A combination of materials and processing parameters have been developed for hermetic seals for electrical feedthroughs in high performance applications. A glass-ceramic forms a hermetic seal between a stainless steel shell and a platinum-nickel-based (PtNi) pin alloy for electrical feedthroughs. The glass-ceramic is processed to develop a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) slightly higher than the pin alloy but lower than the stainless steel. The seal system employing the new processing conditions and PtNi-based pin alloy alleviates several problems encountered in previous seal systems and improves the hermetic connector performance.

A combination of materials and processing parameters have been developed for hermetic seals for electrical feedthroughs in high performance applications. A glass-ceramic forms a hermetic seal between a stainless steel shell and a platinum-nickel-based (PtNi) pin alloy for electrical feedthroughs. The glass-ceramic is processed to develop a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) slightly higher than the pin alloy but lower than the stainless steel. The seal system employing the new processing conditions and PtNi-based pin alloy alleviates several problems encountered in previous seal systems and improves the hermetic connector performance.

A nerve stimulator and a manufacturing method thereof. The nerve stimulator includes a glass substrate, and a plurality of metal pins provided on the substrate, wherein the metal pins form stimulation portions on one side of the substrate, and the density of the metal pins is greater than 15 Pin/mm.sup.2. The stimulation portions in the present nerve stimulator have a high density and a good stimulation effect. The processing method thereof is to cut out a high-density metal pin array first by using a metal underlayer, then the manufacturing method overcomes the deficiency in the prior art that it is rather difficult to manufacture a high density of nerve stimulation electrodes by using other substrates such as ceramics and the like.

A nerve stimulator and a manufacturing method thereof. The nerve stimulator includes a glass substrate, and a plurality of metal pins provided on the substrate, wherein the metal pins form stimulation portions on one side of the substrate, and the density of the metal pins is greater than 15 Pin/mm.sup.2. The stimulation portions in the present nerve stimulator have a high density and a good stimulation effect. The processing method thereof is to cut out a high-density metal pin array first by using a metal underlayer, then the manufacturing method overcomes the deficiency in the prior art that it is rather difficult to manufacture a high density of nerve stimulation electrodes by using other substrates such as ceramics and the like.

A manufacturing method of a glass panel for a glass panel unit includes a melting step, a spreading step, an annealing step, a cutting step, and a spacer disposition step. The spacer disposition step is a step of disposing spacers onto a glass sheet and is performed by a spacer disposition device prior to the cutting step.

A glass tube for sealing a metal includes a glass that contains, in terms of mass %, 50% or more of SiO.sub.2+B.sub.2O.sub.3, 0% to 10% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 3% to 20% of RO (R is an alkali-earth metal), and 11% to 22% of R.sub.2O (R is an alkali metal), and that has 10 l/g or less of an amount of CO.sub.2 emitted when heated from a room temperature to 1100 C.

A glass tube for sealing a metal includes a glass that contains, in terms of mass %, 50% or more of SiO.sub.2+B.sub.2O.sub.3, 0% to 10% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 3% to 20% of RO (R is an alkali-earth metal), and 11% to 22% of R.sub.2O (R is an alkali metal), and that has 10 l/g or less of an amount of CO.sub.2 emitted when heated from a room temperature to 1100 C.

The disclosure relates to a bond produced with an at least partially crystallized glass, such as a metal-to-glass bond, in particular a metal-to-glass bond in a feed-through element or connecting element, and to a method for producing such a bond, in particular in a feed-through element or connecting element. The at least partially crystallized glass includes at least one crystal phase and pores which are distributed in the at least partially crystallized glass in a structured manner.

The disclosure relates to a bond produced with an at least partially crystallized glass, such as a metal-to-glass bond, in particular a metal-to-glass bond in a feed-through element or connecting element, and to a method for producing such a bond, in particular in a feed-through element or connecting element. The at least partially crystallized glass includes at least one crystal phase and pores which are distributed in the at least partially crystallized glass in a structured manner.

The present disclosure relates to a bonding glass which has improved water resistance and has a coefficient of thermal expansion (25-300) of from 14.Math.10.sup.6K.sup.1 to 17.Math.10.sup.6K.sup.1, comprising, in mol % on an oxide basis, 5-7 of B.sub.2O.sub.3, 10-14 of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 36-43 of P.sub.2O.sub.5, 15-22 of Na.sub.2O, 12.5-20 of K.sub.2O, 2-6 of Bi.sub.2O.sub.3 and >0-6 of R oxide, where R oxide is an oxide selected from the group consisting of MnO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 and SnO.sub.2 and Ta.sub.2O.sub.5 and Nb.sub.2O.sub.5 and Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 and GeO.sub.2 and CaO. The bonding glass is free of PbO except for, at most, impurities. The bonding glass may have a glass transition temperature Tg of from 390 C. to 430 C. The present disclosure also relates to uses of this bonding glass.