Patents by Inventor Hirofumi TOKUNAGA
Hirofumi TOKUNAGA 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: 20240140855Abstract: An alkali free glass having an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50 to 350° C. of 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a strain point of 650 to 725° C., a temperature T4 at which a viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,290° C. or lower, and a temperature T2 at which the viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1,680° C. or lower, and including, as represented by mol % based on oxides: 62 to 67% of SiO2, 8 to 13% of MgO, 6 to 12% of CaO, 0.5 to 4% of SrO, and 0 to 0.5% of BaO, wherein MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is 18 to 22%, and MgO/CaO is 0.8 or more, and the alkali free glass has a value expressed by the following Expression (I) of 4.6 or less: (7.87[A2O3]-8.5[B2O3]+11.35[MgO]+7.09[CaO]+5.52[SrO]?1.45[BaO])/[SiO2]?? Expression (I).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Patent number: 11897812Abstract: An alkali free glass has an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50 to 350° C. of 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a Young's modulus of 88 GPa or more, a strain point of 650 to 725° C., a temperature T4 at which a viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,290° C. or lower, a glass surface devitrification temperature (Tc) of T4+20° C. or lower, and a temperature T2 at which the viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1,680° C. or lower. The alkali free glass contains, as represented by mol % based on oxides, 62 to 67% of SiO2, 12.5 to 16.5% of Al2O3, 0 to 3% of B2O3, 8 to 13% of MgO, 6 to 12% of CaO, 0.5 to 4% of SrO, and 0 to 0.5% of BaO. MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is 18 to 22%, and MgO/CaO is 0.8 to 1.33.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Kazutaka Ono
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Publication number: 20230223493Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED element substrate on which an LED element is to be provided and which includes a glass, in which at least one main surface of the substrate is black, and one or more LED elements are to be provided on the black main surface, and relates to an LED element substrate on which an LED element is to be provided and which includes a glass, in which at least one main surface of the substrate is black, the substrate comprises a plurality of holes, and one or more LED elements are to be provided on an inside of each of the holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO, Takefumi ABE, Naoya WADA
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Publication number: 20220340477Abstract: An alkali free glass has an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50 to 350° C. of 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a Young's modulus of 88 GPa or more, a strain point of 650 to 725° C., a temperature T4 at which a viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,290° C. or lower, a glass surface devitrification temperature (Tc) of T4+20° C. or lower, and a temperature T2 at which the viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1,680° C. or lower. The alkali free glass contains, as represented by mol % based on oxides, 62 to 67% of SiO2, 12.5 to 16.5% of Al2O3, 0 to 3% of B2O3, 8 to 13% of MgO, 6 to 12% of CaO, 0.5 to 4% of SrO, and 0 to 0.5% of BaO. MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is 18 to 22%, and MgO/CaO is 0.8 to 1.33.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Patent number: 11414339Abstract: An alkali free glass has an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50 to 350° C. of 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a Young's modulus of 88 GPa or more, a strain point of 650 to 725° C., a temperature T4 at which a viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,290° C. or lower, a glass surface devitrification temperature (Tc) of T4+20° C. or lower, and a temperature T2 at which the viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1,680° C. or lower. The alkali free glass contains, as represented by mol % based on oxides, 62 to 67% of SiO2, 12.5 to 16.5% of Al2O3, 0 to 3% of B2O3, 8 to 13% of MgO, 6 to 12% of CaO, 0.5 to 4% of SrO, and 0 to 0.5% of BaO. MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is 18 to 22%, and MgO/CaO is 0.8 to 1.33.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Kazutaka Ono
