Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080230951 | Methods for making microfluidic devices and devices produced thereof - Described herein are methods for making microfluidic devices comprising glass or glass-containing materials, wherein the methods have decreased cost and/or improved dimensional properties over similar formed glass articles produced using current techniques. | 09-25-2008 |
20090011915 | LEAD-FREE FRITS FOR PLASMA DISPLAYS AND OTHER GLASS DEVICES UTILIZING GLASS SEALING MATERIALS - The invention is directed to lead-free glass frit compositions that can be used as sealing frits, the compositions being a blend of: (1) an alkali-ZnO—P | 01-08-2009 |
20090069164 | Glass Package That Is Hermetically Sealed With a Frit and Method of Fabrication - A hermetically sealed glass package preform is provided comprising a glass substrate; a frit comprising 65-100 wt. % of a base glass and about 0-35 wt. % of a filler; wherein the base glass comprises: about 0-5 mole % K | 03-12-2009 |
20090142568 | GLASSES HAVING IMPROVED TOUGHNESS AND SCRATCH RESISTANCE - 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 1%≦(R | 06-04-2009 |
20090286664 | Non-contaminating, electro-chemically stable glass frit sealing materials and seals and devices using such sealing materials - A solid oxide fuel cell device includes layers of solid electrolyte, cathode plates, anode plates, a frame and a non-contaminating, electrochemically stable sealing material. The sealing material may have a CTE of about 95×10 | 11-19-2009 |
20100071418 | METHODS FOR FORMING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING GLASS - Methods for molding glass and glass composites, including providing a first structure having a first surface, providing a second structure having a second surface, the second surface being patterned and porous, and disposing between the first and second surfaces an amount of a composition comprising a glass, then heating together the first and second structures and the first amount of the composition sufficiently to soften the first amount of the composition such that the first and second structures, under gravity or an otherwise applied force, move toward each other, such that the pattern of the second surface is formed into the first amount of the composition, then cooling the composition sufficiently to stabilize it, the second structure comprising porous carbon having an open porosity of at least 5% and wherein the amount of the composition is removable from the second surface, without damage to the amount of the composition or to the second surface, such that the second surface is in condition for re-use. | 03-25-2010 |
20100086825 | Sealing Materials, Devices Utilizing Such Materials and a Method of Making Such Devices - According to one embodiment a solid oxide fuel cell device incorporates a seal resistant to hydrogen gas permeation at a in the range of 600° C. to 9000 C, the seal having a CTE in the 100×10 | 04-08-2010 |
20100120603 | Crystallization-free glass frit compositions and frits made therefrom for microreactor devices - A borosilicate glass composition suitable for manufacturing microreactor glass frits includes 12-22 mol % B | 05-13-2010 |
20100178214 | Glass Microfluidic Devices and Methods of Manufacture Thereof - A micro fluidic device ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100215862 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN OPAL GLASS - A method of fowling an opal layer on an optically transparent alkali-silicate glass sheet, wherein a liquidus viscosity of the alkali silicate glass forming the sheet is at least about 200,000 poise, a liquidus temperature of the alkali silicate glass is equal to or less than about 1200° C. and wherein the exposed surface of the glass sheet after the exposing comprises an opal layer. The method includes exposing a surface of the optically transparent alkali silicate glass sheet to an alkali metal salt bath at a temperature equal to or greater than 300° C. for at least 5 minutes. | 08-26-2010 |
20100331164 | Hermetic Sealing Material - Sealing materials for use with membrane supports, and in particular to sealing materials that can be used to form a glassy coating on the exterior surface of a membrane support to prevent gases from entering or exiting the support via the support's exterior walls. | 12-30-2010 |
20110120555 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND LIGHT SCATTERING SUPERSTRATES - Photovoltaic devices having light scattering articles having a smooth surface are described herein. Glass frits on glass superstrates can provide planar surfaces for subsequent layer deposition such as TCO layers and yet provide light scattering functions within, for example, silicon tandem photovoltaic devices. Methods of making the light scattering articles with a planar surface include depositing unfilled or filled glass frits on planar or surface-textured superstrates and sintering of the glass frit. The compositions of the glass frits can be tailored to match, for example, the expansion properties and physical properties of the glass superstrates. | 05-26-2011 |
20110183118 | GLASS FRIT COATINGS FOR IMPACT RESISTANCE - A glass article having improved edge strength. The glass article includes a glass substrate and an outer edge comprising a glass frit disposed on the edge of the substrate, wherein the glass frit is under compression. Methods of making the glass article and strengthening the edge of a glass article are also provided. | 07-28-2011 |
