And Zinc Or Zirconium Patents (Class 501/67)
  • Patent number: 8383530
    Abstract: A glass substrate for a display, which is formed of a glass having a light weight and having high refinability with decreasing environmental burdens, the glass comprising, by mass %, 50 to 70% of SiO2, 5 to 18% of B2O3, 10 to 25% of Al2O3, 0 to 10% of MgO, 0 to 20% of CaO, 0 to 20% of SrO, 0 to 10% of BaO, 5 to 20% of RO (in which R is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba), and over 0.20% but not more than 2.0% of R?2O (in which R? is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K), and containing, by mass %, 0.05 to 1.5% of oxide of metal that changes in valence number in a molten glass, and substantially containing none of As2O3, Sb2O3 and PbO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Avanstrate Inc.
    Inventors: Junji Kurachi, Akihiro Koyama, Yoichi Hachitani
  • Publication number: 20130037105
    Abstract: A compositional range of high strain point and/or intermediate expansion coefficient alkali metal free aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates or superstrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin film photovoltaic devices such as CdTe or CIGS photovoltaic devices or crystalline silicon wafer devices. These glasses can be characterized as having strain points ?600° C., thermal expansion coefficient of from 35 to 50×10?7/° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Bruce Gardiner Aitken, James Edward Dickinson, JR., Timothy James Kiczenski, John Christopher Mauro, Adama Tandia
  • Patent number: 8367574
    Abstract: The alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate glass for light bulbs with molybdenum parts has a composition (in percent by weight on an oxide basis) of SiO2, 56-60; Al2O3, 17-18; B2O3, 0.5-2; MgO, 0.5-2; CaO, >14-15.5; SrO, 0-3; BaO, 6-8; ZrO2, 0-5; CeO2, 0-0.1 and TiO2, 0-0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Erhard Dick, Ingo Kipnik
  • Publication number: 20130029830
    Abstract: Provided are: a glass substrate for p-Si TFT flat panel displays that is composed of a glass having high characteristic temperatures in the low-temperature viscosity range, typified by the strain point and glass transition point, having a small heat shrinkage rate, and being capable of avoiding the occurrence of the problem regarding the erosion/wear of a melting tank at the time of melting through direct electrical heating; and a method for manufacturing same. The present glass substrate is composed of a glass comprising 52-78 mass % of SiO2, 3-25 mass % of Al2O3, 3-15 mass % of B2O3, 3-25 mass % of RO, wherein RO is total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO, 0.01-1 mass % of Fe2O3, and 0-0.3 mass % of Sb2O3, and substantially not comprising As2O3, the glass having a mass ratio (SiO2+Al2O3)/B2O3 in a range of 7-30 and a mass ratio (SiO2+Al2O3)/RO equal to or greater than 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: AVANSTRATE INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro KOYAMA, Satoshi AMI, Manabu ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20130023400
    Abstract: A flat panel display glass substrate according to the present invention includes a glass comprising, as expressed in mol %, 55-80% SiO2, 3-20% Al2O3, 3-15% B2O3, 3-25% RO (the total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO), and substantially no As2O3 and Sb2O3. The devitrification temperature of the glass is 1250° C. or less. The glass substrate has a heat shrinkage rate of 75 ppm or less. The heat shrinkage rate is calculated from the amount of shrinkage of the glass substrate measured after a heat treatment which is performed at a temperature rising and falling rate of 10° C./min and at 550° C. for 2 hours by the heat shrinkage rate (ppm)={the amount of shrinkage of the glass substrate after the heat treatment/the length of the glass substrate before the heat treatment}×106.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: AvanStrate Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro KOYAMA, Satoshi Ami, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20130017387
    Abstract: Disclosed are a phase separable glass compositions used to produce chemically durable porous glass, e.g., porous glass powder, and the application of a sol gel coating to the glass to enhance chemical durability of the glass in alkaline solutions, and to the use of the glass, e.g., glass powder, as substrates for separation technology where harsh alkaline environments (pH?12 e.g., pH 12-14) are routinely prevalent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: William H. JAMES, III, Sally Pucilowski, Eric H. Urruti, Matthias Bockmeyer
  • Publication number: 20130011695
    Abstract: To provide a substrate for information recording medium having various properties, in particular higher fracture toughness, required for application of the substrate for information recording medium of the next generation such as perpendicular magnetic recording system, etc. and a material with excellent workability for such purpose. A crystallized glass substrate for information recording medium, consisting of a crystallized glass which comprises one or more selected from RAl2O4 and R2TiO4 as a main crystal phase, in which R is one or more selected from Zn, Mg and Fe, and in which the main crystal phase has a crystal grain size in a range of from 0.5 nm to 20 nm, a degree of crystallinity of 15% or less, and a specific gravity of 3.00 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: OHARA INC.
