Patents by Inventor Peter Brix

Peter Brix 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).

  • Publication number: 20050085370
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alkaline-earth aluminosilicate glass with the following composition (in wt. %, based on oxide content): SiO2>58-62; B2O3 0 5.5; Al2O3 13.5 17.5; MgO 0-7; CaO 5.5-14; SrO 0-8, BaO 6-14; ZrO2 0-2 CeO2 0.001 0.5; TiO2 0.01-2. The glass is particularly suitable for use as a bulb material for halogen light bulbs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Dr Jorg Fechner, Dr Peter Brix, Franz Ott
  • Patent number: 6867158
    Abstract: Flat panel liquid-crystal displays, such as for laptop computers. The displays include twisted nematic displays, supertwisted nematic displays, active matrix liquid-crystal displays, thin film transistor displays, and plasma addressed liquid-crystal displays. The displays are furnished with glass substrates. The glass substrates exhibit high resistance to thermal shock, a high transparency over a broad spectral range in the visible and ultra violet ranges and the glass being configured to be free of bubbles, knots, inclusions, streaks, and surface undulations, which glass substrates are made from alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glasses. There are also provided analogous thin-film photovoltaics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Peter Brix
  • Patent number: 6864197
    Abstract: The lead-free glass tubing of the SiO2—B2O3—R2O—BaO—ZnO—TiO2 system has a composition, in percent by weight on an oxide basis, consisting essentially of: SiO2, 34 to 52; B2O3, 10 to 25; Al2O3, 0 to 25; Li2O, 2 to 6; Na2O, 4 to 10; K2O, 2 to 6; CaO, 0 to 4; BaO, 1 to 5; ZnO, 4 to 12; TiO2, 2 to 6, and at least one refining agent in an effective amount for refining. An encapsulated diode consisting of a diode encapsulated with this lead-free glass tubing is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Peter Brix, Helmar Vetter, Oliver Fritz
  • Patent number: 6852658
    Abstract: Flat panel liquid-crystal displays, such as for laptop computers. The displays include twisted nematic displays, supertwisted nematic displays, active matrix liquid-crystal displays, thin film transistor displays, and plasma addressed liquid-crystal displays. The displays are furnished with glass substrates. The glass substrates exhibit high resistance to thermal shock, a high transparency over a broad spectral range in the visible and ultra violet ranges and the glass being configured to be free of bubbles, knots, inclusions, streaks, and surface undulations, which glass substrates are made from alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glasses. There are also provided analogous thin-film photovoltaics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Peter Brix
  • Publication number: 20040235211
    Abstract: A method of mounting electro-optical devices on an optical element using an auxiliary substrate is provided herein. Electro-optical fiber optic assemblies are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Armin Plichta, Peter Brix, Klaus Gerstner, Dirk Schlatterbeck, Michael Weisser, Robert A. Rubino, Jeffrey A. Bonja, Richard Strack, Martin Sommer
  • Publication number: 20040209758
    Abstract: An alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion &agr;20/300 of between 2.8×10−6/K and 3.8×10−6/K, which has the following composition (in % by weight, based on oxide): silicon dioxide (SiO2)>58-65, boric oxide (B2O3)>6-11.5, magnesium oxide (MgO) 4-8, barium oxide (BaO) 0-<0.5, zinc oxide (ZnO) 0-2 and aluminum oxide (Al2O3)>14-25, calcium oxide (CaO) 0-8, strontium oxide (SrO) 2.6-<4, with barium oxide (BaO)+strontium oxide (SrO)>3, or aluminum oxide (Al2O3)>14-25, calcium oxide (CaO) 0-<2, strontium oxide (SrO)>0.5-<4, or aluminum oxide (Al2O3)>21-25, calcium oxide (CaO) 0-8, strontium oxide (SrO)>2.6-<8, with barium oxide (BaO)+strontium oxide (SrO)>3, and which is highly suitable for use as a substrate glass both in display technology and in thin-film photovoltaics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Peter Brix
  • Publication number: 20040142810