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Publication number: 20210387897Abstract: An alkali-free glass includes, in mol % in terms of oxides: SiO2: 63-75%; Al2O3:10-16%; B2O3: larger than 0.5% and 5% or smaller; MgO: 0.1-15%; CaO: 0.1-12%; SrO: 0-8%; and BaO: 0-6%. [MgO]/[CaO] is larger than 1.5. A value of Formula (A) is 82.5 or larger. A value of Formula (B) is 690 or larger and 800 or smaller. A value of Formula (C) is 100 or smaller. A value of Formula (D) is 20 or smaller. The alkali-free glass has a Young's modulus of 83 GPa or larger and a surface devitrification viscosity ?c of 104.2 dPa·s or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Publication number: 20210380466Abstract: An alkali-free glass includes, in mol % in terms of oxides: SiO2: 63-75%; Al2O3: 10-16%; B2O3: 0-5%; MgO: 0.1-15%; CaO: 0.1-12%; SrO: 0-8%; and BaO: 0-6%. [MgO]/[CaO] is 1.5 or smaller. A value of Formula (A) is 82.5 or larger. A value of Formula (B) is 690 or larger and 800 or smaller. A value of Formula (C) is 100 or smaller. A value of Formula (D) is 20 or smaller. The alkali-free glass has a Young's modulus of 83 GPa or larger and a surface devitrification viscosity ?c of 104.2 dPa·s or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Publication number: 20210363051Abstract: An alkali-free glass includes, in mol % in terms of oxides: SiO2: 63-69%; Al2O3: 8-13%; B2O3: 0.5-4%; MgO: 8-15%; CaO: 4-12%; SrO: 0-4.5%; and BaO: 0-1%. [MgO]/[CaO] is 0.67 to 3.75. A value of Formula (A) is 84 or larger. A value of Formula (B) is 715 or smaller. A value of Formula (C) is 200 or smaller. A value of Formula (D) is 15 or smaller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Patent number: 11066325Abstract: To provide an alkali-free glass having a high specific elastic modulus, a suitable strain point, a low density, a not too low thermal expansion coefficient, a good clarity and a good solubility. An alkali-free glass, which comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxides, SiO2: 62 to 70%, Al2O3: 11 to 14%, B2O3: 3 to 6%, MgO: 7 to 10%, CaO: 3 to 9%, SrO: 1 to 5% and BaO: 0 to 1%, wherein [SiO2]+0.7[Al2O3]+1.2[B2O3]+0.5[MgO]+0.4[CaO]?0.25[SrO]?0.88[BaO] is at least 85, [SiO2]+0.45[Al2O3]+0.21[B2O3]?0.042[MgO]+0.042[CaO]+0.15[SrO]+0.38[BaO] is from 72 to 75, 0.4[SiO2]+0.4[Al2O3]+0.25[B2O3]?0.7[MgO]?0.88[CaO]?1.4[SrO]?1.7[BaO] is at most 19, the specific modulus is at least 32 MN·m/kg, the strain point is from 690 to 710° C., the density is at most 2.54 g/cm3, the average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 350° C. is at least 35×10?7/° C., and the temperature T2 at which the glass viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s is from 1,610 to 1,680° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Kazutaka Ono
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Patent number: 11053160Abstract: To provide an alkali-free glass, of which the compaction is low, the strain point is high, and the ultraviolet transmittance is high, and which is easy to melt. An alkali-free glass, which comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxides, SiO2 from 65 to 75, Al2O3 from 9 to 15, B2O3 from 0 to 3, MgO from 0 to 12, CaO from 0 to 8, SrO from 0 to 6, and BaO from 0 to 5, wherein MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 12 to 22, and 4.84[Fe2O3]+5.65[Na2O]+4.03[K2O]+4.55[SnO2] is at most 0.55, and of which the compaction is at most 80 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Kazutaka Ono, Motoyuki Hirose
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Publication number: 20210147290Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass substrate including a pair of main surfaces and an end surface, and having a surface layer diffusion Sn atom concentration of 2.0×1018 atomic/cm3 or more and 1.4×1019 atomic/cm3 or less in at least one of the main surfaces, the surface layer diffusion Sn atom concentration being obtained by subtracting an Sn atom concentration of an inside of the glass substrate from an Sn atom concentration of a surface layer of the glass substrate, in which the Sn atom concentration of a surface layer of the glass substrate is defined as an Sn atom concentration at a depth of 0.1 to 0.3 ?m from the main surface and the Sn atom concentration of an inside of the glass substrate is defined as an Sn atom concentration at a depth of 9.0 to 9.2 ?m from the main surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Kazutaka ONO, Atsuyoshi TAKENAKA, Yoshitaka MAEYANAGI
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Publication number: 20210024403Abstract: An alkali-free glass has a strain point of 650° C. or more, an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50 to 350° C. of from 30×10?7 to 45×10?7/° C., and a temperature T2 at which a glass viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of from 1,500 to 1,800° C. The alkali-free glass contains, as represented by mol % based on oxides, SiO2: from 62 to 70%, Al2O3: from 9 to 16% B2O3: from 0 to 12%, MgO: from 3 to 10%, CaO: from 4 to 12%, SrO: from 0 to 6%, and Fe2O3: from 0.001 to 0.04%, provided that MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 12 to 25%. The alkali-free glass has a ?-OH value of from 0.35 to 0.85/mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO, Motoyuki HIROSE
