| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 501053000 |
Silica containing
| 224 |
| 501032000 |
Glass and material other than glass (e.g., crystal glass, opal glass, etc.)
| 87 |
| 501041000 |
Nonsilicate oxide glasses
| 69 |
| 501035000 |
Fibers
| 30 |
| 501014000 |
Enamels, glazes, or fusion seals (e.g., raw, fritted, or calcined ingredients)
| 26 |
| 501027000 |
Glass batch forming compositions (i.e., glass batch compositions)
| 13 |
| 501040000 |
Nonoxide glasses (e.g., fluoride glasses, etc.)
| 6 |
| 501039000 |
Pore-forming | 5 |
| 20130045853 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POROUS GLASS - Provided is a method of producing a porous glass having a high strength by a safe, simple process that does not involve the use of any high-temperature heat treatment or acid treatment step. The method includes: mixing 4 wt % or more to 6.5 wt % or less of sodium oxide, 26 wt % or more to 36 wt % or less of boron oxide, and 60 wt % or more to 68 wt % or less of silicon oxide; heating the mixed materials to melt the materials and cooling the molten materials to obtain a glass body; and a step involving bringing the glass body into contact with water without reheating the glass body to obtain the porous glass. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130116107 | Foam Glass Having A Low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion and Related Methods - Foam glass may include natural glass, wherein the foam glass includes greater than 5% alumina by weight of the foam glass and has a coefficient of thermal expansion ranging between 4×10 | 05-09-2013 |
| 20090298667 | Controlled Gas Pore Formers in Extruded Ware - The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing porous ceramic articles. The compositions and methods comprise a ceramic precursor batch comprising an organic peroxide pore forming agent where the pore forming agent is an organo-adduct of hydrogen peroxide and an organic compound or an organic peroxide of the general formula R—O—O—R′. The organic peroxide pore forming agent is stable during extrusion and other methods for forming a green body and does not decompose until the green body is dried. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110152056 | METHOD FOR MAKING HOLLOW MICROSPHERES - There is provided a method for making hollow microspheres including heating a feed under conditions sufficient to convert at least a portion of the feed into hollow microspheres, where the heating is conducted under a vacuum. There is also provided hollow microspheres made using this method. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110152057 | HOLLOW MICROSPHERES - There is provided hollow microspheres that are essentially free of blowing agent. There is also provided hollow microspheres comprising perlite and having a single cell structure. | 06-23-2011 |
| 501012000 |
Made by gel route | 4 |
| 20130085056 | QUARTZ GLASS BODY AND A METHOD AND GEL BODY FOR PRODUCING A QUARTZ GLASS BODY - A method for producing a quartz glass body from a get body is provided, wherein the gel body generated from a colloidal suspension is at least formed and compressed into the quartz glass body Displacement bodies are added to the colloidal suspension prior to gelating into the gel body, and are completely removed from the gel body after gelating, wherein hollow spaces are generated at the positions of the removed displacement bodies, so that a translucent or opaque quartz glass body is generated. Further, a gel body for producing a quartz glass body is provided, wherein displacement bodies are introduced into the gel body that can be completely removed from the gel body, so that hollow spaces arise at the positions of the displacement bodies. A quartz glass body is also provided that includes vacuoles or hollow spaces filled with gas. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20090098997 | PRODUCTION OF A SELF-SUPPORTING GLASS FILM - A process for the production of a self-supporting glass film is described. The method includes the steps of preparing a mixture containing a colloidal silica sol, at least one alkanolamine organic additive and an organic binder; coating the mixture onto a base material; drying the coated mixture to form a precursor film on the base material; releasing the precursor film from the base material; and firing the released precursor film to form a self-supporting glass film. Self-supporting glass films produced by the disclosed process are also described. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090215606 | SOL-GEL PROCESS - Sol-gel process comprising preparation of a solution of at least one compound having the formula Xm-M-(OR)n-m addition to the solution of the dopants, hydrolysis of the compound to form the sol, possible addition of an oxide, gelling the sol, recycling the liquid and adjusting the pH-value of the liquid in order to fix the dopants in the aquagel, gel drying and densifying to obtain the glass. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100234204 | ORGANOSILICON NANOSILICON COMPOSITES AND FABRICATION METHODS - Embodiments of the invention provide organosilicon silicon nanoparticle composites, where the silicon nanoparticles are highly luminescent. Preferred embodiments of the invention are Si—O solid composite networks, e.g., glass, having a homogenous distribution of luminescent hydrogen terminated silicon nanoparticles in a homogenous distribution throughout the solid. Embodiments of the invention also provide fabrication processes for organosilicon silicon nanoparticle composites. A preferred method for forming an organosilicon nanoparticle composite disperses hydrogen terminated silicon nanoparticles and an inorganic precursor of an organosilicon gel in an aprotic solvent to form a sol. A catalyst is mixed into the sol. The sol is then permitted to dry into a gel of the organosilicon nanoparticle composite. | 09-16-2010 |