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass having the composition (in % by weight, based on oxide) SiO2 about 78.5—about 79.5, B2O3 about 13.0—about 14.0, Al2O3 about 2.0—about 3.0, Na2O about 4.5—about 5.5, K2O 0—about 0.6, which may be used in the production of thermal shock-resistant beverage containers, particularly teapots, coffee machine jugs and baby-milk bottles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Christian Kunert, Johannes Roettgers, Roland Leroux, Peter Brix
  • Publication number: 20040093906
    Abstract: A mesh (36) is placed around a bundle (32) of fused glass fibers. The bundle is then immersed in a leaching bath (44). The ends of the bundle are protected from the bath fluid by furrules (34). Some of the glass of the bundle is leached out, so as to provide a flexible fiber bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Gerstner, Armin Plichta, Dirk Schlatterbeck, Michael Weisser, Peter Brix, Martin Sommer, Robert A. Rubino Jr, Jeffrey A. Bonja, Richard Strack, Inka Henze, Paul Arsenault
  • Patent number: 6716781
    Abstract: The lead-free optical glasses have an index of refraction (nd) between 1.49 and 1.55 and an Abbé number (&ngr;d) between 47 and 59. They contain (in percent by weight on an oxide basis) 60 to 70, SiO2; 0.3 to 5, Al2O3; 16 to 25, Na2O; 0 to 9, TiO2; 0 to 7, advantageously 0.1 to 2, ZrO2; 0 to <0.5, Nb2O5; 0 to 7, Ta2O5 and 0 to 3, F. The lead-free optical glass is advantageously free of arsenic oxide, except for impurities, and contains antimony oxide as a fining agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Silke Wolff, Peter Brix, Ute Woelfel
  • Patent number: 6707526
    Abstract: Flat panel liquid-crystal displays, such as for laptop computers. The displays include twisted nematic displays, supertwisted nematic displays, active matrix liquid-crystal displays, thin film transistor displays, and plasma addressed liquid-crystal displays. The displays are furnished with glass substrates. The glass substrates exhibit high resistance to thermal shock, a high transparency over a broad spectral range in the visible and ultra violet ranges and the glass being configured to be free of bubbles, knots, inclusions, streaks, and surface undulations, which glass substrates are made from alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glasses. There are also provided analogous thin-film photovoltaics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Peter Brix
  • Patent number: 6680266
    Abstract: The invention relates to low-alkali or alkali-free alkaline-earth aluminoborosilicate glasses of the following composition (in wt.-% on an oxide basis) SiO2>49-65; B2O3 0.5-4.5; Al2O3>10-23; MgO>2.7-7; CaO 0.5-10; SrO>15-22; BaO 0.5-7; provided that MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO>20-35; SnO2 0-2; ZrO2 0-2; ZrO2 0-2; TiO20-2; CeO20-1.5; ZnO 0-1; Na2O 0-2; K2O 0-2; provided that Na2O+K2O equals 0-3. The inventive glasses are especially suitable for use as substrates in thin film photovoltaic technology and as glasses for bulbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Peter Brix, Andreas Hübner
  • Patent number: 6671026
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion &agr;20/300 of between 2.8·10−6/K and 3.6·10−6/K, which has the following composition (in % by weight, based on oxide): silicon dioxide (SiO2)>58-65, boric oxide (B2O3)>6-11.5, aluminum oxide (Al2O3)>20-25, magnesium oxide (MgO) 4-<6.5, calcium oxide (CaO)>4.5-8, strontium oxide (SrO) 0-<4, barium oxide (BaO) 0.5-<5, with strontium oxide (SrO)+barium oxide (BaO)>3, zinc oxide (ZnO) 0-<2, and which is highly suitable for use as a substrate glass both in display technology and in thin-film photovoltaics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Peter Brix
  • Patent number: 6667260
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass having the composition (in % by weight, based on oxide) SiO2 about 78.5-about 79.5, B2O3 about 13.0-about 14.0, Al2O3 about 2.0-about 3.0, Na2O about 4.5-about 5.5, K2O 0-about 0.6, which may be used in the production of thermal shock-resistant beverage containers, particularly teapots, coffee machine jugs and baby-milk bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Christian Kunert, Johannes Roettgers, Roland Leroux, Peter Brix
  • Publication number: 20030078154
