And Boron Patents (Class 501/65)
  • Publication number: 20120214660
    Abstract: A glass composition is provided for the production of high temperature glass fibers with oxides comprising 1% to 15% Fe2O3+FeO as a fluidizer to lower liquidus temperature and the fiberizing temperature of a mix of high temperature oxides. The glass composition has therein an appropriate content of high temperature oxides to produce glass fiber with high temperature limits and high burn-through properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Albert LEWIS
  • Publication number: 20120183773
    Abstract: Provided are a glass powder represented as aLi2O-bK2O-cBaO-dB2O3-eSiO2 wherein a+b+c+d+e=1, and and 0.01?a?0.1, 0.01?b?0.1, 0.01?c?0.1, 0.05?d?0.3, and 0.3?e?0.7 are satisfied in terms of mol %, a method of manufacturing the same, and a multi-layered ceramic material using the same. Therefore, a nano glass powder having an average particle size of 100 nm or less and uniform particle size distribution can be manufactured using liquid phase deposition, specifically, a sol-gel method. In addition, the glass powder can be used as sintering additives to decrease a sintering temperature by about 100° C. in comparison with conventional glass upon manufacture of a ceramic material such as MLCC and MLCI, which can be sintered at a low temperature, contributing to improvement of dielectric capacity and inductance capacity of the parts and increasing quality coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Sungyong AN, Jeongwook KIM, Sungbum SOHN, Jinwoo HAHN, Soonmo SONG
  • Patent number: 8217370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminescent glass element comprising a luminescent glass substrate, which a metal layer is positioned on a surface thereof. The metal layer is provided with a metal microstructure. The luminescent glass substrate has composite oxides represented as the following formula: aM2O.bY2O3.cSiO2.dTm2O3, wherein M represents alkali metal element, a, b, c and d are, by mol part, 25-60, 1-30, 20-70 and 0.001-10 respectively. The present invention also provides a producing method of the luminescent glass element and a luminescing method thereof. The metal layer is positioned on the luminescent glass substrate, thereby improving luminescence efficiency of the luminescent glass substrate. The luminescent glass element can be used in luminescent devices with ultrahigh brightness or high-speed operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingjie Zhou, Wenbo Ma, Yugang Liu
  • Patent number: 8217369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminescent glass element comprising a luminescent glass substrate, which a metal layer is positioned on a surface thereof. The metal layer is provided with a metal microstructure. The luminescent glass substrate has composite oxides represented as the following formula: aM2O.bY2O3.cSiO2.dPr2O3, wherein M represents alkali metal element, a, b, c and d are, by mol part, 25-60, 1-30, 20-70 and 0.001-10 respectively. The present invention also provides a producing method of the luminescent glass element and a luminescing method thereof. The metal layer is positioned on the luminescent glass substrate, thereby improving luminescence efficiency of the luminescent glass substrate. The luminescent glass element can be used in luminescent devices with ultrahigh brightness or high-speed operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingjie Zhou, Wenbo Ma, Yugang Liu
  • Patent number: 8196432
    Abstract: The invention relates to a furnace for the continuous melting of a composition comprising silica, the said furnace comprising at least two tanks in series, said tanks each comprising at least one burner submerged in the melt. The invention also relates to the process for manufacturing compositions comprising silica using the furnace, the silica and the fluxing agent for the silica being introduced into the first tank. The invention makes it possible to produce glass color frits, tile frits and enamel with a high productivity, low temperatures and short transition times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Remi Jacques, Pierre Jeanvoine, Biagio Palmieri
  • Publication number: 20120132282
    Abstract: A compositional range of high strain point alkali metal free, silicate, aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin film photovoltaic devices such as CIGS photovoltaic devices. These glasses can be characterized as having strain points ?570° C., thermal expansion coefficient of from 5 to 9 ppm/° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Bruce Gardiner Aitken, James Edward Dickinson, JR.