    Inventors: Toshitaka YAGI, Noyuki GOTO
  • Publication number: 20130011607
    Abstract: Provided is a high refractive index glass, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 0 to 10% of B2O2, 0.001 to 35% of SrO, 0.001 to 30% of ZrO2+TiO2, and 0 to 10% of La2O2+Nb2O5, having a mass ratio of BaO/SrO of 0 to 40 and a mass ratio of SiO2/SrO of 0.1 to 40, and having a refractive index nd of 1.55 to 2.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Atsushi MUSHIAKE, Takashi MURATA, Tomoki YANASE
  • Patent number: 8349750
    Abstract: The glass of the glass-metal bond contains the following ingredients in the following amounts: SiO2, 72-80 wt %; B2O3, 4-<6 wt %; Al2O3, 2-5 wt %; Na2O, 4-7 wt %; K2O, 0-3 wt %; CaO, 2.5-8 wt %; MgO, 0-2 wt %; BaO, 0-4 wt %; TiO2, 0-5 wt %; CeO2, 0-2 wt %; Fe2O3, 0-0.1 wt %; F, 0-2 wt %; and the ratio of the sum total amount of Al2O3 and B2O3 (in mol %) to the sum total amount of MgO, CaO and BaO (in mol %) in the glass is less than 5. The glass-metal bond advantageously includes a KOVAR® alloy and the glass of the aforesaid composition and connects the glass envelope tube with an inner metal absorber tube in a tube collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Joerg Hinrich Fechner, Christof Kass
  • Publication number: 20120318356
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell, for example a thin-film photovoltaic cell, having a substrate glass made of aluminosilicate glass, has a glass composition which has SiO2 and Al2O3 as well as the alkaline oxide Na2O and the alkaline earth oxides CaO, MgO, and BaO, and optionally further components. The glass composition includes 10 to 16 wt.-% Na2O, >0 to <5 wt.-% CaO, and >1 to 10 wt.-% BaO, and the ratio of CaO:MgO is in the range of 0.5 to 1.7. The aluminosilicate glass used is crystallization stable because of the selected quotient of CaO/MgO and has a transformation temperature >580° C. and a processing temperature <1200° C. Therefore, it represents a more thermally stable alternative to soda-lime glass. The aluminosilicate glass is used as a substrate glass, superstrate glass, and/or cover glass for a photovoltaic cells, for example for thin-film photovoltaic cells, in particular those based on semiconductor composite material, such as CdTe, CIS, or CIGS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Jörg Hinrich Fechner, Christof Kass, Franz Ott
  • Publication number: 20120309607
    Abstract: The invention relates to glass-ceramics based on the lithium disilicate system which can be mechanically machined easily in an intermediate step of crystallisation and, after complete crystallisation, represent a very strong, highly-translucent and chemically-stable glass-ceramic. Likewise, the invention relates to a method for the production of these glass-ceramics. The glass-ceramics according to the invention are used as dental material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicants: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., DEGUDENT GMBH, VITA ZAHNFABRIK H. RAUTER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Durschang, Jorn Probst, Norbert Thiel, Joachim Bibus, Markus Vollmann, Udo Schusser
  • Publication number: 20120308803
    Abstract: A silicate glass that is tough and scratch resistant. The toughness is increased by minimizing the number of non-bridging oxygen atoms in the glass. In one embodiment, the silicate glass is an aluminoborosilicate glass in which ?15 mol %?(R2O+R?O—Al2O3—ZrO2)—B2O3?4 mol %, where R is one of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, and R? is one of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew John Dejneka, Adam James Ellison, Sinue Gomez, Robert Michael Morena
  • Patent number: 8318621
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Dominique Sachot, Octavio Cintora-Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8283269
