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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143178 | Blue beta-quartz glass-ceramic materials, articles made thereof, and fabrication process The present invention discloses a blue transparent glass-ceramic material comprising β-quartz solid solution as a predominant crystalline phase and process for making same. The glass-ceramic comprises TiO2 as a nucleating agent, sulphur and at least one ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143179 | Transparent, colorless titania-free beta-quartz glass-ceramic The invention relates to a transparent and essentially colorless β-quartz glass-ceramic material which is free of TiO2, As2O3, Sb2O3 and phosphates; articles formed from said glass-ceramic material; lithium alu... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8053381 | Optically detectable, floatable arsenic- and antimony-free, glazable lithium-aluminosilicate glass An optically detectable, floatable arsenic- and antimony-free, glazable lithium-aluminosilicate glass that can be prestressed and the glass ceramic converted therefrom are described. The glass or the glass ceramic has a composition (in % by weight based on oxide) of... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043985 | Crystallized glass, and method for producing crystallized glass Provided are SiO2—Al2O3-based or Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2-based crystallized glass which has various properties intrinsic to the crystallized glass of the type and which contains an arsenic co... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7943539 | Glass-ceramics and method for manufacturing the same There are provided glass-ceramics comprising, in mass %, 50-60% SiO2, 22-26% Al2O3 and 3-5% Li2O, having an average crystal grain diameter exceeding 100 nm, and having an average linear thermal expansion coefficient of 30Ã... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7875565 | Transparent glass-ceramic armor The invention is directed to transparent glass-ceramic materials for use in transparent armor systems. Applications include armor systems for ground vehicles and aircraft as well as personal protective equipment. The glass-ceramic materials according to the inventio... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7678720 | Glass ceramics comprising beta-quartz or beta-quartz solid solution Glass-ceramics includes Li2O, Al2O3 and SiO2, have an average crystal grain diameter of a predominant crystal phase of 90 nm or below and have crystal grain diameter distribution of 20 nm or below. The glass-ceramics can b... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7645714 | Crystallized glass, and method for producing crystallized glass Provided are SiO2—Al2O3-based or Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2-based crystallized glass that solves the cause of cracking and fracture in forming it into large-size shaped articles, that has homoge... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7507681 | Glass-ceramic, articles and fabrication process Bi-containing glass-ceramic material, especially those containing β-quartz and/or β-spodumene solid solutions as the predominant crystalline phase, and the precursor glass material as well as process of making such glass-ceramic material and articles. The glass-ce... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7501365 | Lithium-aluminosilicate glass ceramic with high keatite content and structural member made thereof A lithium-aluminosilicate glass ceramic is transformed by a suitable heat treatment into a glass ceramic comprising at least 80 vol.-% of keatite mixed crystals. This may be utilized for the preparation of optical or mechanical high-precision parts having a high tem... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7473660 | β-quartz and/or β-spodumene glass ceramic The present application discloses: (i) novel glass-ceramic materials containing a solid solution of b-quartz or of β-spodumene as main crystalline phase(s); (ii) articles made from said novel glass-ceramic materials; (iii) lithium alumino-silicate glasses, precurso... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465686 | Glass-ceramic materials, precursor glass thereof and process for making the same The invention relates to: a method of preparing glass-ceramics of β-quartz and/or of β-spodumene; a method of preparing articles made from said glass-ceramics; novel glass-ceramics of β-quartz and/or of β-spodumene; articles made from said novel glass-ceramics; ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7456121 | Glass-ceramic materials, precursor glass thereof and process-for making the same The present invention relates to: novel glass-ceramics of β-quartz and/or of β-spodumene; articles made from said novel glass-ceramics; and ithium alumino-silicate glasses, which are precursors of said novel glass-ceramics; methods of preparing said novel glass-ce... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7404840 | Chemically stabilized β-cristobalite and ceramic bodies comprising same A method for rigidifying a fiber-based paper substrate for use in the exhaust system of a combustion device. In the method, a green ceramic fiber-based paper substrate is impregnated with an impregnating dispersion. The impregnated substrate is then dried, calcined ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387838 | Low loss glass-ceramic materials, method of making same and electronic packages including same A glass-ceramic is provided having a thermal expansion coefficient in a range of 3-6 ppm/° C., a dielectric constant that is less than 5 and a Quality factor Q of at least 400. The glass-ceramic consists essentially of SiO2 in a range of 45-58 wt %, Al | 06/17/2008 |
| 7358205 | Alkali-free glass substrate An alkali-free glass substrate containing, by mass percent, 50-70% of SiO2, 10-25% of Al2O3, 5-20% of B2O3, 0-10% of MgO, 0-15% of CaO, 0-10% of BaO, 0-10% of SrO and 0-5% of ZnO, also containing SnO2 | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354526 | Processing method for glass substrate, processed glass product and stress applying apparatus A processing method for glass substrate of the present invention includes: applying heat and external force to a glass substrate and then cooling it down to thereby form a compression stressed part having a different etching rate from that of other parts with respec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7324285 | Optical elements and imaging optics comprising them The optical elements are made from an opto-ceramic material that is characterized by high density, transparency for visible light and IR, high refractive index, high Abbe number and outstanding relative partial dispersion. Mixed oxides are sintered to obtain the opt... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316986 | Glass ceramics for laser systems A glass-ceramic material, particularly for elements in laser systems, and a method for preparing same. The glass-ceramic material may be used for an optical fiber for communication systems and laser systems. The glass-ceramic may include gahnite crystals and optiona... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316740 | Lithium silicate materials 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. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310405 | High-Z cast reflector compositions and method of manufacture A scintillator pack comprises an array of scintillator pixels and an x-ray absorbing layer disposed in inter-scintillator regions between the scintillator pixels. The x-ray absorbing layer acts to absorb x-rays and protect underlying regions of the inter-scintillato... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306845 | Optical materials and optical devices Nanoscale particles, particle coatings/particle arrays and corresponding consolidated materials are described based on an ability to vary the composition involving a wide range of metal and/or metalloid elements and corresponding compositions. In particular, metallo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297645 | Opalescent glass-ceramic product An opalescent glass-ceramic product, especially for use as a dental material or as an additive to or component of dental material, including SiO2, Al2O3, P2O5, Na2O, K2O, CaO and Me(IV))O | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285506 | Lamp reflector substrate, glass, glass-ceramic materials and process for making the same The present invention relates to glass, glass-ceramic materials, lamp reflectors and processes for making them. The glass material has a composition, by weight of the total composition, comprising 56-67% SiO2; 9-22% Al2O3; 3.4-3.8% L... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282713 | Compositions and methods for scintillator arrays A composition including at least one of a glass composition and a glass ceramic composition, the composition includes a plurality of scintillator crystals. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264894 | Crystallized glass for information recording medium, crystallized glass substrate, and information recording medium using the crystallized glass substrate Enclosed are crystallized glasses suitable for a substrate for an information recording medium such as a magnetic disc, optical disc, or optomagnetic disc, a substrate for information recording medium using such a crystallized glass substrate, and an information rec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262144 | Photostructurable body and process for treating a glass and/or a glass-ceramic The invention relates to a photostructurable body, in particular glass or glass-ceramic, in which the glass is a multicomponent glass and/or the glass-ceramic is a multicomponent glass-ceramic, in each case having a positive change in refractive index Δn as a resul... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7226658 | Electrical sheet having insulating coating and insulating coating A magnetic steel sheet with an insulating coating having a good punchability, high sliding performance, excellent handleability in processing, and good uniformity and adhesiveness is achieved by forming a chromium-free insulating coating containing 20 parts by mass ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226881 | Ultra low thermal expansion transparent glass ceramics There are provided glass-ceramics having an ultra low thermal expansion property and super flat surface capable of coping with lithography for the next generation LSI and component parts for semiconductor equipment such as masks, optical reflecting mirrors, wafer st... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220690 | Glass ceramic having a low thermal expansion The present invention relates to a novel glass ceramic having a low or small average thermal expansion together with good polishability and processability, to the use of the glass ceramic according to the invention, and to optical components made of the glass cerami... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216510 | Method for the forming of glass or glass ceramics A process for forming glass or glass ceramics is disclosed, wherein a glass ceramics form (12) is made from a starting glass by molding, which is transformed by a heat treatment into a keatite glass ceramic comprising predominantly keatite mixed crystals. Wit... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205252 | Method of making a glass-ceramic article The method produces a glass-ceramic article substantially in the form of a plate with improved high temperature difference resistance or strength. The glass-ceramic article contains keatite mixed crystals (KMK) or high quartz mixed crystals (HQMK) as well as the kea... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199066 | Lamp reflector substrate, glass, glass-ceramic materials and process for making the same The present invention relates to glass, glass-ceramic materials, lamp reflectors and processes for making them. The glass material has a composition, by weight of the total composition, comprising 56–67% SiO2; 9–22% Al2O3; 3.4–... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194209 | Interference resistant infrared extension system An interference resistant infrared receiver and extension system is disclosed. A receiver in accordance with the present invention comprises at least one infrared photodetector configured to detect impinging infrared light of a desired wavelength, an amplifier, coup... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186461 | Glass-ceramic materials and electronic packages including same A glass-ceramic is provided having a thermal expansion coefficient in a range of 4.0 to 8.5 ppm/° C., a dielectric constant in a range of 5–7 and a Quality factor Q of at least 400. The glass-ceramic consists essentially of SiO2 in a range of 40–55 w... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169476 | Zinc oxide-alumina-silica-based crystallized glass A zinc oxide-alumina-silica-based crystallized glass is provided, containing zinc oxide, alumina and silica as main components, and zirconia as a nucleating agent. The main components are provided in a ratio of 20–30% by mass of zinc oxide, 15–25% by mass of alu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170154 | Glass for window of semiconductor package, glass window for semiconductor package, process for production of glass window, and semiconductor package Provided are a glass for a window which glass is suitably fitted to a semiconductor package made of a plastic and a glass window for the semiconductor package which glass window has various functions, the glass (1) being for use as a window material for a semiconduc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157149 | Surface-modified glass-ceramics and their preparation The present invention relates to a product, comprising a body which is delimited by a surface, of a lithium aluminosilicate-based glass-ceramic, as well as to its method of preparation. Characteristically, said glass-ceramic has, on at least one part of said surface... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153795 | Glass and glass-ceramic materials, articles and method of preparing the same The present invention relates to novel glass and glass-ceramic materials, articles made from said novel glass-ceramics and to methods of preparing said novel glass-ceramics and articles. Said novel, transparent, translucent or opaque glass-ceramics, which contain, a... | 12/26/2006 |
| RE39437 | Negative thermal expansion glass ceramic A negative thermal expansion glass ceramic having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion, which is a sufficiently large absolute value in a temperature range of −40° C. to +160° C. and a method for producing the same are provided. The negative thermal expan... | 12/19/2006 |