  • Patent number: 8187715
    Abstract: A rare-earth-containing glass material having a composition, expressed in mole percentages on and oxide basis, comprising: SiO2: 66-75 Al2O3: 11-17 B2O3: 0-4 MgO: 1-6.5 CaO: 2-7 SrO: 0-4 BaO: 0-4 Y2O3: 0-4 La2O3: 0-4 Y2O3+La2O3: 0.1-4. The inclusion of Y2O3 and/or La2O3 in the composition reduces the T2.3 of the glass thereby allowing higher annealing-point glasses to be produced. The glass is particularly useful for low-temperature polycrystalline silicon-based semiconductor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Stephen Danielson, Matthew John Dejneka, Adam James Ellison, Timothy J Kiczenski
  • Patent number: 8178595
    Abstract: Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index nd of about 1.480 to about 1.517 and a high X-ray opacity with an aluminum equivalent thickness of at least about 180% are provided. Such glasses are based on a SiO2—B2O3—Cs2O—K2O—La2O3 system with additions of Al2O3, Li2O, Na2O and/or ZrO2. Such glasses may be used, in particular, as dental glasses or as optical glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Simone Monika Ritter, Oliver Hochrein, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 8178451
    Abstract: The glass-metal bond for a tube collector includes a glass tube and metal part bonded to the glass tube. In order to match the thermal expansion properties, the glass tube has the following composition: SiO2, 73-77 wt. %; B2O3, 6-<8 wt. %; Al2O3, 6-6.5 wt. %; Na2O, 5.5-7 wt. %; K2O, 1-3 wt. %; CaO, 0.5-3.2 wt. %; MgO, 0-2 wt. %; Fe2O3, 50-150 ppm; and TiO2 0-<100 ppm. The ratio of the sum of the alkaline-earth metal oxides (in mol %) to the sum of the alkali metal oxides (in mol %) is ?0.6. The metal part is preferably made of metal material no. 1.3981 according to DIN 17745. The glass composition itself is also part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Erhard Dick, Johann Collignon, Wolfgang Zettl, Stephan Tratzky
  • Patent number: 8168693
    Abstract: Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index nd of about 1.54 to about 1.58 and a high X-ray opacity with an aluminum equivalent thickness of at least about 500% are provided. Such glasses are based on a SiO2—B2O3—Al2O3—R2O—RO—La2O3—ZrO2 system with optional additions of SnO2. Such glasses may be used, in particular, as dental glasses or as optical glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Simone Monika Ritter, Oliver Hochrein, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 8168552
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a method of refining glass for which the temperature (T log 2) corresponding to a viscosity of 100 poise (10 Pa·s) is greater than or equal to 1480° C., characterized in that sulfides are used as a refining agent. It also relates to the glass article capable of being obtained by this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Laurent Joubaud, Dorothee Martin
  • Publication number: 20120057271
    Abstract: Disclosed are a glass composition and a dielectric composition enabling low temperature sintering, and a high capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same. In the glass composition used for sintering, the glass composition may be formed of a formula, aR2O-bCaO-cZnO-dBaO-eB2O3-fAl2O3-gSiO2, and the formula may satisfy a+b+c+d+e+f+g=100, 0?a?7, 1?b?3, 1?c?15, 10?d?20, 3?e?10, 0?f?3, and 55?g?72. Through this, when manufacturing the high capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor, the dielectric substance may enable the lower temperature sintering, thereby enhancing a capacitance and a reliability of the high capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SAMHWA CAPACITOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Joo OH, Jung Rag YOON
  • Publication number: 20120053044
    Abstract: A device including a glass substrate made of a soda lime silica glass composition of: SiO2 (50˜75 wt %); Na2O (1˜8 wt %); K2O (1˜12 wt %); CaO (1˜12 wt %); ZrO2 (0˜8 wt %); SrO (0˜15 wt %); BaO (0˜12 wt %); MgO (0˜10 wt %); Al2O3 (0˜12 wt %); B2O3 (0˜3 wt %), wherein the total amount of Na2O and K2O is in the range of 5˜15 wt %, the total amount of CaO, MgO, SrO and BaO is in the range of 10˜25 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SAINT GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Jun-Young Lee, Sei-Woong Yoo, Doo-Sang Ko, Marc Maurer
  • Publication number: 20120021185