    Abstract: The borosilicate glass with improved solarization-resistance has a transmittance curve within an area bounded by respective curves defined by the corresponding equations ?=1.7·(??277) and ?=1.6·(??284) in a wavelength range of 283 nm to 325 nm. This glass has a composition, in wt. % based on oxide content, of: 55-82, SiO2; 10-20, B2O3; 1-10, Al2O3; 0-5, Li2O; 0-10, Na2O; 0-10, K2O; 0-10, ?M2O; 0-5, MgO; 0-10, CaO; 0-5, SrO; 0-15, BaO; 0-15, ?MO; 0-3, ZrO2; 0-5, ZnO; 0-2, CeO2; 0-3, WO3; 0-2, SnO2: 0-0.1, Fe2O3; 0.05-2, MoO3; 0-5, Bi2O3; 0-1, TiO2 and 0-5, oxides of selected rare earth and Group IVB to VIIIB elements. The transmittance is adjusted by varying the MoO3 content and if necessary the TiO2 and Bi2O3 content. The glass is especially suitable for use in a weathering apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Joerg Hinrich Fechner, Franz Ott
  • Patent number: 8283270
    Abstract: The neutral glass according to the present invention is characterized by excellent hydrolytic stability, a relatively low processing temperature and low content of boron oxide. Here, the neutral glass has the following composition, in percent by weight based on oxide content: SiO2, 70-79; B2O3, 0-<5; Al2O3, <5; ZrO2, 0.5-<5; TiO2, 0.5-6; Na2O, 1-6; K2O, 3 to 8; and Li2O, 0-0.5, wherein a total amount of SiO2 and B2O3 is less than 83 percent by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Joerg Hinrich Fechner, Christof Kass
  • Publication number: 20120252652
    Abstract: A fusion formable and ion exchangeable silicate glass having a seed concentration of less than about 1 seed/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew John Dejneka, Sinue Gomez
  • Publication number: 20120251743
    Abstract: A housing/enclosure/cover can include an ion-exchanged glass exhibiting the following attributes (1) radio, and microwave frequency transparency, as defined by a loss tangent of less than 0.03 and at a frequency range of between 15 MHz to 3.0 GHz; (2) infrared transparency; (3) a fracture toughness of greater than 0.6 MPa·m1/2; (4) a 4-point bend strength of greater than 350 MPa; (5) a Vickers hardness of at least 450 kgf/mm2 and a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least 5 kgf; (6) a Young's Modulus ranging between about 50 to 100 GPa;; (7) a thermal conductivity of less than 2.0 W/m° C., and (9) and at least one of the following attributes: (i) a compressive surface layer having a depth of layer (DOL) greater and a compressive stress greater than 400 MPa, or, (ii) a central tension of more than 20 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Jaymin Amin, Matthew John Dejneka, Linda Ruth Pinckney, Katherine Rose Rossington, Robert Sabia
  • Patent number: 8278229
    Abstract: Provided is a cover coating composition for a glass lining comprising a frit constituting the composition which mainly includes 65 to 75 mol % of SiO2, 2 to 8 mol % of ZrO2, 10 to 22 mol % of R2O where R represents Li, K, or Cs, and 2 to 12 mol % of R?O where R? represents Mg, Ca, Sr, or Ba, and the frit is free of Na2O, and said cover coating composition for a glass lining may further contain a metal fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Ikebukuro Horo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Iizawa, Masahiro Shirasaki, Takashi Kawashima, Osamu Mori
  • Publication number: 20120208309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass plate for a substrate contains, as a glass matrix composition, in mol % on the oxide basis, SiO2: 67 to 72, Al2O3: 1 to 7, B2O3: 0 to 4, MgO: 11 to 15, CaO: 0 to 3, SrO: 0 to 3, BaO: 0 to 4, ZrO2: 0 to 4, Na2O: 8 to 15, and K2O: 0 to 7, with SiO2+Al2O3: 71 to 77, MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO: 11 to 17, Na2O+K2O: 8 to 17, and satisfying K2O/(Na2O+K2O)?0.13×(SiO2+Al2O3+0.5B2O3+0.3BaO)?9.4, in which the glass plate has a ?-OH value (mm?1) of 0.05 to 0.5, and a heat shrinkage ratio (C) of 16 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TSUJIMURA, Yuichi Kuroki, Manabu Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20120199203
