Patents by Inventor Shigeki Sawamura
Shigeki Sawamura 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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Patent number: 10189739Abstract: To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO2, from 8 to 20% of Al2O3, from 9 to 25% of Na2O, from 0 to 2% of K2O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO2, from 8 to 16% of Al2O3, from 9 to 22% of Na2O, from 0 to 1% of K2O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2, and from 0 to 6% of B2O3.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Shusaku Akiba, Shigeki Sawamura, Suguru Murayama, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kazutaka Ono, Tetsuya Nakashima
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Publication number: 20180305241Abstract: A glass substrate includes, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mole percentage based on oxides, SiO2: 55%-75%, Al2O3: 2%-15%, MgO: 0%-10%, CaO: 0%-10%, SrO: 0%-10%, BaO: 0%-15%, ZrO2: 0%-5%, Na2O: 0%-20%, K2O: 5%-30%, and Li2O: 0%-5.0%. The glass substrate has a total content of alkali metal oxides, as represented by mole percentage based on oxides, of 10%-30%, a value obtained by dividing the total content of alkali metal oxides by the content of SiO2 of 0.50 or smaller, a value obtained by dividing the content of Na2O by a value obtained by subtracting the content of Al2O3 from a total content of Na2O and K2O of 0.90 or smaller, and an average coefficient of thermal expansion ?1 at 50° C.-350° C. of 11 ppm/° C.-16 ppm/° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shigeki SAWAMURA, Kazutaka Ono, Yu Hanawa
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Publication number: 20180251395Abstract: Provided is an optical glass suitable for an imaging lens or the like used for a vehicle-mounted camera exposed to harsh environment, having a high refractive index and high strength. The optical glass has a strengthened layer at a surface layer, and a depth of the strengthened layer is 1 ?m or more from a surface of the optical glass, and a refractive index (nd) of the optical glass is 1.73 to 2.10.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Shusaku AKIBA, Tatsuo NAGASHIMA, Shigeki SAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20180244559Abstract: Provided is an optical glass suitable for an imaging lens or the like used for a vehicle-mounted camera exposed to harsh environment, having a high refractive index and high strength, excellent crack resistance, and a sufficiently low glass transition point and devitrification temperature. In the optical glass, nd is 1.70 or more and 2.10 or less, Tg is 500° C. or more and 630° C. or less, the devitrification temperature is 1300° C. or less, a specific gravity is 4.0 g/cm3 or less, a crack initiation load (CIL) is 20 gf or more, and a fracture toughness value (Kc) is 0.60 MPa·m1/2 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Shusaku AKIBA, Tatsuo NAGASHIMA, Shigeki SAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20180222787Abstract: A glass substrate contains, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mole percentage based on oxides, SiO2: 58-75%, Al2O3: 4.5-16%, B2O3: 0-6%, MgO: 0-6%, CaO: 0-6%, SrO: 5-20%, BaO: 5-20%, and MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO: 15-40%. The glass substrate has an alkali metal oxide content of 0-0.1% as represented by mole percentage based on oxides. The glass substrate has an average coefficient of thermal expansion ? of 56-90 (×10?7/° C.) at 50° C.-350° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Yu HANAWA, Kazutaka Ono, Shigeki Sawamura
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Publication number: 20180082914Abstract: The present invention provides a glass substrate in which in a step of sticking a glass substrate and a silicon-containing substrate to each other, bubbles hardly intrude therebetween. The present invention relates to a glass substrate for forming a laminated substrate by lamination with a silicon-containing substrate, having a warpage of 2 ?m to 300 ?m, and an inclination angle due to the warpage of 0.0004° to 0.12°.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Yu HANAWA, Shigeki SAWAMURA, Shuhei NOMURA, Kazutaka ONO, Nobuhiko TAKESHITA, Keisuke HANASHIMA