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a glass sheet, the light transmission of which is greater than or equal to 89% for a thickness of 3.2 mm and the chemical composition of which comprises bismuth oxide in a weight content between 0.05 and 1%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Dominique Sachot, Octavio Cintora, Olivier Mario
  • Patent number: 8097341
    Abstract: A process for producing a wipe-proof anti-reflection layer on a borosilicate glass body is described, in which the borosilicate glass body is coated with a coating solution having a composition of 1-6% by weight of HCl, 0.5-7% by weight of SiO2 sol (solids content), 0.5-5% by weight of H2O, and 85-98% by weight of a readily volatile water-soluble organic solvent. The borosilicate glass body that is to be coated contains, in % by weight based on oxide content: 63-76 of SiO2, >11-20 of B2O3, 1-9 of Al2O3, 3-12 of alkali metal oxide(s), 0-10 of alkaline earth metal oxide(s), 0-2 of ZnO, 0-5 of TiO2, 0-1 of ZrO2, 0-1 of Nb2O5, and 0-1 of WO3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Stephan Tratzky, Denise Trapp
  • Patent number: 8093793
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide fluorescent lamps used as a light source for liquid crystal display devices, which have excellent characteristics in terms of preventing solarization, the properties for blocking ultraviolet rays, and the physical and thermal strength, and preventing scratching. The present invention provides fluorescent lamps made of glass containing 55.0% to 75.0% of SiO2; 10.0% to 25.0% of B2O3; 1.0% to 10.0% of Al2O3; 0% to 3.8% of Na2O; 0% to 3.0% of Li2O; 3.0% to 10.0% of K2O; 3.2% to 16.0% of Na2O+Li2O+K2O; 0.5% to 8% of TiO2; 0.1% to 5% of CeO2; 0.6% to 8.1% of TiO2+CeO2; 0.001% to 0.05% of Fe2O3; 0% to 0.7% of Sb2O3; 0.1% to 3.0% of SnO2; and 0.5% to 10.0% of at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Gd, Y, La, Yb and Lu by weight, and is characterized in that the coefficient of linear expansion in a temperature range of 30° C. to 380° C. is 34×10?7/° C. to 58×10?7/° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Hoshimure, Tetsuo Asano, Hiroki Yamamoto, Takashi Naito
  • Patent number: 8093166
    Abstract: A bioactive glass composition, a method and an implant. The glass composition comprising SiO2, Na2O, K2O, CaO, and P2O5, having the following composition: SiO2 48-52 wt-%, Na2O 9-15 wt-%, K2O 12-18 wt-%, CaO 10-16 wt-%, P2O5 1-7 wt-%, TiO2 0.2-2 wt-%, B2O3 0-4 wt-%, and MgO 0-6 wt-%, wherein Na2O+K2O>25 wt-%, MgO+CaO>14 wt-%, and B2O3/P2O5>0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Inion Oy
    Inventors: Loredana Moimas, Eija Pirhonen
  • Patent number: 8062749
    Abstract: An aircraft transparency in a glass piece, wherein the glass piece includes a chemically tempered first major surface and a chemically tempered opposite second major surface, a first case depth begins at the first major surface, a second case depth begins at the second major surface, and a tensile stress zone is within the glass piece between the end points of the first and the second case depths. The glass between the end points of the first and second case depth has a glass composition including: Ingredient Percent by weight SiO2 60 to 75; Al2O3 18 to 28; and Li2O 3 to 9, and the glass has at least one of the following properties (a) a log 10 viscosity temperature of at least 1413° F. and (b) a liquidus temperature of at least 2436° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc
    Inventors: Larry J. Shelestak, George B. Goodwin, Amarendra Mishra, James M. Baldauff
  • Publication number: 20110274916
    Abstract: A tempered glass of the present invention includes, as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 45 to 75% of SiO2, 0 to 30% of Al2O3, and 0 to 30% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O and has a ?-OH value of 0.3 to 1/mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Murata
  • Publication number: 20110263409