    Abstract: Provided are a glass sheet for a CIGS solar cell which satisfies both of high power generation efficiency and high glass transition temperature, and a CIGS solar cell having high power generation efficiency. A glass sheet for a Cu—In—Ga—Se solar cell containing, in terms of mol % on the basis of the following oxides, 60 to 75% of SiO2, 3 to 10% of Al2O3, 0 to 3% of B2O3, 5 to 18% of MgO, 0 to 5% of CaO, 4 to 18.5% of Na2O, 0 to 17% of K2O, and 0% or more and less than 10% of SrO+BaO+ZrO2, wherein K2O/(Na2O+K2O) is 0 to 0.5, and the glass sheet has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of more than 550° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu Nishizawa, Yuichi Kuroki, Tatsuo Nagashima, Yasushi Kawamoto, Shigeru Niki, Shogo Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20120183812
    Abstract: Provided are a glass substrate for information recording media wherein air bubbles can be sufficiently removed, and an information recording medium using the glass substrate. The glass substrate contains 65 to 90 mass % of SiO2+Al2O3+B2O3 (where SiO2 is 45 to 75 mass %, Al2O3 is 1 to 20 mass %, and B2O3 is 0 to 8 mass %), 7 to 20 mass % of R2O (where R represents Li, Na, or K), 0.1 to 12 mass % of R?O (where R? represents Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or Zn), and 0.5 to 10 mass % of TiO2+ZrO2. Moreover, the glass substrate contains at least one multivalent element selected from among a group consisting of V, Mn, Ni, Mo, Sn, Ce, and Bi; the molar ratio of the total amount of the oxide of the multivalent element to the total amount of TiO2+ZrO2 is within the range of 0.05 to 0.50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kajita
  • Patent number: 8222170
    Abstract: Disclosed are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, having excellent scratch resistance and a light weight and having high fracture toughness, the glass substrate having a fragility index value, measured in water, of 12 ?m?1/2 or less or having a fragility index value, measured in an atmosphere having a dew point of ?5° C. or lower, of 7 ?m?1/2 or less, or the glass substrate comprising, by mol %, 40 to 75% of SiO2, 2 to 45% of B2O3 and/or Al2O3 and 0 to 40% of R?2O in which R? is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K), wherein the total content of SiO2, B2O3, Al2O3 and R?2O is at least 90 mol %, and a magnetic information recording medium comprising a magnetic recording layer formed on the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Ikenishi, Atsuko Morita, Xuelu Zou
  • Publication number: 20120178612
    Abstract: A glass for a display substrate composed of 50 to 70% SiO2, 10 to 25% Al2O3, 8.4 to 20% B2O3, 0 to 10% MgO, 6 to 15% CaO, 0 to 10% BaO, 0 to 10% SrO, 0 to 10% ZnO, 0 to 5% TiO2, 0 to 5% P2O5, 0.01 to 0.2% alkali metal, and from 0.01% to less than 0.4% ZrO2, as expressed in % by mass. The glass can have a ?-OH value of 0.20/mm or more and an area of 0.1 m2 or more. The glass is produced by mixing raw materials to provide the SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO, ZnO, TiO2, P2O5 and alkali metal contents, electrically melting the raw materials in a melting furnace constructed of a high zirconia refractory; and refining, homogenizing and forming the glass melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Tatsuya Takaya, Masahiro Tomamoto
  • Publication number: 20120171497
    Abstract: A cover glass having a compressive-stress layer on the principal surfaces thereof, and having a glass composition containing 50% to 70% by mole of SiO2, 3% to 20% by mole of Al2O3, 5% to 25% by mole of Na2O, more than 0% by mole and less than or equal to 2.5% by mole of Li2O, 0% to 5.5% by mole of K2O, and 0% to less than 3% by mole of B2O3. Also disclosed is a method for producing a cover glass which includes: (i) preparing molten glass by melting a glass raw material; (ii) forming the prepared molten glass into a plate-like shape by a down-draw process and thereby obtaining a glass substrate; and (iii) forming a compressive-stress layer on the surface of the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicants: HOYA CORPORATION, AVANSTRATE INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro KOYAMA, Satoshi AMI, Kazuaki HASHIMOTO, Tetsuo TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20120149544
