Metal Part Inserted Through Hole Or Into Groove In Glass Part Patents (Class 65/59.31)
  • Patent number: 8707734
    Abstract: A method of embedding material in a glass substrate is provided. The method includes providing a glass composition and a mold substrate having a patterned surface defining a recess therein. The mold substrate is formed from a material having a higher reflow temperature than the glass composition. A surface wettability of the patterned surface is increased relative to the glass composition. At least a portion of the glass composition is flowed into the recess defined by the patterned surface of the mold substrate, followed by solidifying the glass composition to form a solidified glass layer. Material is removed from the solidified glass layer until a portion of the underlying patterned surface of the mold substrate is exposed with at least a portion of the mold substrate embedded in the solidified glass layer to thereby form the glass substrate having the material embedded therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Razi-ul Haque, Kensall Wise
  • Patent number: 8327765
    Abstract: A glass-to-metal bushing for ignitors of airbags or belt tensioning pulleys. A metal pin is arranged in a slot in the base plate in the fixing material, the base plate being formed by one element whereby the base geometry describing the slot is produced by at least one separation process. Structure is provided between the front and rear of the base plate for preventing relative motion of the fixing material in the direction of the base plate rear portion across from the inner circumference of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fink, Neil Heeke, Adolf Olzinger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Reinhard Ranftl, Richard Bender, Bartholomäus Forster
  • Patent number: 8276514
    Abstract: A glass-to-metal bushing for ignitors of airbags or belt tensioning pulleys. A metal pin is arranged in a slot in the base plate in the fixing material, the base plate being formed by one element whereby the base geometry describing the slot is produced by at least one separation process. Structure is provided between the front and rear of the base plate for preventing relative motion of the fixing material in the direction of the base plate rear portion across from the inner circumference of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fink, Neil Heeke, Adolf Olzinger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Reinhard Ranftl, Richard Bender, Bartholomäus Forster
  • Patent number: 6341501
    Abstract: In a spark plug in which a space between a center electrode at the top end side and a terminal electrode at a rear end side which are arranged to be opposite to each other in an axial hole of an insulator, the glass seal is effected at a temperature within the range of 500 to 1000° C. and under a condition where the concentration of oxygen is 4-12 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Sugimoto, Yutaka Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20010007196
    Abstract: In a spark plug in which a space between a center electrode at the top end side and a terminal electrode at a rear end side which are arranged to be opposite to each other in an axial hole of an insulator, the glass seal is effected at a temperature within the range of 500 to 1000° C. and under a condition where the concentration of oxygen is 12 vol % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: MAKOTO SUGIMOTO, YUTAKA TANAKA