    Abstract: The invention provides a dielectric material for a plasma display panel which has a low dielectric constant, can be fired at a low temperature, for example, 600° C. or below, causes no warpage in a glass substrate when fired on the glass substrate and can increase the strength of the glass substrate when fired on the glass substrate, and a glass plate for a plasma display panel including a dielectric layer formed using the dielectric material. The dielectric material for a plasma display panel according to the present invention is a dielectric material for a plasma display panel containing ZnO—B2O3—SiO2-based glass powder, wherein the glass powder contains substantially no PbO and contains, by mole percent, 1% (inclusive) to 10% (exclusive) ZnO, 26% (inclusive) to 50% (inclusive) B2O3 and 42% (exclusive) to 52% (inclusive) SiO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Oshita, Hiroshi Oshima, Haruka Taniguchi, Tatsuya Goto, Yoshiro Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8034457
    Abstract: A seal structure is provided for an energy storage device. The seal structure includes a sealing glass joining an ion-conducting first ceramic to an electrically insulating second ceramic. The sealing glass has a composition that includes about 48 weight percent silica, about 20 weight percent to about 25 weight percent boria, about 20 weight percent to about 24 weight percent alumina, and about 8 weight percent to about 12 weight percent sodium oxide based on the total weight of the sealing glass composition. A method for making the seal structure is provided. An article comprising the seal structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventors: Jian Wu, Dong-Sil Park, Craig Stringer, Sundeep Kumar
  • Publication number: 20110230330
    Abstract: The invention provides a dielectric material for a plasma display panel which can be fired at a low temperature, is less likely to cause warpage in a glass substrate when fired on the glass substrate and can increase the strength of the glass substrate when fired on the glass substrate, and a glass plate for a plasma display panel including a dielectric layer formed using the dielectric material. The dielectric material for a plasma display panel contains ZnO—B2O2—SiO2-based glass powder, and the glass powder contains substantially no PbO and contains, by mole percent, 1% to 20% (both inclusive) ZnO, 26% to 50% (both inclusive) B2O2, 42% (exclusive) to 50% (inclusive) SiO2, and 0.1% to 5% (both inclusive) Bi2O2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kumiko Kondo, Yoshiro Kitamura, Hiroyuki Oshita, Hiroshi Oshima, Haruka Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 7989379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a glass having a refractive index and a coefficient of thermal expansion close to those of quartz glass, respectively, and also having anti-devitrification properties excellent enough to avoid the development of defects such as devitrification on the glass surface even when it is molded by drawing process or reheat forming, more specifically an optical glass for use in optical communication devices, particularly an optical glass for use in a stub. The optical glass of the invention is composed of a borosilicate glass having a refractive index of from 1.44 to 1.46, a coefficient of thermal expansion of from 10×10?7 to 50×10?7/° C., and a liquidus viscosity of 105.5 dPa·s or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunsuke Fujita, Koichi Yabuuchi
  • Publication number: 20110169403
    Abstract: To provide non-lead glass for covering electrodes, whereby the strength of front substrates of plasma display devices can be improved, and the dielectric constant can be made small. Non-lead glass for covering electrodes, which comprises, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, from 42 to 52% of B2O3, from 40 to 48% of SiO2, from 3.5 to less than 7% of K2O and from 0 to 6% of ZrO2, wherein the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is at least 88%. Further, a plasma display device comprising a front glass substrate to be used as a display surface, a rear glass substrate and barrier ribs to define cells, wherein transparent electrodes formed on the front glass substrate or the rear glass substrate are covered with the above non-lead glass for covering electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kenji IMAKITA, Yasuko Osaki, Satoshi Fujimine
  • Patent number: 7977262
    Abstract: A glass composition which contains Ce ions as a component substantially comprises, in terms of oxides, SiO2: 55 to 75 wt %, B2O3: 6 to 25 wt %, CeO2: 0.01 to 5 wt %, SnO: 0.01 to 5 wt %, Al2O3: 0 to 10 wt %, Li2O: 0 to 10 wt %, Na2O: 0 to 10 wt %, K2O: 0 to 10 wt %, MgO: 0 to 5 wt %, CaO: 0 to 10 wt %, SrO: 0 to 10 wt %, BaO 0 to 10 wt %, TiO2: 0 to 1.0 wt %, Fe2O3: 0.01 to 0.2 wt %, Sb2O3: 0 to 5 wt %, ZrO2: 0.01 to 5 wt %. By having such constituents, the glass composition is capable of suppressing transmission of ultraviolet light and solarization, and thus the glass composition hardly suffers from initial coloring or coloring during lamp production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Motoya, Yasurou Niguma