20110268976 | Hermetic Sealing Material - Sealing materials for use with membrane supports, and in particular to sealing materials that can be used to form a glassy coating on the exterior surface of a membrane support to prevent gases from entering or exiting the support via the support's exterior walls. | 11-03-2011 |
20110294649 | GLASSES HAVING LOW SOFTENING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH TOUGHNESS - Glasses having a low softening point and high toughness. The glasses are alkali aluminoborosilicate glasses having softening points of less than 900° C. and, in some embodiments, in a range from about 650° C. up to about 825° C., and an indenter damage threshold of at least 300 g for glasses that are not chemically strengthened. The glasses are free of alkaline earth metals, lead, arsenic, antimony, and, in some embodiments, lithium. | 12-01-2011 |
20120107622 | PHOSPHOR CONTAINING GLASS FRIT MATERIALS FOR LED LIGHTING APPLICATIONS - The disclosure is directed to glass frits materials containing phosphors that can be used in LED lighting devices and for methods associated therewith for making the phosphor containing frit materials. Suitable non-lead glasses have a composition, in mol %, in the range of 20-24% K | 05-03-2012 |
20120172191 | CRYSTALLIZATION-FREE GLASS FRIT COMPOSITIONS AND FRITS MADE THEREFROM FOR MICROREACTOR DEVICES - A borosilicate glass composition suitable for manufacturing microreactor glass frits includes 12-22 mol % B | 07-05-2012 |
20120308803 | GLASSES HAVING IMPROVED TOUGHNESS AND SCRATCH RESISTANCE - 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 %≦(R | 12-06-2012 |
20120324954 | MAKING XENOTIME CERAMICS BY REACTIVE CERAMMING - A reactive-ceramming process for making YPO | 12-27-2012 |
20130101764 | Glass Articles with Improved Chemical and Mechanical Durability - A glass article may formed from a glass composition that may include from about 70 mol. % to about 78 mol. % SiO | 04-25-2013 |
20130101766 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 04-25-2013 |
20130101853 | ALKALINE EARTH ALUMINO-SILICATE GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - Alkaline earth alumino-silicate glass compositions with improved chemical and mechanical durability and pharmaceutical packages comprising the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment a glass composition may include from about 65 mol. % to about 75 mol. % SiO | 04-25-2013 |
20130102454 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 04-25-2013 |
20130137010 | REACTIVE SINTERING OF CERAMIC LITHIUM-ION SOLID ELECTROLYTES - A method of forming a solid, dense, hermetic lithium-ion electrolyte membrane comprises combing an amorphous, glassy, or low melting temperature solid reactant with a refractory oxide reactant to form a mixture, casting the mixture to form a green body, and sintering the green body to form a solid membrane. The resulting electrolyte membranes can be incorporated into lithium-ion batteries. | 05-30-2013 |
20130175558 | LED LIGHTING DEVICES - Packaged chip-on-board (COB) LED arrays are provided where a color conversion medium is distributed within a glass containment plate, rather than silicone, to reduce the operating temperature of the color conversion medium and avoid damage while increasing light output. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a lighting device is provided comprising a chip-on-board (COB) light emitting diode (LED) light source, a light source encapsulant, a distributed color conversion medium, and a glass containment plate. The COB LED light source comprises a thermal heat sink framework and at least one LED and defines a light source encapsulant cavity in which the light source encapsulant is distributed over the LED. The glass containment plate is positioned over the light source encapsulant cavity and contains the distributed color conversion medium. The light source encapsulant is distributed over the LED at a thickness that is sufficient to encapsulate the LED and define encapsulant thermal conduction paths T | 07-11-2013 |
20130344263 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 12-26-2013 |
20140001076 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT GLASS CONTAINERS WITH HEAT-TOLERANT COATINGS | 01-02-2014 |
20140023865 | ION EXCHANGEABLE LI-CONTAINING GLASS COMPOSITIONS FOR 3-D FORMING - According to one embodiment, a glass article may include SiO | 01-23-2014 |
20140061623 | ANTIMONY-FREE GLASS, ANTIMONY-FREE FRIT AND A GLASS PACKAGE THAT IS HERMETICALLY SEALED WITH THE FRIT - An antimony-free glass comprising TeO | 03-06-2014 |
20140069886 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT GLASS CONTAINERS WITH HEAT-TOLERANT COATINGS - Delamination resistant glass containers with heat-tolerant coatings are disclosed. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a glass body having an interior surface, an exterior surface and a wall thickness extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface. At least the interior surface of the glass body is delamination resistant. The glass container may further include a heat-tolerant coating positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The heat-tolerant coating may be thermally stable at temperatures greater than or equal to 260° C. for 30 minutes. | 03-13-2014 |
20140105546 | FERRULE SYSTEM FOR FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS - An optical waveguide ferrule includes a body and a low-expansion material on one end of the body. The body of the ferrule is formed from a first material and has a bore extending lengthwise therethrough. The bore is configured to receive an optical fiber along a central axis of the ferrule. The low-expansion is configured to be heated without damaging the body. | 04-17-2014 |
