Patents by Inventor Shigekazu Yoshii

Shigekazu Yoshii 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: 6436860
    Abstract: The ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass has a grayish, almost neutral color shade, low visible light transmittance, low total solar energy transmittance, and low ultraviolet transmittance, and is suitable for a rear window of a vehicle and capable of protecting privacy. The glass consists of base glass including: 65 to 80 wt. % SiO2; 0 to 5 wt. % Al2O3; 0 to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of MgO and CaO is 5 to 15 wt. %; 10 to 18 wt. % Na2O; 0 to 5 wt. % K2O wherein a total amount of Na2O and K2O is 10 to 20 wt. %; and 0 to 5 wt. % B2O3, and colorants including: 1.0 to 1.6 wt. % total iron oxide (T-Fe2O3) expressed as Fe2O3; more than 0.019 wt. % and equal to or less than 0.05 wt. % CoO; more than 0.0008 wt. % and equal to or less than 0.003 wt. % Se; and more than 0.05 wt. % and equal to or less than 0.1 wt. % NiO. The glass with any one of thicknesses between 1.8 mm and 5 mm has a visible light transmittance (YA) measured by the C.I.E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20020068678
    Abstract: A glass composition having excellent reinforcing capability and excellent solar control performance includes not smaller than 65 wt. % and smaller than 74 wt. % SiO2, 0-5 wt. % B2O3, 0.1-2.5 wt. % Al2O3, not smaller than 0 wt. % and smaller than 2 wt. % MgO, 5-15 wt. % CaO, 0-10 wt. % SrO, 0-10 wt. % BaO wherein a total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO is greater than 10 wt. % and not greater than 15 wt. %, 0-5 wt. % Li2O, 10-18 wt. % Na2O, 0-5 wt. % K2O wherein a total amount of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O is 10-20 wt. % and 0-0.40 TiO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Kosuke Fujiwara, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 6395660
    Abstract: An ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass consists of base glass, and colorants. The base glass comprises 65 to 80 wt. % SiO2; 0 to 5 wt. % Al2O3; greater than 2 to less than or equal to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of MgO and CaO is 7 to 15 wt. %; 10 to 18 wt. % Na2O; 0 to 5 wt. % K2O wherein a total amount of Na2O and K2O is 10 to 20 wt. %; and 0 to 5 wt. % B2O3. The colorants without Se is formed of 1.25 to 2.2 wt. % total iron oxide (T—Fe2O3) expressed as Fe2O3; 0.001 to 0.03 wt. % CoO; and 0.003 to 0.2 wt. % NiO. The glass has a turquoise blue or deep green color, and exhibits low or middle visible light transmittance, low total solar energy transmittance and low ultraviolet transmittance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Yukihito Nagashima, Isamu Kuroda, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20010056030
    Abstract: The ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass has an almost neutral color such as greenish gray, low visible light transmittance, low total solar energy transmittance, and low ultraviolet transmittance, and is suitable for a rear window of a vehicle and capable of protecting privacy. The glass consists of base glass including: 65 to 80 wt. % SiO2; 0 to 5 wt. % Al2O3; 0 to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of MgO and CaO is between 5 and 15 wt. %; 10 to 18 wt. % Na2O; 0 to 5 wt. % K2O wherein a total amount of Na2O and K2O is between 10 and 20 wt. %; and 0 to 5 wt. % B2O3, and colorants including: 1.25 to 1.5 wt. % total iron oxide (T—Fe2O3) expressed as Fe2O3; 0.01 to 0.019 wt. % CoO; more than 0.0008 wt. % and equal to or less than 0.003 wt. % Se; and 0.055 to 0.1 wt. % NiO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Yukihito Nagashima, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20010025004
    Abstract: The ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass has a grayish green color shade, low visible light transmittance, low total solar energy transmittance, and low ultraviolet transmittance, and is suitable for a rear window of a vehicle and capable of protecting privacy. The glass consists of base glass including: 65 to 80 wt. % SiO2; 0 to 5 wt. % Al2O3; 0 to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of MgO and CaO is between 5 and 15 wt. %; 10 to 18 wt. % Na2O; 0 to 5 wt. % K2O wherein a total amount of Na2O and K2O is between 10 and 20 wt. %; and 0 to 5 wt. % B2O3, and colorants including: more than 0.95 wt. % and 1.2 wt. % total iron oxide (T-Fe2O3) expressed as Fe2O3; 0.001 to 0.0180 wt. % CoO; 0.0001 to 0.0008 wt. % Se; and 0.003 to 0.2 wt. % NiO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Yukihito Nagashima, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 6287998
