Patents by Inventor Gerhard Lautenschläger
Gerhard Lautenschläger 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).
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Publication number: 20230002270Abstract: A formed or non-flat formed glass is provided that exhibits high transmittance to electromagnetic radiation in a range of wavelengths from 200 nm to 1500 nm. The transmittance for the formed or non-flat formed glass having a thickness of 1 mm is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
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Publication number: 20220411316Abstract: The invention relates to glass articles, in particular flat glasses, in the case of which the surface material has gradient material properties as a result of targeted process control which in turn lead to compressive prestressing of the surface. The invention also relates to a method for producing the glass articles and the use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Schott AGInventors: Ulrich Fotheringham, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Rainer Erwin Eichholz, Jochen Alkemper
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Patent number: 11465929Abstract: A flat glass is provided that exhibits high transmittance to electromagnetic radiation in a range of wavelengths from 200 nm to 1500 nm. The transmittance for the flat glass having a thickness of 1 mm is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
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Publication number: 20190352217Abstract: A flat glass is provided that exhibits high transmittance to electromagnetic radiation in a range of wavelengths from 200 nm to 1500 nm. The transmittance for the flat glass having a thickness of 1 mm is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Andreas Krieg, Andreas Voitsch, Axel Engel, Christian Pitzel, Matthias Schmidt, Thomas Kloss
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Publication number: 20190352213Abstract: A method of producing an electronic component is provided. The method includes providing flat glass having a dielectric constant of less than 4.3 and a dielectric loss factor of 0.004 or less at 5 GHz; configuring the flat glass as one of an interposer, a substrate, or a superstrate; and forming the interposer, the substrate, or the superstrate into the electronic component. The electronic component can be an antenna, a patch antenna, an array of antennas, a phase shifter element, and a liquid crystal-based phase shifter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Martin Letz, Gerhard Lautenschläger, Martun Hovhannisyan, Matthias Jotz, Lutz Klippe, Thomas Kloss
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Patent number: 10442723Abstract: An alkali borosilicate glass is provided that includes: SiO2 70-86 wt % Al2O3 0-5 wt % B2O3 9.0-25 wt % Na2O 0.5-5.0 wt % K2O 0-1.0 wt %, and Li2O 0-1.0 wt %. The proportions of the components are chosen in such a way that the weighted crosslinking index, that is, the mean number n of constraints per atom has a value greater than 2.9.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Jochen Alkemper, Ulf Dahlmann, Ulrich Fotheringham
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Patent number: 9952378Abstract: A light guide plate for guiding of visible light for the backlighting of a liquid crystal display is provided. The light guide plate has two parallel lateral faces and at least one edge face, which serves preferably as a light input face. The light guide plate is a glass that contains B2O3 and SiO2 as components, wherein the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is at least 70 weight percent and the B2O3 content is greater than 10%. The total content of metal oxide of divalent metals in the composition of the glass is less than 3 weight percent. Al2O3 is contained between 1 weight percent and 5 weight percent in the composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Thomas Kloss, Jochen Alkemper, Matthias Schmidt, Andreas Voitsch
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Patent number: 9789666Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bullet-resistant laminated glass having at least three sheets of glass. One of the sheets of glass faces the impact side as a cover sheet, and one sheet of glass is formed as a closure sheet facing away from the impact side. Between the cover sheet and the closure sheet, one or more intermediate sheets are disposed, these sheets of glass being connected to each other by composite layers. The composite layers are formed by flexible and dimensionally unstable films and/or cast compounds. The composite layers do not consist of polycarbonate, polyurethane or polymethylmethacrylate. In order to prevent splinter output on the rear side, this glass composite has a closure sheet on the rear side consisting of thermally or chemically prestressed glass.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerrit Panzner, Ruediger Freitag, Georg Neupert, Gerhard Lautenschlaeger