20140105547 | FERRULE WITH STRESS-ISOLATION FEATURE - A ferrule for optical waveguides includes an exterior of the ferrule, an interior of the ferrule, and a stress-isolation region between the interior of the ferrule and the exterior of the ferrule. The interior of the ferrule has a bore defined therein that is configured to receive an optical waveguide. The material of the stress-isolation region has an elastic modulus that is less than the elastic modulus of material of the interior and exterior of the ferrule, whereby the stress-isolation region limits communication of stresses therebetween. | 04-17-2014 |
20140151320 | GLASS CONTAINERS WITH DELAMINATION RESISTANCE AND IMPROVED DAMAGE TOLERANCE - The glass containers described herein have at least two performance attributes selected from resistance to delamination, improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least the inner surface of the body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. A tenacious inorganic coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body. The outer surface of the body with the tenacious inorganic coating may have a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151321 | GLASS CONTAINERS WITH IMPROVED STRENGTH AND IMPROVED DAMAGE TOLERANCE - The glass containers described herein have at least two performance attributes selected from resistance to delamination, improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. A compressively stressed layer may extend from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. A lubricous coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body. The outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating may have a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151370 | STRENGTHENED GLASS CONTAINERS RESISTANT TO DELAMINATION AND DAMAGE - The glass containers described herein are resistant to delamination, have improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least the inner surface of the body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. The body may also have a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. A lubricous coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, such that the outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151371 | GLASS CONTAINERS WITH DELAMINATION RESISTANCE AND IMPROVED STRENGTH - The glass containers described herein have at least two performance attributes selected from resistance to delamination, improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container with resistance to delamination and improved strength may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least the inner surface of the body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. The glass container may further include a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. | 06-05-2014 |
20140154292 | GLASS FRIT ANTIMICROBIAL COATING - Articles have a glass layer on a substrate. The glass layer has antimicrobial properties via a metal or metal alloy. The glass layer is made using a doped glass frit which may be deposited by screen printing. The CTE of the glass layer and the substrate can be matched. | 06-05-2014 |
20140272215 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. According to one embodiment, the glass composition may include greater than or equal to about 68 mol. % SiO | 09-18-2014 |
20140370066 | Antimicrobial Glass-Ceramics - The application discloses the formation of antimicrobial glass-ceramic articles having an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase and an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of silver, copper and a mixture of silver and copper. The antimicrobial glass-ceramic can have a Log Reduction of >2. | 12-18-2014 |
20150030840 | TWO-STEP METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING GLASS - A method of strengthening an alkali aluminoborosilicate glass. A compressive layer extending from a surface of the glass to a depth of layer is formed by exchanging larger metal cations for smaller metal cations present in the glass. In a second step, metal cations in the glass are exchanged for larger metal cations to a second depth in the glass that is less than the depth of layer and increase the compressive stress of the compressive layer. Formation of the compressive layer and replacement of cations with larger cations can be achieved by a two-step ion exchange process. An alkali aluminoborosilicate glass having a compressive layer and a crack indentation threshold of at least 3000 gf is also provided. | 01-29-2015 |
20150037571 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 02-05-2015 |
20150064478 | ANTIMONY-FREE GLASS, ANTIMONY-FREE FRIT AND A GLASS PACKAGE THAT IS HERMETICALLY SEALED WITH THE FRIT - An antimony-free glass suitable for use in a frit for producing a hermetically sealed glass package is described. The hermetically sealed glass package, such as an OLED display device, is manufactured by providing a first glass substrate plate and a second glass substrate plate and depositing the antimony-free frit onto the first substrate plate. OLEDs may be deposited on the second glass substrate plate. An irradiation source (e.g., laser, infrared light) is then used to heat the frit which melts and forms a hermetic seal that connects the first glass substrate plate to the second glass substrate plate and also protects the OLEDs. The antimony-free glass has excellent aqueous durability, good flow, low glass transition temperature and low coefficient of thermal expansion. | 03-05-2015 |
20150079318 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 03-19-2015 |