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Publication number: 20180079680Abstract: To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO2, from 8 to 20% of Al2O3, from 9 to 25% of Na2O, from 0 to 2% of K2O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO2, from 8 to 16% of Al2O3, from 9 to 22% of Na2O, from 0 to 1% of K2O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2, and from 0 to 6% of B2O3.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Shusaku AKIBA, Shigeki SAWAMURA, Suguru MURAYAMA, Hiroyuki OHKAWA, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Kazutaka ONO, Tetsuya NAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 9896374Abstract: To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO2, from 8 to 20% of Al2O3, from 9 to 25% of Na2O, from 0 to 2% of K2O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO2, from 8 to 16% of Al2O3, from 9 to 22% of Na2O, from 0 to 1% of K2O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2, and from 0 to 6% of B2O3.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shusaku Akiba, Shigeki Sawamura, Suguru Murayama, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kazutaka Ono, Tetsuya Nakashima
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Publication number: 20170183254Abstract: To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO2, from 8 to 20% of Al2O3, from 9 to 25% of Na2O, from 0 to 2% of K2O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO2, from 8 to 16% of Al2O3, from 9 to 22% of Na2O, from 0 to 1% of K2O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2, and from 0 to 6% of B2O3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Shusaku Akiba, Shigeki Sawamura, Suguru Murayama, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kazutaka Ono, Tetsuya Nakashima
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Patent number: 9656906Abstract: To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO2, from 8 to 20% of Al2O3, from 9 to 25% of Na2O, from 0 to 2% of K2O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO2, from 8 to 16% of Al2O3, from 9 to 22% of Na2O, from 0 to 1% of K2O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2, and from 0 to 6% of B2O3.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shusaku Akiba, Shigeki Sawamura, Suguru Murayama, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kazutaka Ono, Tetsuya Nakashima
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Publication number: 20170081240Abstract: To provide a method for producing chemically tempered glass, whereby frequency of replacement of the molten salt can be reduced. A method for producing chemically tempered glass, which comprises repeating ion exchange treatment of immersing glass in a molten salt, wherein the glass comprises, as represented by mole percentage, from 61 to 77% of SiO2, from 1 to 18% of Al2O3, from 3 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 5% of CaO, from 0 to 4% of ZrO2, from 8 to 18% of Na2O and from 0 to 6% of K2O; SiO2+Al2O3 is from 65 to 85%; MgO+CaO is from 3 to 15%; and R calculated by the following formula by using contents of the respective components, is at least 0.66: R=0.029×SiO2+0.021×Al2O3+0.016×MgO?0.004×CaO+0.016×ZrO2+0.029×Na2O+0×K2O?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Jun ENDO, Shusaku AKIBA, Kazutaka ONO, Shigeki SAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20150307388Abstract: A glass for chemical tempering is provided. The glass contains as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 61 to 77% of SiO2, from 11 to 18% of Al2O3, from 3 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 0.5% of CaO, from 0 to 4% of ZrO2, from 8 to 18% of Na2O and from 0 to 1.9% of K2O; wherein an R value calculated by the following formula by using contents of the respective components, is at least 0.66: R=0.029×SiO2+0.021×Al2O3+0.016×MgO?0.004×CaO+0.016×ZrO2+0.029×Na2O+0×K2O?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Jun ENDO, Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Ono, Shigeki Sawamura
