Patent classifications
C03B18/12
CHEMICALLY-STRENGTHENED THIN GLASS SUBSTRATES NEW PARADIGMS FOR MODIFIED CURVATURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
Chemically-strengthened thin glass having modified curvature and a method for making the same. The method includes providing a thin glass substrate which has host alkali ions situated in its surface regions, and possesses a treatment-advantaged surface region and a treatment-disadvantaged surface region located opposing each other; conducting a step of ion-exchange with invasive alkali ions having an average ionic radius larger than the average ionic radius of the host alkali ions, thereby producing a chemically-strengthened substrate which is characterized by an undesired curvature (warpage), and then conducting a step of reverse ion-exchange with reversing alkali ions having an average ionic radius equal to, or smaller than, the average ionic radius of the host alkali ions before ion-exchange, so as to produce a chemically-strengthened substrate having either less curvature or having a predetermined profile of curvature, which is not present in the chemically-strengthened glass substrate prior to reverse ion-exchange.
BOROSILICATE LIGHT EXTRACTION REGION
The invention relates to a light extraction substrate having a light extraction layer. The light extraction layer includes boron, boroate, and/or borosilicate as well as nanoparticles.
BOROSILICATE LIGHT EXTRACTION REGION
The invention relates to a light extraction substrate having a light extraction layer. The light extraction layer includes boron, boroate, and/or borosilicate as well as nanoparticles.
Low iron, high redox ratio, and high iron, high redox ratio, soda-lime-silica glasses and methods of making same
A glass has a basic soda-lime-silica glass portion, and a colorant portion including total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of greater than zero to 0.10 weight percent, e.g. selected from the group of total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of greater than zero to 0.02 weight percent and total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of greater than 0.02 weight percent to less than 0.10 weight percent; redox ratio in the range of 0.2 to 0.6, and tin and/or tin compounds, e.g. SnO.sub.2 greater than 0.000 to 5.0 weight percent. In one embodiment of the invention, the glass has a tin side and an opposite air side, wherein the tin side of the glass is supported on a molten tin bath during forming of the glass. The tin concentration at the tin side of the glass is greater than, less than, or equal to the tin concentration in body portion of the glass. The body portion of the glass extending from the air side of the glass toward the tin side and terminating short of the tin side of the glass.
Low iron, high redox ratio, and high iron, high redox ratio, soda-lime-silica glasses and methods of making same
A glass has a basic soda-lime-silica glass portion, and a colorant portion including total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of greater than zero to 0.10 weight percent, e.g. selected from the group of total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of greater than zero to 0.02 weight percent and total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of greater than 0.02 weight percent to less than 0.10 weight percent; redox ratio in the range of 0.2 to 0.6, and tin and/or tin compounds, e.g. SnO.sub.2 greater than 0.000 to 5.0 weight percent. In one embodiment of the invention, the glass has a tin side and an opposite air side, wherein the tin side of the glass is supported on a molten tin bath during forming of the glass. The tin concentration at the tin side of the glass is greater than, less than, or equal to the tin concentration in body portion of the glass. The body portion of the glass extending from the air side of the glass toward the tin side and terminating short of the tin side of the glass.
LOW IRON, HIGH REDOX RATIO, AND HIGH IRON, HIGH REDOX RATIO, SODA-LIME-SILICA GLASSES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
A method of making glass having a basic soda-lime-silica glass portion, and a colorant portion, the colorant portion including total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of at least 0.00 to no more than 0.02 weight percent, a redox ratio in the range of 0.35 to 0.6, and tin metal providing tin in an amount within the range of greater than 0.005 to 5.0 weight percent; the glass product has a tin side and an opposite air side, said tin side of the glass having a higher concentration of tin than the air side, the air side having a uniform concentration of tin from the air side of the glass product towards the tin side of the glass product.
LOW IRON, HIGH REDOX RATIO, AND HIGH IRON, HIGH REDOX RATIO, SODA-LIME-SILICA GLASSES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
A method of making glass having a basic soda-lime-silica glass portion, and a colorant portion, the colorant portion including total iron as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 in the range of at least 0.00 to no more than 0.02 weight percent, a redox ratio in the range of 0.35 to 0.6, and tin metal providing tin in an amount within the range of greater than 0.005 to 5.0 weight percent; the glass product has a tin side and an opposite air side, said tin side of the glass having a higher concentration of tin than the air side, the air side having a uniform concentration of tin from the air side of the glass product towards the tin side of the glass product.
METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING EDGES OF LAMINATED GLASS ARTICLES AND LAMINATED GLASS ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM
Methods for strengthening edges of a laminated glass article comprising a glass core layer positioned between a first glass clad layer and a second glass clad layer are disclosed. The methods may comprise polishing the cut edges of the laminated glass article with a slurry of polishing media applied to the edges of the laminated glass article with brushes. An edge strength of the laminated glass article is greater than or equal to about 400 MPa after polishing.
METHOD FOR FORMING MOLTEN GLASS, FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS PRODUCT
To provide a method for forming molten glass, capable of easily improving the forming accuracy of molten glass. One embodiment of the method for forming molten glass of the present invention comprises a supplying in which molten glass having a temperature of at least the softening point is discharged in a strip shape and supplied on the surface of molten metal, and a transporting the glass ribbon supplied on the surface of the molten metal, wherein the transporting includes a cooling the glass ribbon being transported, in a region on the upstream side in the transport direction, so that the temperature of the glass ribbon becomes lower than the softening point in the entire width direction.
Chemically-strengthened thin glass substrates with modified curvature and methods of manufacture
Chemically-strengthened thin glass having modified curvature and a method for making the same. The method includes providing a thin glass substrate which has host alkali ions situated in its surface regions, and possesses a treatment-advantaged surface region and a treatment-disadvantaged surface region located opposing each other; conducting a step of ion-exchange with invasive alkali ions having an average ionic radius larger than the average ionic radius of the host alkali ions, thereby producing a chemically-strengthened substrate which is characterized by an undesired curvature (warpage), and then conducting a step of reverse ion-exchange with reversing alkali ions having an average ionic radius equal to, or smaller than, the average ionic radius of the host alkali ions before ion-exchange, so as to produce a chemically-strengthened substrate having either less curvature or having a predetermined profile of curvature, which is not present in the chemically-strengthened glass substrate prior to reverse ion-exchange.