| 501013000 |
Radiation color change responsive | 3 |
| 20100016141 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYEING GLASS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for dyeing glass and, more particularly, an apparatus and a method, by which both surfaces of hot sheet-like glass may be dyed simultaneously and/or the surface containing tin residues of the sheet glass may be dyed to have a different colour than the surface without tin residues. The apparatus of the invention may be used for dyeing both sheet glass and utility glass, such as glass beakers. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110201489 | PHOTOCHROMIC BENZOPYRANO-BENZOPYRANS WITH FURTHER FUSING - The present invention relates to photochromic benzopyranobenzopyrans with additional fusion and to the use thereof in plastics of all types, in particular for ophthalmic purposes. The compounds according to the invention are photochromic benzopyran compounds which can also be regarded as derived from 9-oxa-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20100216624 | GLASS COMPOSITION FOR LAMP, GLASS PART FOR LAMP, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LAMP OR GLASS COMPOSITION FOR LAMP - A glass composition for lamps includes the following by weight percent: SiO | 08-26-2010 |
| 501033000 |
Beads | 2 |
| 20090098999 | PAVEMENT MARKING, REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING MICROSPHERES - Presently described are retroreflective articles, such as pavement markings, that comprise transparent microspheres partially embedded in a (e.g., polymeric) binder. Also described are (e.g., glass-ceramic) microspheres, methods of making microspheres, as well as compositions of glass materials and compositions of glass-ceramic materials. The microspheres generally comprise lanthanide series oxide(s), titanium oxide (TiO | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100041537 | COMPOSITIONS OF PARTICLES - Method of making particle compositions exhibiting improved floodability and/or flowability properties. The compositions generally contain particles and non-surface modified nanoparticles. | 02-18-2010 |
| Entries |
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| 20120184427 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOAT GLASS - An apparatus for manufacturing a float glass includes a float bath in which a molten glass moves on a surface of a floatable molten metal to form a glass ribbon, a casing deformation preventing member for allowing an inert gas to flow around an end casing at an outlet of the float bath to prevent the end casing from deforming, a dross box disposed adjacent to a downstream end of the float bath and having lift-out rollers for drawing the glass ribbon, an introduction member for introducing an inert gas into the dross box, and a recycling path for supplying an inert gas, which discharges from the casing deformation preventing member, to the introducing member. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20100048375 | METHOD FOR POLISHING GLASS SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE - Spots generated on a glass substrate after a polishing step are reduced. The present invention relates to a method for polishing a glass substrate including injecting a silica abrasive and a high-boiling solvent in a final glass substrate polishing step. The high-boiling solvent is preferably a solvent having a molecular weight of 300 or lower and a boiling point of 150° C. or higher. As Examples of the high-boiling solvent having a molecular weight of 300 or lower and a boiling point of 150° C. or higher includes ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and glycerine. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110294647 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOAT GLASS - An apparatus for manufacturing a float glass includes a bottom block in which molten metal is stored and floats, a loop block which covers the bottom block and has at least one hole formed therethrough, a heater installed through the hole, and a fragment intercepting member for preventing fragments generated at the loop block from falling onto the bottom block through the hole. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20130072371 | METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, USING A GLASS FLUXING AGENT TO REDUCE FOAM DURING MELTING OF GLASS BATCH - A foam and frothy glass mixture that forms on a pool of molten glass and inhibits heat transfer between the overhead flames and the pool of molten glass is decreased, if not eliminated, by spreading a glass fluxing agent, e.g. but not limiting to the invention, sodium sulfate over the foam and/or frothy glass mixture. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130065745 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING GLASS INFORMATION AND GLASS MATERIAL - There is provided a method for providing glass information and a glass material capable of preventing a generation of a gap between an evaluation regarding chemical durability of the glass material and an actual surface state, which is the method for providing glass information for providing information regarding the chemical durability of the glass material, wherein a correlation between a variation of hydrogen ion concentration indexes of a process liquid in which the glass material is immersed, and a variation of chemical durability index values of a prescribed types of glass materials, is tabulated in a visible form, and is provided individually for each type of the glass materials. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130116105 | DIRECT SMELTING PROCESS - A molten bath-based direct smelting process comprises controlling the process conditions in a direct smelting yessel so that molten slag in a molten bath of metal and slag in the vessel has a viscosity in a range of 0.5-5 poise when the slag temperature is in a range of 1400-1550° C. in the molten bath in the vessel. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20110301014 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOAT GLASS - An apparatus for manufacturing a float glass includes a float bath in which a molten glass moves on a surface of a floatable molten metal to form a glass ribbon, a casing deformation preventing member for allowing an inert gas to flow around an end casing at an outlet of the float bath to prevent the end casing from deforming, a dross box disposed adjacent to a downstream end of the float bath and having lift-out rollers for drawing the glass ribbon, an introduction member for introducing an inert gas into the dross box, and a recycling path for supplying an inert gas, which discharges from the casing deformation preventing member, to the introducing member. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110294646 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOAT GLASS - An apparatus for manufacturing a float glass includes a bottom block in which molten metal is stored to float, a loop block which covers the bottom block, and a plurality of thermocouples buried in the loop block in a predetermined pattern to measure the temperature of the loop block so that a temperature gradient of an inner circumstance of a float chamber formed by the bottom block and the loop block is measured and/or controlled. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294645 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOAT GLASS - An apparatus for manufacturing a float glass includes a bottom block in which molten metal is stored to float, a loop block which covers the bottom block, and a shield for preventing a vapor, which is generated from the molten metal at both sides of the bottom block, from advancing toward the molten glass or for keeping a circumstance above the molten glass. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294644 | ANNEALING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLOAT GLASS - An annealing apparatus for a float glass continuously anneals a glass ribbon molded in a float bath. The annealing apparatus includes a lehr housing having an inlet and an outlet for the glass ribbon, a plurality of lehr rolls rotatably installed to the lehr housing in a width direction of the lehr housing, and labyrinth seals installed between the lehr rolls and sidewalls of the lehr housing, respectively, to prevent sulfurous acid gas supplied into the lehr housing from discharging out. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20100120601 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS MOLDED BODY, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF GLASS MOLDED BODY, AND GLASS MOLDED BODY - A process for producing a glass molding, in which a glass molding of stable quality can be efficiently produced through minimizing of temperature fluctuation of molten glass drops at pressure molding operation; and an apparatus for production of a glass molding used in this process. Molten glass drops are fed into an inferior die by causing the molten glass drops to fall from above toward the inferior die. The arrival of molten glass drops having fallen at a given location is detected, and pressurization of the molten glass drops by means of molding dies is initiated upon the passage of a given time since the detection. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110172075 | White Pozzolan Manufactured From Post-Consumer Waste Glass, Products Incorporating the Same and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - A clean dry white glass powder useful as a substitute for Portland cement in concrete, in paints, and for other known uses for glass powder produced conventionally can be produced from unsorted post-consumer waste glass, including a substantial fraction of non-glass items, by employing glass pulverizing equipment to reduce waste glass to small fragments, allowing removal of trash, employing a multistep washing process to clean the glass fragments, in the preferred embodiment using aggregate cleaning equipment, drying the fragments, preferably using fluidized bed techniques, and grinding the glass to a desired particle size, preferably using a ball mill, in combination with an air classification step to produce a bright white glass powder of uniform particle size. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110269616 | TUMBLED, POLISHED, VIBRATED BROKEN TEMPERED GLASS PIECES - An invention is provided for creating smoothed, heat-treated glass fragments. The invention includes placing a plurality of heat-treated glass fragments into a tumbling or vibrating apparatus. Each heat-treated glass fragment is formed from glass that has been heated to a temperature of at least 1000° Fahrenheit and rapidly cooled to a temperature below 700° Fahrenheit. The plurality of glass fragments are then tumbled or vibrated for a predetermined period of time such that surfaces of the heat-treated glass fragments are smoother than prior to tumbling. The glass fragments are thereafter removed from the tumbling apparatus, resulting in smoothed, heat-treated glass fragments that are suitable for direct handling without hand protection. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120040818 | FLOAT BATH FOR MANUFACTURING FLOAT GLASS AND COOLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A float bath for manufacturing a float glass includes a brick assembly composed of a plurality of bricks storing a molten metal so that a float glass is capable of moving forward while floating on the molten metal, a bottom casing for forming an outer side of the brick assembly, and an air blower installed away from the bottom casing to supply a cooling air toward the bottom casing. The air blower includes a plurality of nozzles having a diameter of about 30 mm and arranged with a pitch of about 250 mm to about 300 mm in order to cool the bottom casing to a predetermined temperature. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20080280747 | DENTAL FILLINGS AND BONE TISSUE - A bone substitute composition includes glass flake and a hardenable material. The glass flake is a particle with an aspect ratio of, at least, 20:1 The preferred thickness of the glass flake is in the range from 200 to 1,000 nm and the average particle size is, preferably, from 20 to 60 μm. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090029841 | Glassware Breaking Apparatus - A glassware-breaking machine can be used to reduce the volume of glass waste and also to reduce disposal costs. The machine can be provided with a plurality of flaps to reduce noise. In order to reduce the risk of glassware becoming jammed, a conduit can be provided with an internal cross section that increases in size in a direction towards a glassware breaking device. The glassware-breaking device may be rotatably mounted within the machine and may have a container underneath it for collecting broken glass. The machine can be of compact construction. It allows noise levels to be reduced significantly, relative to known industrial glassware-breaking machines | 01-29-2009 |
| 20120277085 | METHODS FOR ENHANCING STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF A GLASS ARTICLE - A method for strengthening an alkali-containing glass article including: contacting a standardized glass article and aqueous vapor at about 80 to 500° C. for 0.5 to 400 hours at atmospheric pressure. A method for making a damage resistant, low-alkali, glass article including: contacting a standardized glass article and aqueous vapor at about 100 to 600° C. for about 0.5 to about 200 hours at atmospheric pressure. A strengthened and durable glass article prepared by the disclosed methods is disclosed. A display system that can incorporate the glass article, as defined herein, is also disclosed. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20110086753 | Method and System for Polishing Float Glass - A system for polishing a float glass used for liquid crystal displays includes a lower unit configured to rotate a float glass to be polished, a head assembly configured to be rotatable in contact with the float glass, and a moving unit configured to move the head assembly in a horizontal direction, wherein the head assembly includes at least two heads that are rotatable, respectively. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120040817 | FLOAT BATH FOR MANUFACTURING FLOAT GLASS AND COOLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A float bath for manufacturing a float glass includes a brick assembly composed of a plurality of bricks to store a molten metal so that a float glass is capable of moving forward while floating on the molten metal, a bottom casing for forming an outer side of the brick assembly, and an air blower installed away from the bottom casing to supply a cooling air toward the bottom casing. The air blower is disposed so that the cooling air is injected toward gaps between the bricks. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120135847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A BRITTLE-MATERIAL SUBSTRATE, AND WINDOW GLASS FOR VEHICLE OBTAINED BY THE METHOD - A method for cutting a brittle-material substrate by irradiating a converged laser beam on a brittle-material substrate along first and second cutting lines intersecting each other at least at one point, includes forming scribe lines along the first and the second cutting lines on a surface of the brittle-material substrate, and relatively moving an irradiation position of the laser beam on the surface of the brittle-material substrate along the scribe lines to cut the brittle-material substrate at a forward position of the irradiation position in the moving direction of the irradiation position. The irradiation of the laser beam is limited in a region in the vicinity of an intersection where the first and the second cutting lines intersect. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120094821 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL GLASS ELEMENTS, PARTICULARLY CONCENTRATOR OPTICS - a method and to an apparatus for producing optical glass elements, in particular for producing what is referred to as low-cost optics for focusing light onto small areas, for example, for photovoltaic applications or optical couplers. The method for producing the optical glass elements includes: providing a glass rod having a selected cross-section, heating the glass rod such that it can be deformed in at least some sections, molding at least one optical glass element from the deformable section using a molding tool, separating the optical glass element from the glass rod at the connection, arranging a plurality of separated optical glass elements to form a group, and grinding and/or polishing at least one section of the separating surfaces of the grouped optical glass elements. The invention makes it possible to produce optical glass elements that meet low quality requirements in high quantities and with high output at low cost. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20130023399 | Laser Light Deflection Amount Detecting Apparatus, Displacement Measuring Apparatus, Method for Manufacturing Mold for Molding Optical Element, and Optical Element - Provided is a laser light deflection amount detecting apparatus that accurately measures deflection of the optical axis of laser light in two directions orthogonal to the optical axis. | 01-24-2013 |