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Publication number: 20150147538Abstract: A chemically strengthened glass sheet, which has front and back main surfaces and an edge surface between the front and back main surfaces, has undergone a chemical strengthening treatment and has an approximately rectangular shape, in which the chemically strengthened glass sheet has a surface compressive stress of 800 MPa or more, and an internal tensile stress of 42 MPa or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Masayuki ISHIMARU, Hiroyuki OKAWA, Syusaku AKIBA, Shigeki SAWAMURA, Kazutaka ONO, Tetsuya NAKASHIMA, Izuru KASHIMA, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Suguru MURAYAMA, Aya YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20150038315Abstract: To provide a method for producing chemically tempered glass, whereby frequency of replacement of the molten salt can be reduced. A method for producing chemically tempered glass, which comprises repeating ion exchange treatment of immersing glass in a molten salt, wherein the glass comprises, as represented by mole percentage, from 61 to 77% of SiO2, from 1 to 18% of Al2O3, from 3 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 5% of CaO, from 0 to 4% of ZrO2, from 8 to 18% of Na2O and from 0 to 6% of K2O; SiO2+Al2O3 is from 65 to 85%; MgO+CaO is from 3 to 15%; and R calculated by the following formula by using contents of the respective components, is at least 0.66: R=0.029×SiO2+0.021×Al2O3+0.016×MgO?0.004×CaO+0.016×ZrO2+0.029×Na2O+0×K2O?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Jun Endo, Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Ono, Shigeki Sawamura
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Publication number: 20140226090Abstract: To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO2, from 8 to 20% of Al2O3, from 9 to 25% of Na2O, from 0 to 2% of K2O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO2, from 8 to 16% of Al2O3, from 9 to 22% of Na2O, from 0 to 1% of K2O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2, and from 0 to 6% of B2O3.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Shusaku AKIBA, Shigeki SAWAMURA, Suguru MURAYAMA, Hiroyuki OHKAWA, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Kazutaka ONO, Tetsuya NAKASHIMA
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Publication number: 20130302617Abstract: To provide glass to be used for chemically tempered glass which is hardly broken even when flawed. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 65 to 85% of SiO2, from 3 to 15% of Al2O3, from 5 to 15% of Na2O, from 0 and less than 2% of K2O, from 0 to 15% of MgO and from 0 to 1% of ZrO2, and has a total content Si02+Al2O3 of SiO2 and Al2O3 of at most 88%.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Ono, Jun Endo, Shigeki Sawamura, Tetsuya Nakashima, Yuichi Kuroki
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Patent number: 8518545Abstract: To provide glass to be used for chemically tempered glass which is hardly broken even when flawed. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 65 to 85% of SiO2, from 3 to 15% of Al2O3, from 5 to 15% of Na2O, from 0 and less than 2% of K2O, from 0 to 15% of MgO and from 0 to 1% of ZrO2, and has a total content SiO2+Al2O3 of SiO2 and Al2O3 of at most 88%.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Ono, Jun Endo, Shigeki Sawamura, Tetsuya Nakashima, Yuichi Kuroki
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Publication number: 20130011650Abstract: To provide glass to be used for chemically tempered glass which is hardly broken even when flawed. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 65 to 85% of SiO2, from 3 to 15% of Al2O3, from 5 to 15% of Na2O, from 0 and less than 2% of K2O, from 0 to 15% of MgO and from 0 to 1% of ZrO2, and has a total content SiO2+Al2O3 of SiO2 and Al2O3 of at most 88%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Ono, Jun Endo, Shigeki Sawamura, Tetsuya Nakashima, Yuichi Kuroki
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Publication number: 20120297829Abstract: To provide a method for producing chemically tempered glass, whereby frequency of replacement of the molten salt can be reduced. A method for producing chemically tempered glass, which comprises repeating ion exchange treatment of immersing glass in a molten salt, wherein the glass comprises, as represented by mole percentage, from 61 to 77% of SiO2, from 1 to 18% of Al2O3, from 3 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 5% of CaO, from 0 to 4% of ZrO2, from 8 to 18% of Na2O and from 0 to 6% of K2O; SiO2+Al2O3 is from 65 to 85%; MgO+CaO is from 3 to 15%; and R calculated by the following formula by using contents of the respective components, is at least 0.66: R=0.029×SiO2+0.021×Al2O3+0.016×MgO?0.004×CaO+0.016×ZrO2+0.029×Na2O+0×K2O?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Jun Endo, Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Ono, Shigeki Sawamura