    Abstract: The present invention provides an alkali-free glass having a high strain point, a low viscosity and low devitrification, which is easily subjected to float molding and fusion molding. The glass herein has a strain point of 725° C. or higher, an average thermal expansion coefficient at 50 to 300° C. of 30×10?7 to 40×10?7/° C., a temperature T2 at which a glass viscosity becomes 102 dPa·s of 1,710° C. or lower, a temperature T4 at which a glass viscosity becomes 104 dPa·s of 1,330° C. or lower, a glass surface devitrification temperature (Tc) of 1,330° C. or lower, and a glass internal devitrification temperature (Td) of 1,330° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kensuke NAGAI, Yuichi Kuroki, Manabu Nishizawa, Tomoyuki Tsujimura
  • 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: 8183170
    Abstract: Disclosed are CuX-containing, Nd2O3-containing, UV-absorbing and contrast-enhancing glasses and article comprising the same. The glass has improved UV-absorption and color enhancing capabilities compared to glasses described in the prior art. The glass can be used in sunglass lenses and light filters of information displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Yves Andre Henri Brocheton
  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: 8162005
    Abstract: A zirconium- and alumina-containing silicate glass suitable for use as a frit with refractory materials such as alumina is disclosed, the silicate glass comprising a glass composition in mole percent (mol %) of: 2<B2O3<7 mol % 75<SiO2<80 mol % 3<Al2O3<5 mol % 2<ZrO2<5 mol% 9<Na2O+K2O<15 mol % 0<alkali earth+lanthanide<15 mol % and wherein the total mole percent of SiO2, AlO3 and ZrO2 together is greater than 82 but less than 86, and wherein the total mole percent of B2O3, Na2O, K2O, alkali earths and lanthanides together is greater than 13 and less than 18. Frits (200,600), composites (600) and microfluidic devices (12) comprising the glass are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Paulo Gaspar Jorge Marques
  • Publication number: 20120088648
    Abstract: Described herein are alkali-free, boroalumino silicate glasses exhibiting desirable physical and chemical properties for use as substrates in flat panel display devices, such as, active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). In accordance with certain of its aspects, the glasses possess good dimensional stability as a function of temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Adam J. Ellison, Timothy J. Kiczenski
  • 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: 20120052275
    Abstract: Provided is a cover glass having a down-drawable composition including, in mass percent: 50%-70% SiO2, 5%-20% Al2O3, 6%-20% Na2O, 0%-10% K2O, 0%-10% MgO, above 2%-20% CaO, and 0%-4.8% ZrO2 wherein, (i) 46.5%?(SiO2?½Al2O3)?59%, (ii) 0.3<CaO/RO, where RO represents a total mass percent of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO included in the glass substrate, (iii) SrO+BaO<10%, (iv) 0?(ZrO2+TiO2)/SiO2)<0.07, and (v) 0?B2O3/R12O<0.1, where R12O represents a total mass percent of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O and K2O included in the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicants: AVANSTRATE INC., HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki HASHIMOTO, Tetsuo TAKANO, Akihiro KOYAMA, Mikiko MORISHITA
  • 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: 20120035041
    Abstract: Mineral materials selected from lithium aluminosilicate glasses containing vanadium, precursors of glass-ceramics, and glass-ceramics colored by vanadium contain solid solution(s) of ?-quartz and/or ?-spodumene as main crystalline phase. Also disclosed are articles made from said mineral materials, as well as methods for forming said glasses, glass-ceramics and articles of said glasses and glass-ceramics. Methods involve optimizing the refining of lithium aluminosilicate glasses containing SnO2 as a fining agent in preparing glasses or glass-ceramics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventor: Marie Jacqueline Monique Comte
  • Publication number: 20120033693