  • Patent number: 7968482
    Abstract: Provided is a glass substrate, which has a substrate size of 1,100 mm×1,250 mm or more, and a transmittance at a wavelength of 500 to 800 nm and at a route length of 50 mm of 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Komori, Shinkichi Miwa
  • Patent number: 7968380
    Abstract: A semiconductor encapsulation material of the present invention contains a glass for metal coating which has a strain point of 480° C. or higher, a temperature corresponding to a viscosity of 104 dPa·s of 1,100° C. or lower, and a thermal expansion coefficient at 30 to 380° C. of 70×10?7 to 110×10?7/° C. The semiconductor encapsulation material of the present invention contains no environmentally harmful substances, has a heat resistance temperature as high as 500° C. or above, and can be used for the encapsulation of metals susceptible to oxidation, e.g., Dumet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20110135938
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a continuous method for obtaining glass, comprising steps consisting of: charging raw materials upstream of a furnace, along which a plurality of burners is disposed, obtaining a mass of molten glass, and then leading said mass of molten glass to a zone of the furnace situated further downstream, at least one burner disposed in the region of this zone being fed with an over-stoichiometric quantity of oxidant, and then, forming a glass sheet, said glass sheet having a chemical composition that comprises the following constituents in an amount varying within the weight limits defined below: SiO2 60-75%? Al2O3 0-10% B2O3 0-5%, preferably 0? CaO 5-15% MgO 0-10% Na2O 5-20% K2O 0-10% BaO 0-5%, preferably 0, SO3 0.1-0.4%? Fe2O3 (total iron) 0 to 0.015%,?? Redox 0.1-0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Byoung-Ouk Kim, Kidong Moon, Junbo Choi, Pedro Silva
  • Patent number: 7951733
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blue-violet light blocking glass containing copper (I) halide fine particles that satisfactorily transmits light having a wavelength of 450 nm to 600 nm and sharply blocks light having a wavelength shorter than 450 nm. Specifically, the present invention provides a blue-violet light blocking glass containing a copper (I) halide and silver; for example, 20 to 85% by weight of SiO2; 2 to 75% by weight of B2O3; not more than 10% by weight of Al2O3; 2 to 30% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O and Cs2O; 1 to 15% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO and ZnO; not more than 10% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of PbO, Nb2O5, ZrO2, La2O3, Y2O3, Ta2O3 and Gd2O3; not more than 5% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Sb2O3 and As2O3; not more than 5% by weight of SnO2; 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignees: Isuzu Glass Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Naoto Yamashita, Kazuhisa Kimura, Tatsuya Suetsugu, Toshihiko Einishi, Kohei Kadono
  • Patent number: 7951312
    Abstract: The borosilicate glass for pharmaceutical packaging has a transmission ? in the visible range of more than 80% at a wavelength of 400 nm, a transmission ? in the UV range of at most 0.1% at wavelengths under 260 nm (each at a sample thickness of 1 mm), a transformation temperature Tg of 550° C. to 590° C. and a processing temperature VA of 1100° C. to 1200° C. The glass has a composition, in wt. % on an oxide basis, of SiO2, 60-80; B2O3, 5-15; Al2O3, 2-10; TiO2, 0.5-7; ? Li2O+K2O+Na2O, 3-10; ? alkaline earth oxides, 0.5-10; ZrO2, 0-3; and Fe2O3, 0-0.2. The glass is suitable for packaging UV-sensitive substances but nevertheless permits optical quality control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Franz Ott, Joerg Hinrich Fechner, Max Raster, Reinhard Maennl
  • Publication number: 20110123832
