying heat treatment to glass to be treated, of which the glass transition point is from 500 to 600° C. and the maximum value of the thermal expansion coefficient (?max) between the glass transition point and the yield point is at least 430×10?7/° C. The cooling step is a step of applying air-quenching treatment to the glass to be treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi AMMA, Madoka Ono, Akio Koike, Yasumasa Kato, Shuichi Akada, Yuki Kondo