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Publication number: 20170080130Abstract: A material that is less populated by biofilms than known materials and is well tolerated by the body is provided. The material is an element introducible into or attachable on a human or animal body and includes a glass and/or glass ceramic and/or ceramic material at least in some areas thereof, which inhibits the formation of biofilms and/or on which human or animal cells grow if the element is introduced into the human or animal body or attached thereto, wherein the glass and/or glass ceramic material comprises at least: SiO2 in a range from 60 to 75 wt % and ZnO in a range from 1 to 7 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm, Oliwia Makarewicz, Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Mareike Klinger-Strobel, Andreas Stallmach, Mathias W. R. Pletz
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Publication number: 20170052311Abstract: A light guide plate for guiding of visible light for the backlighting of a liquid crystal display is provided. The light guide plate has two parallel lateral faces and at least one edge face, which serves preferably as a light input face. The light guide plate is a glass that contains B2O3 and SiO2 as components, wherein the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is at least 70 weight percent and the B2O3 content is greater than 10%. The total content of metal oxide of divalent metals in the composition of the glass is less than 3 weight percent. Al2O3 is contained between 1 weight percent and 5 weight percent in the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger, Thomas Kloss, Jochen Alkemper, Matthias Schmidt, Andreas Voitsch
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Publication number: 20160176751Abstract: An alkali borosilicate glass is provided that includes: SiO2 70-86 wt % Al2O3 0-5 wt % B2O3 9.0-25 wt % Na2O 0.5-5.0 wt % K2O 0-1.0 wt %, and Li2O 0-1.0 wt %. The proportions of the components are chosen in such a way that the weighted crosslinking index, that is, the mean number n of constraints per atom has a value greater than 2.9.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerhard LAUTENSCHLAEGER, Jochen ALKEMPER, Ulf DAHLMANN, Ulrich Fotheringham
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Patent number: 9199876Abstract: A thin lithium-aluminosilicate glass is provided. The glass is suitable for three dimensional precision molding and suitable for toughening, wherein after toughening, the glass has a center tension smaller than 50 Mpa, a surface compressive stress of 600-1200 Mpa, and a bending strength of up to 500 MPa. The glass also has a transition point lower than 550° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: SCHOTT GLASS TECHNOLOGIES (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Chong Wang, José Zimmer, Feng He, Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Armin Vogl
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Publication number: 20150165730Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bullet-resistant laminated glass having at least three sheets of glass. One of the sheets of glass faces the impact side as a cover sheet, and one sheet of glass is formed as a closure sheet facing away from the impact side. Between the cover sheet and the closure sheet, one or more intermediate sheets are disposed, these sheets of glass being connected to each other by composite layers. The composite layers are formed by flexible and dimensionally unstable films and/or cast compounds. The composite layers do not consist of polycarbonate, polyurethane or polymethylmethacrylate. In order to prevent splinter output on the rear side, this glass composite has a closure sheet on the rear side consisting of thermally or chemically prestressed glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Gerrit Panzner, Ruediger Freitag, Georg Neupert, Gerhard Lautenschlaeger
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Patent number: 8728961Abstract: A method is described for making a float glass convertible into a glass ceramic, by which a largely crystal fault-free glass can be produced. In this method the glass is cooled from a temperature (TKGmax), at which a crystal growth rate is at a maximum value (KGmax), to another temperature (TUEG), at which practically no more crystal growth occurs, with a cooling rate, KR, in ° C. min?1 according to: KR UEG KGmax ? ? ? ? T UEG KGmax 100 · KG ? ? max , wherein ?T=TKGmax?TUEG, and KGmax=maximum crystal growth rate in ?m min?1. The float glass has a thickness below an equilibrium thickness, a net width of at least 1 m and has no more than 50 crystals with a size of more than 50 ?m, especially no crystals with a size of more than 10 ?m, per kilogram of glass within the net width.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Andreas Langsdorf, Ulrich Lange, Bernd Ruedinger, Klaus Schneider, Michael Jacquorie, Friedrich Siebers, Wolfgang Schmidbauer