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Publication number: 20200407264Abstract: A glass has a density of 2.60 g/cm3 or lower, a Young's modulus of 88 GPa or more, a strain point of 650 to 720° C., a temperature T4 at which a glass viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,320° C. or lower, a glass surface devitrification temperature (Tc) of T4+20° C. or lower, and an average coefficient of thermal expansion of 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C. at 50 to 350° C. The glass contains, as represented by mol % based on oxides, 50 to 80% of SiO2, 8 to 20% of Al2O3, 0 to 0.5% in total of at least one kind of alkali metal oxide selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O and K2O, and 0 to 1% of P2O5.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: AGC INC.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Publication number: 20200407265Abstract: An alkali free glass has an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50 to 350° C. of 30×10?7 to 43×10?7/° C., a Young's modulus of 88 GPa or more, a strain point of 650 to 725° C., a temperature T4 at which a viscosity reaches 104 dPa·s of 1,290° C. or lower, a glass surface devitrification temperature (Tc) of T4+20° C. or lower, and a temperature T2 at which the viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s of 1,680° C. or lower. The alkali free glass contains, as represented by mol % based on oxides, 62 to 67% of SiO2, 12.5 to 16.5% of Al2O3, 0 to 3% of B2O3, 8 to 13% of MgO, 6 to 12% of CaO, 0.5 to 4% of SrO, and 0 to 0.5% of BaO. MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is 18 to 22%, and MgO/CaO is 0.8 to 1.33.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Patent number: 10822264Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass substrate, in which when two arbitrary sites in one main surface thereof are selected, an absolute value of a difference between a thermal shrinkage ratio in an arbitrary direction at one site and a thermal shrinkage ratio in a direction orthogonal to the arbitrary direction at another site is 2 ppm or less, provided that the thermal shrinkage ratio is calculated by measuring a deformation amount in a measuring direction of the glass substrate between before and after a heat treatment of raising a temperature from normal temperature to 600° C. at 100° C./hour, holding the glass substrate at 600° C. for 80 minutes, and lowering the temperature from 600° C. to normal temperature at 100° C./hour.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Tetsushi Takiguchi, Shunji Inoue, Kazutaka Ono, Hirofumi Tokunaga, Jun Akiyama, Yasumasa Kato, Taketoshi Taniguchi
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Patent number: 10730786Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for substrates of various displays such as liquid crystal display, and a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for display substrates, in which inclusion of bubbles is greatly reduced by virtue of containing a refining agent and suppressing the stirring reboil, is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Kazutaka Ono, Motoyuki Hirose
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Publication number: 20190248697Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for substrates of various displays such as liquid crystal display, and a method for producing the same. According to the present invention, an alkali-free glass suitable as a glass for display substrates, in which inclusion of bubbles is greatly reduced by virtue of containing a refining agent and suppressing the stirring reboil, is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka Ono, Motoyuki Hirose
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Publication number: 20190185368Abstract: To provide an alkali-free glass, of which the compaction is low, the strain point is high, and the ultraviolet transmittance is high, and which is easy to melt. An alkali-free glass, which comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxides, SiO2 from 65 to 75, Al2O3 from 9 to 15, B2O3 from 0 to 3, MgO from 0 to 12, CaO from 0 to 8, SrO from 0 to 6, and BaO from 0 to 5, wherein MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 12 to 22, and 4.84[Fe2O3]+5.65[Na2O]+4.03[K2O]+4.55[SnO2] is at most 0.55, and of which the compaction is at most 80 ppm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO, Motoyuki HIROSE
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Publication number: 20190047899Abstract: To provide an alkali-free glass having a high specific elastic modulus, a suitable strain point, a low density, a not too low thermal expansion coefficient, a good clarity and a good solubility. An alkali-free glass, which comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxides, SiO2: 62 to 70%, Al2O3: 11 to 14%, B2O3: 3 to 6%, MgO: 7 to 10%, CaO: 3 to 9%, SrO: 1 to 5% and BaO: 0 to 1%, wherein [SiO2]+0.7[Al2O3]+1.2[B2O3]+0.5[MgO]+0.4[CaO]?0.25[SrO]?0.88[BaO] is at least 85, [SiO2]+0.45[Al2O3]+0.21[B2O3]?0.042[MgO]+0.042[CaO]+0.15[SrO]+0.38[BaO] is from 72 to 75, 0.4[SiO2]+0.4[Al2O3]+0.25[B2O3]?0.7[MgO]?0.88[CaO]?1.4[SrO]?1.7[BaO] is at most 19, the specific modulus is at least 32 MN·m/kg, the strain point is from 690 to 710° C., the density is at most 2.54 g/cm3, the average thermal expansion coefficient at from 50 to 350° C. is at least 35×10?7/° C., and the temperature T2 at which the glass viscosity reaches 102 dPa·s is from 1,610 to 1,680° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi TOKUNAGA, Kazutaka ONO
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Patent number: 9963379Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Akio Koike, Masaya Kunigita