    Abstract: The lead-free glass tubing of the SiO2—B2O3—R2O—BaO—ZnO—TiO2 system has a composition, in percent by weight on an oxide basis, consisting essentially of: SiO2, 34 to 52; B2O3, 10 to 25; Al2O3, 0 to 25; Li2O, 2 to 6; Na2O, 4 to 10; K2O, 2 to 6; CaO, 0 to 4; BaO, 1 to 5; ZnO, 4 to 12; TiO2, 2 to 6, and at least one refining agent in an effective amount for refining. An encapsulated diode consisting of a diode encapsulated with this lead-free glass tubing is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Brix, Helmar Vetter, Oliver Fritz
  • Patent number: 6551952
    Abstract: The lead-free optical light flint glass material has a refractive index nd between 1.54 and 1.61 and an Abbe number &ngr;d of between 38 and 45. It has a composition, based on oxide content, of SiO2 from 52 to 62% by weight, Al2O3 from 3 to 8% by weight, Na2O from 7 to 14% by weight, K2O from 8 to 14% by weight, TiO2 from 13 to 18% by weight, ZrO2 from 0 to 5% by weight, with at least one refining agent, if needed, in an amount suitable for the purposes of refining; and with the proviso that a sum total of Na2O and K2O present is greater than 18% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Silke Wolff, Peter Brix, Ute Woelfel
  • Publication number: 20030054937
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass having the composition (in % by weight, based on oxide) SiO2 about 78.5-about 79.5, B2O3 about 13.0-about 14.0, Al2O3 about 2.0 -about 3.0, Na2O about 4.5-about 5.5, K2O 0-about 0.6, which may be used in the production of thermal shock-resistant beverage containers, particularly teapots, coffee machine jugs and baby-milk bottles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: SCHOTT GLAS
    Inventors: Christian Kunert, Johannes Roettgers, Roland Leroux, Peter Brix
  • Publication number: 20030040424
    Abstract: The lead-free optical glasses have an index of refraction (nd) between 1.49 and 1.55 and an Abbé number (&ngr;d) between 47 and 59. They contain (in percent by weight on an oxide basis) 60 to 70, SiO2; 0.3 to 5, Al2O3; 16 to 25, Na2O; 0 to 9, TiO2; 0 to 7, advantageously 0.1 to 2, ZrO2; 0 to <0.5, Nb2O5; 0 to 7, Ta2O5 and 0 to 3, F. The lead-free optical glass is advantageously free of arsenic oxide, except for impurities, and contains antimony oxide as a fining agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Silke Wolff, Peter Brix, Ute Woelfel
  • Patent number: 6420291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lead silicate glass, to the use thereof for the production of secondary electron multipliers, and to a process for setting a reduced surface resistance of a lead silicate glass of this type. The lead silicate glass has the following composition (in % by weight): SiO2 15-35, PbO 35-55, Bi2O3>20-29, BaO 0-10, Cs2O 0-10, BaO+Cs2O 2-13, CaO 0-10, SrO 0-10, CaO+SrO+BaO 0-10, and up to 1% by weight of conventional fining agents. The surface resistance of the lead silicate glass after reduction in a hydrogen atmosphere is from 0.1 to 60 M&OHgr;/sq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignees: Schott Glas, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics
    Inventors: Simone Ritter, Peter Brix, Raimund Barden, Claus Nitsch, Wilfried Koudelka
  • Patent number: 6417124
    Abstract: The invention relates a alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glasses having the following composition (in % by weight, based on oxide): SiO2 50-70, B2O3 0.5-15, Al2O3 10-25, MgO 0-10, CaO 0-12, SrO 0-12, BaO 0-15, with MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO 8-26, ZnO 0-10, ZrO2 0-5, TiO2 0-5, SnO2 0-2, MoO3 0.05-2. The glasses are particularly suitable as substract glasses for display and photovoltaic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Thomas Pfeiffer, Peter Brix, Hildegard Roemer
  • Publication number: 20020032117
    Abstract: An alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass which has the following composition (in % by weight, based on oxide): silicon dioxide (SiO2)>58-65, boric oxide (B2O3)>6-10.5, aluminum oxide (Al2O3)>14-25, magnesium oxide (MgO) 0-<3, calcium oxide (CaO) 0-9, and barium oxide (BaO)>3-8, with magnesium oxide (MgO)+calcium oxide (CaO)+barium oxide (BaO) 8-18, and zinc oxide ( ZnO) 0-<2, and which is highly suitable for use as a substrate glass both in display technology and in thin-film photovoltaics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Ulrich Peuchert, Peter Brix