    Abstract: An ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass is formed of a base glass and colorants. The base glass contains 65 to 80 wt. % SiO2; 0 to 5 wt. % Al2O3; 0 to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of MgO and CaO is between 5 and 15 wt. %; 10 to 18 wt. % Na2O; 0 to 5 wt. % K2O wherein a total amount of Na2O and K2O is in a range of 10 and 20 wt. %; and 0 to 5 wt. % B2O3. The colorants contains more than 1.2 wt. % and not more than 1.5 wt. % total iron oxide (T-Fe2O3) expressed as Fe2O3; equal to or more than 0.003 wt. % and less than 0.015 wt. % CoO; 0.0009 to 0.005 wt. % Se; 0.0005 to 0.05 wt. % NiO; and 0 to 0.2 wt. % of TiO2, wherein FeO expressed as Fe2O3 is between 15 and 50 wt. % of T-Fe2O3. The ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass has a bronze or gray color shade, low visible light transmittance, low solar energy transmittance and low ultraviolet transmittance, so that it is useful for a privacy protecting glass in a rear window of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Yukihito Nagashima, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20010011057
    Abstract: The ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass has a grayish, almost neutral color shade, low visible light transmittance, low total solar energy transmittance, and low ultraviolet transmittance, and is suitable for a rear window of a vehicle and capable of protecting privacy. The glass consists of base glass including: 65 to 80 wt. % SiO2; 0 to 5 wt. % Al2O3; 0 to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of MgO and CaO is 5 to 15 wt. %; 10 to 18 wt. % Na2O; 0 to 5 wt. % K2O wherein a total amount of Na2O and K2O is 10 to 20 wt. %; and 0 to 5 wt. % B2O3, and colorants including: 1.0 to 1.6 wt. % total iron oxide (T-Fe2O3) expressed as Fe2O3; more than 0.019 wt. % and equal to or less than 0.05 wt. % CoO; more than 0.0008 wt. % and equal to or less than 0.003 wt. % Se; and more than 0.05 wt. % and equal to or less than 0.1 wt. % NiO. The glass with any one of thicknesses between 1.8 mm and 5 mm has a visible light transmittance (YA) measured by the C.I.E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 5998316
    Abstract: An ultraviolet and infrared radiation absorbing and low transmitting glass having neutral gray to neutral grayish green tint and also having low visible light and solar energy transmission and a low ultraviolet light transmission, further showing an excellent protection of interior trim of automobiles against deterioration and fading, and also showing privacy protection effect when applied especially to window glass of automobiles and to window glass of buildings. The ultraviolet and infrared radiation absorbing and low transmitting glass comprising in % by weight: basic glass components comprising 65 to 80% SiO.sub.2, 0 to 5% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 10% MgO, 5 to 15% CaO, 5 to 15% MgO+CaO, 10 to 20% Na.sub.2 O, 0 to 5% K.sub.2 O, 10 to 20% Na.sub.2 O+K.sub.2 O, and 0 to 5% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and coloring components comprising 0.65 to 0.95% total iron oxide (T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.9 to 2.3% TiO.sub.2, 0 to 2.0% CeO.sub.2, 0.019 to 0.04% CoO, 0 to 0.002% Se, and 0.01 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Yukihito Nagashima, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 5952255
    Abstract: The ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass has an almost neutral greenish color, middle visible light transmittance, low total solar energy transmittance, and low ultraviolet transmittance, and is suitable for a window of a vehicle or a building and capable of preventing degradation and discoloration of interior materials and protecting privacy. The glass consists of base glass including: 65 to 80 wt. % SiO.sub.2 ; 0 to 5 wt. % Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; 0 to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of MgO and CaO is between sand 15 wt. %; 10 to 20 wt. % Na.sub.2 O; 0 to 5 wt. % K.sub.2 O wherein a total amount of Na.sub.2 O and K.sub.2 O is between 10 to 20 wt. %; and 0 to 5 wt. % B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and colorants including: 0.7 to 0.95 wt. % total iron oxide (T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; 1.1 to 2.3% TiO.sub.2, 0 to 2.0% CeO.sub.2, 0.013 to 0.025 wt. % CoO; 0 to 0.0008% Se; and 0.01 to 0.07% NiO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Seto, Yukihito Nagashima, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 5925583