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to glass for a magnetic recording medium substrate, which comprises, denoted as molar percentages, 50 to 75 percent of SiO2, 0 to 5 percent of Al2O3, 0 to 3 percent of Li2O, 0 to 5 percent of ZnO, a total of Na2O and K2O of 3 to 15 percent, a total of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO of 14 to 35 percent, a total of ZrO2, TiO2, La2O3, Y2O3, Yb2O3, Ta2O5, Nb2O5, and HfO2 of 2 to 9 percent, with a molar ratio of {(MgO+CaO)/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)} falling within a range of 0.85 to 1, and a molar ratio of {Al2O3/(MgO+CaO)} falling within a range of 0 to 0.30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naomi Matsumoto, Yoichi HACHITANI, Kinobu OSAKABE
  • Publication number: 20110091704
    Abstract: A process for producing a plate glass for a display device having a thickness of at most 1.5 mm by a float process, wherein the plate glass comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 67 to 75% of SiO2, from 0 to 4% of Al2O3, from 7 to 15% of Na2O, from 1 to 9% of K2O, from 6 to 14% of MgO and from 0 to 1.5% of ZrO2, has a total content of SiO2 and Al2O3 of from 71 to 75%, has a total content Na2O+K2O of Na2O and K2O of from 12 to 20%, and has a content of CaO of less than 1% if contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shusaku AKIBA, Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7875566
    Abstract: A method of making refractory alkaline earth silicate fibers from a melt, including the use as an intended component of alkali metal to improve the mechanical properties of the fiber in comparison with a fiber free of alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: The Morgan Crucible Company PLC
    Inventors: Craig John Freeman, Gary Anthony Jubb
  • Patent number: 7871703
    Abstract: A glass composition for chemical tempering includes oxides in wt % ranges of: SiO2 60 to 75; Al2O3 18 to 28; Li2O 3 to 9; Na2O 0 to 3; K2O 0 to 0.5; CaO 0 to 3; MgO 0 to 3; ZrO2 0 to 3; where MgO+CaO is 0 to 6 wt %; Al2O3+ZrO2 is 18 to 28 wt %, and Na2O+K2O is 0.05 to 3.00 wt %. The glass has a log 10 viscosity temperature in the temperature range of 1328° F. (720° C.) to 1499° F. (815° C.); a liquidus temperature in the temperature range of 2437° F. (1336° C.) to 2575° F. (1413° C.), and a log 7.6 softening point temperature in the temperature range of 1544° F. (840° C.) to 1724° F. (940° C.). The chemically tempered glass has, among other properties, an abraded modulus of rupture of 72 to 78 KPSI, and a modulus of rupture of 76 to 112 KPSI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Larry J. Shelestak, George B. Goodwin, Amarendra Mishra, James M. Baldauff
  • Publication number: 20110009511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to glass compositions for use in formation of polycarboxylate cements and polycarboxylate cements comprising these glasses, wherein the glasses comprise SiO2 and MgO, with a molar percentage of SiO2 not exceeding 60% and a molar percentage of MgO being greater than 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Graham Hill, Molly Morag Stevens
  • Patent number: 7858546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mother glass composition for gradient-index lens, from which a lead-free Li-based gradient-index lens that is excellent in weather resistance, in particular weather resistance in the presence of water, can be manufactured. The mother glass composition includes the following components, indicated by mol %: 40?SiO2?65; 1?TiO2?10; 0.1?MgO?22; 0.15?ZnO?15; 2?Li2O?18; 2?Na2O?20; 0?B2O3?20; 0?Al2O3?10; 0?K2O?3; 0?Cs2?O?3; 0?Y2O3?5; 0?ZrO2?2; 0?Nb2O5?5; 0?In2O3?5; 0?La2O3?5; and 0?Ta2O5?5. The mother glass composition further includes at least two oxides selected from CaO, SrO, and BaO each in a range of 0.1 mol % to 15 mol %. The total of MgO+ZnO is greater than or equal to 2 mol %. The molar ratio of ZnO/(MgO+ZnO) is in a range of 0.07 to 0.93. The total of Li2O+Na2O is in a range of 6 mol % to 38 mol %. The total of Y2O3+ZrO2+Nb2O5+In2O3+La2O3+Ta2O5 is in a range of 0 mol % to 11 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Taro Miyauchi, Tatsufumi Shiba
  • Patent number: 7851394
    Abstract: Glasses are disclosed which can be used to produce substrates for flat panel display devices, e.g., active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). The glasses have MgO concentrations in the range from 1.0 mole percent to 3.0 mole percent and ?[RO]/[Al2O3] ratios greater than or equal to 1.00, where [Al2O3] is the mole percent of Al2O3 and ?[RO] equals the sum of the mole percents of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO. These compositional characteristics have been found to improve the melting properties of batch materials used to produce the glass, which, in turn, allows the glasses to be fined (refined) with more environmentally friendly fining agents, e.g., tin as opposed to arsenic and/or antimony.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Adam J. G. Ellison