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Patent number: 8607591Abstract: The device for manufacturing glass, in which bubble formation on precious metal components is prevented, has a precious or refractory metal wall (12, 43) at least partially surrounding a glass melt from which the glass is made, a first electrode pair (20, 21) for measuring oxygen partial pressure at an interface between the glass melt and the wall to obtain an actual value, a second electrode pair (12, 43, 20) for measuring an oxygen partial pressure in the glass melt to obtain a set point value and a regulating system (39, 45) for adjusting the oxygen partial pressure at the interface according to a comparison between the actual value and the set point value, so that the oxygen partial pressure at the interface is within a safe range.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Thomas Pfeiffer, Andreas Roters, Gernot Roeth
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Publication number: 20130209751Abstract: An alkali aluminosilicate glass for 3D precision molding and thermal bending is provided. The glass has a working point lower than 1200° C. (104 dPas) and a transition temperature Tg lower than 610° C. The glass has, based on a sum of all the components in percentage by weight, 51-63% of Si02; 5-18% of Al203; 8-16% of Na20; 0-6% of K20; 3.5-10% of MgO; 0-5% of B203; 0-4.5% of Li20; 0-5% of ZnO; 0-8% of CaO; 0.1-2.5% of Zr02; 0.01-<0.2% of Ce02; 0-0.5% of F2; 0.01-0.5% of Sn02; 0-3% of BaO; 0-3% of SrO; 0-0.5% of Yb203; wherein the sum of Si02+Al203 is 63-81%, and the sum of CaO+MgO is 3.5-18%, and the ratio of Na20/(Li20+Na20+K20) is 0.4-1.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: SCHOTT GLASS TECHNOLOGIES (SUZHOU) CO. LTD.Inventors: Guangjun Zhang, José Zimmer, He Feng, Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Armin Vogl
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Publication number: 20130189486Abstract: A thin lithium-aluminosilicate glass is provided. The glass is suitable for three dimensional precision molding and suitable for toughening, wherein after toughening, the glass has a center tension smaller than 50 Mpa, a surface compressive stress of 600-1200 Mpa, and a bending strength of up to 500 MPa. The glass also has a transition point lower than 550° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: SCHOTT GLASS TECHNOLOGIES (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Chong Wang, José Zimmer, Feng He, Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Armin Vogl
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Publication number: 20120108414Abstract: A method of ceramicizing a floated glass is provided where the glass ceramic material obtained thereby has high stability because of the special quality of the atmosphere in the ceramicizing process. The glass ceramics thus obtained have special surface properties that avoid crack formation. Thereby very high bending tensile strengths are achieved. These glass ceramics can be used as fire protection glass, hot plate of a cooker having a coating on the lower side, safety glass, panes of wood-burning fireplace inserts, in colored form as hot plate of a cooker, base plate, thermally resistant panel lining in furnaces and microwave facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: SCHOTT AGInventors: Bernd Ruedinger, Friedrich Siebers, Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Matthias Baesel
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Publication number: 20110281099Abstract: A method is described for making a float glass convertible into a glass ceramic, by which a largely crystal fault-free glass can be produced. In this method the glass is cooled from a temperature (TKGmax), at which a crystal growth rate is at a maximum value (KGmax), to another temperature (TUEG), at which practically no more crystal growth occurs, with a cooling rate, KR, in ° C. min?1 according to: KR UEG KGmax ? ? ? ? T UEG KGmax 100 · KGmax , wherein ?T=TKGmax?TUEG, and KGmax=maximum crystal growth rate in ?m min?1. The float glass has a thickness below an equilibrium thickness, a net width of at least 1 m and has no more than 50 crystals with a size of more than 50 ?m, especially no crystals with a size of more than 10 ?m, per kilogram of glass within the net width.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Andreas Langsdorf, Ulrich Lange, Bernd Ruedinger, Klaus Schneider, Michael Jacquorie, Friedrich Siebers, Wolfgang Schmidbauer
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Patent number: 8015842Abstract: A method for making a float glass convertible into a glass ceramic, by which a largely crystal fault-free glass can be produced. In this method the glass is cooled from a temperature (TKGmax), at which a crystal growth rate is at a maximum value (KGmax), to another temperature (TUEG), at which practically no more crystal growth occurs, with a cooling rate, KR, in ° C. min?1 according to: KR UEG KG max ? ? ? ? T UEG KG max 100 · KG max , wherein ?T=TKGmax?TUEG, and KGmax=maximum crystal growth rate in ?m min?1. The float glass has a thickness below an equilibrium thickness, a net width of at least 1 m and has no more than 50 crystals with a size of more than 50 ?m, especially no crystals with a size of more than 10 ?m, per kilogram of glass within the net width.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Gerhard Lautenschlaeger, Andreas Langsdorf, Ulrich Lange, Bernd Ruedinger, Klaus Schneider, Michael Jacquorie, Friedrich Siebers, Wolfgang Schmidbauer