    Abstract: A heat-resistant glass composition which comprises, in % by weight; 56 to 68% of SiO.sub.2, 0.2 to 5% of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 6.4% of ZrO.sub.2, 0 to 0.5% of Li.sub.2 O, 0.2 to 8% of Na.sub.2 O, 2.5 to 14% of K.sub.2 O, 1 to 7% of MgO, 2 to 12% of CaO, 0 to 12% of SrO, 0 to 13% of BaO, 0 to 2% of ZnO, 0 to 1% in total of SO.sub.3 and Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3, and 0 to 3% of TiO.sub.2, with the proviso of the total amount of Na.sub.2 O and K.sub.2 O being 7 to 17%, the total amount of MgO and CaO being 7 to 15%, the total amount of SrO and BaO being 4 to 18%, the total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO being 15 to 27%, and the total amount of SiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, and ZrO.sub.2 being 58% or more, and which has an average thermal expansion coefficient of 75.times.10.sup.-7 to 100.times.10.sup.-7 /K at 50 to 350.degree. C. and a strain point of 530.degree. C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Yoshii, Akihiro Koyama, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 5858896
    Abstract: An ultraviolet and infrared radiation absorbing glass having excellent ultraviolet radiation absorbing power and green tint, which is suitably used as a window glass for automobiles and constructional materials. The glass comprises, in % by weight: basic glass components comprising 65 to 80% SiO.sub.2, 0 to 5% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 10% MgO, 5 to 15% CaO, 10 to 18% Na.sub.2 O, 0 to 5% K.sub.2 0, 5 to 15% MgO+CaO, 10 to 20% Na.sub.2 O+K.sub.2 O, and 0 to 5% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and coloring components comprising 0.4 to 1.5% total iron oxide (T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 3.0% CeO.sub.2, 0 to 2.0% TiO.sub.2, and 0.025 to 6.0% La.sub.2 O.sub.3, wherein 25 to 40% of said T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 is FeO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihito Nagashima, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 5776846
    Abstract: Ultraviolet- and infrared-absorbing glass comprising: as basic glass components, 65 to 80% by weight of SiO.sub.2, 0 to 5% by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 10% by weight of MgO, 5 to 15% by weight of CaO, 10 to 18% by weight of Na.sub.2 O, 0 to 5% by weight of K.sub.2 O, 5 to 15% by weight in total of MgO and CaO, 10 to 20% by weight in total of Na.sub.2 O and K.sub.2 O, and 0 to 5% by weight of B.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; and in the first embodiment, as coloring components, 0.25 to 0.45% by weight, in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of total iron oxide (T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) having an FeO/T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio, in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of 15.5 to 25.0%, 0.8 to 2.0% by weight of CeO.sub.2, 0 to 1.0% by weight of TiO.sub.2, 0 to 0.005% by weight of CoO, and 0.0005 to 0.005% by weight of Se; or in the second embodiment, as coloring components, 0.25 to 0.5% by weight, in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of total iron oxide (T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) having an FeO/T-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio, in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Sakaguchi, Yukihito Nagashima, Isamu Kuroda, Shigekazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 4548632
    Abstract: A process for producing fine fibers, which comprises(1) allowing a viscous material to flow out from a flowout orifice,(2) blowing a rectilinear first high-speed gas stream from each of at least three circumferentially spaced gas jet nozzles disposed around the flowout orifice to reduce abruptly the cross-sectional area of a first fine stream of the viscous substance that has flowed out, and to form a second fine stream of the viscous material, and(3) blowing a second high-speed gas stream against said second fine stream from across the axis of the first fine stream of the viscous material at a position downstream of that position at which the first high-speed gas stream most approaches the axis of the first fine stream of the viscous material, thereby to thin the second fine stream further.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keihachiro Tanaka, Shigekazu Yoshii