  • Patent number: 7851393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass composition and a glass frit adequate for low temperature sintering agent at 1,100° C. or less, and a dielectric composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same. The glass composition comprises aLi2O-bK2O-cCaO-dBaO-eB2O3-fSiO2, in which a, b, c, d, e and f satisfy following relationships: a+b+c+d+e+f=100, 2?a?10, 2?b?10, 0?c?25, 0?d?25, 5?e?20, and 50?f?80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Bum Sohn, Kang Heon Hur, Eun Sang Na, Tae Ho Song, Han Seong Jung, Chan Kong Kim
  • Publication number: 20100300536
    Abstract: A compositional range of fusion-formable, high strain point sodium free, silicate, aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin film photovoltaic devices such as CIGS photovoltaic devices. These glasses can be characterized as having strain points?540° C., thermal expansion coefficient of from 6.5 to 10.5 ppm/° C., as well as liquidus viscosities in excess of 50,000 poise. As such they are ideally suited for being formed into sheet by the fusion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Bruce Gardiner Aitken, James Edward Dickinson, JR., Timothy J. Kiczenski, Michelle Diane Pierson-Stull
  • Patent number: 7838451
    Abstract: To provide an alkali-free glass excellent in the properties for glass substrates to be used for display, excellent in the resistance to reduction, and suitable for forming by a float process. An alkali-free glass consisting essentially of, as represented by mol %: SiO2 at least 60% and less than 66%, Al2O3 0 to 12%, B2O3 5 to 10%, MgO 0 to 18%, CaO 0 to 18%, SrO 0 to 18%, BaO 0 to 6%,? CaO + SrO 10 to 25%,? MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO 15.5 to 30%?? and containing substantially no alkali metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Manabu Nishizawa, Junichiro Kase, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Kei Maeda
  • Publication number: 20100273631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reinforcing a glass-ceramic article, into which a maximum tension is introduced beneath the surface of the glass-ceramic, advantageously in proximity to said surface. The invention also relates to an enamel that can be used for this reinforcement, this enamel being formed from a glass frit having the following composition, the proportions being expressed as weight percentages: SiO2 50-66%? MgO 3-8% Na2O 7-15%? K2O 0-3% Li2O 0-12%? CaO 0-10%? BaO 0-15%? Al2O3 0-3% ZrO2 0-3% ZnO 0-5% B2O3 0-8% the sum of the alkaline-earth metal oxides CaO+BaO moreover being between 8 and 15%, and the sum of the alkali metal oxides Na2O+K2O+Li2O moreover being between 7 and 20%. The invention also relates to the reinforced glass-ceramics obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: EUROKERA S.N.C.
    Inventors: Stephanie Pelletier, Marie-Helene Chopinet, Caroline Faillat, Marie-Helene Rouillon, Pablo Vilato
  • Publication number: 20100255980
    Abstract: This invention relates to a high transmission low iron glass that includes boron oxide. The boron oxide, added to this low iron glass, has the effect of improving glass refining, homogeneity and quality (lower seed count) through its flux action and improves glass optical parameters of green and clear glass through the change in refractive index and surface tension. Boron oxide lends to broader and weaker absorption band of such transition element(s) as iron which additionally improves the transmittance of low iron clear glass in certain example embodiments of this invention. In certain example embodiments, the addition of boron oxide in certain quantities in advantageous in that it improves the chemical durability of the glass by decreasing the USPX (or USPXIII) value of the glass via suppression of the silica, sodium ions in the glass structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicants: Guardian Industires Corp., Phoenicia America-Israel (Flat Glass) Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Fulton, Abraham W. Michaelis, Mario Resch, David Bird, Richard Hulme, Scott V. Thomsen