    Abstract: The invention relates to aluminoborosilicate-based glasses suitable for use as a solid laser medium. In particular, these aluminoborosilicate-based laser glasses exhibit broad emission bandwidths of rare earth lasing ions. Although not entirely understood, the broadening of the emission bandwidth is believed to be achieved by the presence of significant amounts of lanthanide ions in the glass matrix. In addition, because of the high values of Young's modulus, fracture toughness and hardness, the rare earth aluminoborosilicate glass system according to the invention is also suitable as transparent armor window material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA
    Inventors: Hong LI, Carsten WEINHOLD
  • Publication number: 20120015150
    Abstract: To provide a cover glass for a solid-state imaging device, which has a high Young's modulus and a thermal expansion coefficient close to silicon within a wide temperature range and which is useful particularly for a solid-state imaging device produced by CSP. A cover glass for a solid-state imaging device, which comprises, by mass %, from 56 to 66% of SiO2, from 9 to 26% of Al2O3, from 1 to 11% of B2O3, from 0 to 6% of MgO, from 0 to 6% of CaO, from 4 to 13% of ZnO, from 0 to 4% of Li2O, from 0 to 5% of Na2O, and from 0 to 6% of K2O, provided that Li2O+Na2O+K2O is at least 1%, and which has an average thermal expansion coefficient of from 30 to 38×10?7K?1 within a range of from 30 to 300° C. and a Young's modulus of at least 78 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Hidetoshi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20120015197
    Abstract: The invention provides a silica-alumina-sodium oxide glass easy to melt and suitable for a low temperature ion exchange process. The glass is suitable for chemical tempering and consists of 55-60 wt % of SiO2, 0.1-2.5 wt % of B2O3, 11-16 wt % of Al2O3, 14-17 wt % of Na2O, 1-8 wt % of K2O, 0-8 wt % of ZrO2, 0-5 wt % of CaO, 0-5 wt % of MgO and 0-1 wt % of Sb2O3. By reasonably setting the composition, the difficulty in glass production decreases and the glass melting temperature is reduced obviously, which is favorable to reduce energy consumption and improve yield of products. Under the condition that tempering temperature is 380?-500? and tempering time is 4-12 h, the surface compressive stress can be 610-1100 Mpa, the depth of a stress layer can be 31-80 ?m, and the glass is reinforced and has high shock resistance. The glass of the invention has high wear resistance and can be used as a protective glass material of high-grade electronic display products such as mobile phones and PDAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: CDGM GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Sun, Chuncai Song, Xiaoli Chen, Ning Chen, Jun Xiao, Chang Li
  • 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: 8097077
    Abstract: Pressable glass-ceramic compositions for dental purposes of the composition I, II or III I II III (percent by weight) (percent by weight) (percent by weight) ZrO2 17-70%? ZrO2/Al2O3 15-70%? Al2O3 15-70%? SiO2 17-59%? SiO2 17-59%? SiO2 17-59%? Al2O3 ?2-15% ZrO2 ?2-15% ZrO2 ?2-15% Y2O3 ??0-6% Y2O3 ??0-6% Y2O3 ??0-6% K2O 3-12.5%? K2O 3-12.5%? K2O 3-12.5%? Na2O 0.2-8.5%?? Na2O 0.2-8.5%?? Na2O 0.2-8.5%?? Li2O 0-1.5% Li2O 0-1.5% Li2O 0-1.5% CaO 0.3-2% CaO 0.3-2% CaO 0.3-2% B2O3 0.1-5% B2O3 0.1-5% B2O3 0.1-5% F 0-2.5% F 0-2.5% F 0-2.5% CeO2 0.2-2% CeO2 0.2-2% CeO2 0.2-2% TiO2 0-1.5% TiO2 0-1.5% TiO2 0-1.5% are particularly suitable for the manufacturing of ceramic veneer frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Heraeus Kulzer GmbH
    Inventor: Jurgen Steidl
  • Patent number: 8087263
    Abstract: A method of producing a glass having a SiO2—Al2O3—B2O3—RO based composition, where RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO, a melting temperature corresponding to 102.5 poise of 1570° C. or higher and an alkali content of 0.01 to 0.2% and a ZrO2 content of 0.01 to 0.3%, as expressed in % by mass. And, a method of producing a glass having a SiO2—Al2O3—B2O3- RO based composition, where RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO, a density of 2.5 g/cm3 or less, an average thermal expansion coefficient of 25 to 36×10?7/° C. in a temperature range of 30 to 380° C., a strain point of 640° C. or higher and an alkali content of 0.01 to 0.2% and a ZrO2 content of not less than 0.01% and less than 0.4%, as expressed in % by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Takaya, Masahiro Tomamoto
  • Patent number: 8084381
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide glass exhibiting both of a low thermal expansion and a low-temperature melting property and to provide glass which is able to be manufactured under the condition where an average linear thermal expantion coefficient at 0° C. to 50° C. is preferably not more than 40×10?7° C.?1, more preferably 35×10?7° C.?1 and, most preferably, 33×10?7° C.?1 and a fusing temperature is preferably not higher than 1550° C., more preferably not higher than 1540° C. and, most preferably, not higher than 1530° C. The means therefor is the glass, characterized in that, where an average linear thermal expantion coefficient at 0° C. to 50° C. is not more than 40×10?7° C.?1, an Al2O3 component and a B2O3 component on the basis of oxides are contained and the ratio of B2O3/Al2O3 in terms of % by mass is not less than 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Ohara Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Murozumi
  • Publication number: 20110306486
    Abstract: An alumino-borosilicate glass for the confinement, isolation of a radioactive liquid effluent of medium activity, and a method for treating a radioactive liquid effluent of medium activity, wherein calcination of said effluent is carried out in order to obtain a calcinate, and a vitrification adjuvant is added to said calcinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Aveva NC
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Dussossoy, Agnés Grandjean, Thierry Advocat, Nicolas Bousquet, Sophie Schuller
  • 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: 20110259053
    Abstract: Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools and which subsequently can be converted into lithium silicate products showing high strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG
    Inventors: Elke Apel, Wolfram Höland, Marcel Schweiger, Christian van t'Hoen, Harald Bürke, Volker M. Rheinberger
  • Patent number: 8043986
    Abstract: A sealing glass for an energy storage device is provided. The sealing glass includes silicon dioxide, boron oxide, aluminum oxide, sodium oxide and zirconium oxide. Methods for preparing the sealing glass and the energy storage device incorporating the sealing glass are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dong-Sil Park, Jian Wu, Mamatha Nagesh, Sundeep Kumar, Craig Stringer, Digamber Porob, Vinayak Hassan Vishwanath
  • Publication number: 20110217534
    Abstract: A glass for a display substrate composed of 50 to 70% SiO2, 10 to 25% Al2O3, 8.4 to 20% B2O3, 0 to 10% MgO, 6 to 15% CaO, 0 to 10% BaO, 0 to 10% SrO, 0 to 10% ZnO, 0 to 5% TiO2, 0 to 5% P2O5, 0.01 to 0.2% alkali metal, and from 0.01% to less than 0.4% ZrO2, as expressed in % by mass. The glass can have a ?-OH value of 0.20/mm or more and an area of 0.1 m2 or more. The glass is produced by mixing raw materials to provide the SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO, ZnO, TiO2, P2O5 and alkali metal contents, electrically melting the raw materials in a melting furnace constructed of a high zirconia refractory; and refining, homogenizing and forming the glass melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Tatsuya Takaya, Masahiro Tomamoto
  • Patent number: 8012895
    Abstract: A sealing material for solid oxide fuel cells is provided, which is composed of around 60% to 80% by weight of glass, around 20% to 30% by weight of alcohol, around 0.5% to 3% by weight of ethyl celluloid as a binder, and around 0.01% to 0.1% by weight of polyethylene glycol as a plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Szu-Han Wu, Kin-Fu Lin, Ruey-Yi Lee, Chien-Kuo Liou, Tung-Yuan Yang, Tzann-Sheng Lee, Li-Chun Cheng
  • 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