  • Publication number: 20100209685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a low-radiation cover glass for radiation-sensitive sensors, with low intrinsic ?-radiation, in particular for use with semiconductor technology. The glass includes a glass composition, selected from the following: aluminosilicate glass, aluminoborosilicate glass, borosilicate glass, in particular borosilicate glass that is devoid of alkali, with a TiO2 content of >0.1-10% by weight, in particular 1-8% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Holger Wegener, Reinhard Kassner, Peter Brix
  • Patent number: 7763558
    Abstract: Provided is a range of glass compositions and glass fiber products made therefrom that show a unique combination of properties for both discontinuous fiber manufacturing and end use service. The glass compositions are particularly useful in high volume, high throughput, economical processes such as rotary spinning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Jon Frederick Bauer, Jeffrey M. Shock
  • Publication number: 20100179048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass sheet, the composition of which is of the soda-lime-silica type and comprises the following constituents in contents varying within the weight limits defined below: Fe2O3 (total iron) 0 to 0.02%; and WO3 0.1 to 2%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Dominique Sachot, Octavio Cintora
  • Publication number: 20100105537
    Abstract: Methods for preparing glass structures include extruding a glass precursor, the glass precursor having a composition in the range of 55%-75% SiO2, 5%-10% Na2O, 20%-35% B2O3 and 0%-5% Al2O3, and heat treating and leaching the glass precursor to yield a glass article comprising at least about 90% SiO2 by weight. Glass articles can be used to manufacture a variety of geometrically complex structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Nicholas Francis Borrelli, David John McEnroe, Elizabeth Marie Vileno
  • Patent number: 7704902
    Abstract: The invention relates to glass fibers having a chemical composition that contains the following constituents in the limits defined hereafter and expressed in percentage by weight, namely: 38 to 49 SiO2; 15 to 25 Al2O3; 1 to 15 CaO; 0 to 4 MgO; 14 to 25 Na2O; 0 to 10 K2O; 0 to 8 B2O3; 0 to 3 Fe2O3; and 0 to 3 P2O5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Isover
    Inventors: Bertrand Maquin, Jérôme Lalande, Yannick Lefrere
  • Patent number: 7700506
    Abstract: The PbO-free UV-absorbing glass is made under oxidative conditions and has a composition, in % by weight, of: SiO2, 55-79; B2O3, 3-25; Al2O3, 0-10; Li2O, 0-10; Na2O, 0-10; K2O, 0-10; MgO, 0-2; CaO, 0-3; SrO, 0-3; BaO, 0-3; ZnO, 0-3; ZrO2, 0-3; CeO2, 0-1; Fe2O3, 0-1; WO3, 0-3; Bi2O3, 0-3; MoO3, 0-3; ?Li2O+Na2O+K2O=0.5 to 16 and ?MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO+ZnO=0-10. It also contains from 0.1 to 10% TiO2 with at least 95% of the titanium as Ti+4 so that it has a high visible transmission, reduced color centers, and a sharp UV absorption edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Joerg Fechner, Andreas Reisse, Franz Ott, Brigitte Hueber
  • Patent number: 7691762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass composition and a glass frit adequate for low temperature sintering agent at 1,100° C. or less, and a dielectric composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same. The glass composition comprises aLi2O-bK2O-cCaO-dBaO-eB2O3-fSiO2, in which a, b, c, d, e and f satisfy following relationships: a+b+c+d+e+f=100, 2?a?10, 2?b?10, 0?c?25, 0?d?25, 5?e?20, and 50?f?80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.,
    Inventors: Sung Bum Sohn, Kang Heon Hur, Eun Sang Na, Tae Ho Song, Han Seong Jung, Chan Kong Kim
  • Patent number: 7682999
    Abstract: Glass composition intended for the manufacture of windows that absorb ultraviolet and infrared radiation, comprising the oxides below, in contents varying within the following limits by weight: SiO2 65-80% Al2O3 0-5% B2O3 0-5% CaO ?5-15% MgO 0-2% Na2O ?9-18% K2O ?0-10% BaO 0-5% characterized in that it additionally comprises the absorbent agents below, in contents varying within the following limits by weight: Fe2O3 (total iron) 0.7 to 1.6% CeO2 0.1 to 1.2% TiO2 ??0 to 1.5% the glass having a redox factor of 0.23 or less and containing no tungsten oxide WO3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventor: Laurent Teyssedre