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| 065061000 | With wearing away of surface material (e.g., abrading or grinding) | 18 |
| 20090038344 | LITHIUM SILICATE GLASS CERAMIC - 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. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090107178 | Method for manufacturing tempered glass bathroom fixtures - The present invention is a manufacturing process to create tempered glass bathroom fixtures. Some of those fixtures include glass toilets, urinals, and bidets. The major steps in sequence are: 1) batching step, 2) melting step, 3) glass pressing step, 4) finishing step, 5) tempering step, 6) grinding step, 7) final assembly, and 8) polishing step. Embodiments include the weight percentage of elements used to create a particular fixture. Another embodiment provides a safe tempered fixture that is durable and strong to withstand the weight of a human. In addition, within each embodiment are other embodiments specific to unique colors and shading of a fixture. The shading relates to the difference in shade between the upper portions of toilets, urinals, and bidets, and the lower bowl-like portion A unique design feature of the process provides for a darkened translucent color in the bowl-like region. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090158775 | Method For Producing Glass Substrate For Magnetic Disk And Method For Manufacturing Magnetic Disk - When mirror polishing is performed on a glass substrate by bringing a polishing pad into contact with the surface of the glass substrate while supplying a polishing liquid containing polishing grains to the substrate surface, the pH of the polishing liquid is maintained within a certain range or the agglomeration degree or dispersion degree of the polishing liquid is controlled. Consequently, an adequate mirror polishing rate can be maintained and there can be obtained a glass substrate having a good end shape. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090188281 | SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR EXCIMER LASERS AND MAKING METHOD - When a synthetic quartz glass substrate is prepared from a synthetic quartz glass block, (I) the block has a hydrogen molecule concentration of 5×10 | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090205372 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING HOLE IN GLASS SUBSTRATE - A large number of fine and deep holes are fanned in a glass substrate with high positional and dimensional accuracy. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090288449 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE MICROLENSES OR AN ARRAY OF MICROLENSES - Disclosed is a method for producing single microlenses or an arrays of microlenses composed of a glass-type material, in which method a first substrate is provided with a surface containing impressions over which a second substrate composed of a glass-type material is placed at least partially overlapping it and is joined therewith under vacuum conditions. The substrate composite is tempered in such a manner that the second substrate softens and flows into the impressions of the first substrate, thereby structuring the side of the second substrate facing away from the first substrate in order to form at least one microlens surface. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100071416 | MOLD FOR GLASS SUBSTRATE MOLDING, METHOD, FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a mold for glass substrate molding, which enables to produce a glass substrate having high flatness by a method for producing a glass substrate through press molding of molten glass. Also disclosed is a method for producing a glass substrate by using such a mold. Specifically disclosed is a mold comprising a lower mold having a first molding surface for pressing a molten glass supplied thereto, and an upper mold having a second molding surface for pressing the molten glass against the first molding surface. In the first molding surface, the surface roughness Ra of the peripheral portion which is in contact with the molten glass after pressing is higher than the surface roughness Ra of the central portion which is in contact with the molten glass before pressing. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100095705 | METHOD FOR FORMING A DRY GLASS-BASED FRIT - A dry glass-based fit, and methods of making a dry glass fit are disclosed. In one embodiment a dry glass frit comprises vanadium, phosphorous and a metal halide. The halide may be, for example, fluorine or chlorine. In another embodiment, a method of producing a dry glass frit comprises calcining a batch material for the frit, then melting the batch material in an inert atmosphere, such as a nitrogen atmosphere. In still another embodiment, a method of producing a dry glass frit comprises calcining a batch material for the frit, then melting the batch material in an air atmosphere, such as a nitrogen atmosphere | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110011133 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH LENS, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A lens is disclosed for lighting purposes suited in particular as a lens for a poly-ellipsoid reflector headlamp for imaging the light emitted by a light source and reflected by a poly-ellipsoid reflector for the purpose of producing a predetermined lighting pattern. At least one of the two lens surfaces comprises areas having different optical scattering effects which areas are configured as zones that are transferred from a mold to the surface by a hot-pressing process. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110072856 | Pre-Processing Techniques to Produce Complex Edges Using a Glass Slumping Process - Apparatus, systems and methods for forming complex edges on a glass member through the use of a glass slumping process are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a method of forming a complex edge in a glass forming process includes grinding an edge of a glass member and polishing the edge of the glass member. Grinding the edge of the glass member causes the edge of the glass member to have a first level of complexity. The method also includes performing a slumping process on the glass member. Performing the slumping process causes the edge of the glass member to have a second level of complexity that is more complex than the first level of complexity. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110232330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING GLASS SOOT SHEET FROM SUBSTRATE - As a precursor to forming a glass sheet, a soot layer is formed on a deposition surface using a roll-to-roll glass soot deposition process. A soot layer-separating device is configured to bring a stream of gas into contact with at least a portion of a free surface of the soot layer. The impinging gas stream affects local thermal expansion stresses at the soot layer/deposition surface interface, which separates the soot layer from the deposition surface. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20130025320 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A manufacturing method of a glass substrate for magnetic disk including a pair of principal surfaces is disclosed The method includes the steps of: dropping process for dropping a lump in vertically downward direction, the lump made by cutting molten glass; pressing process for forming a sheet glass material by sandwiching substantially simultaneously the lump from both sides of the dropping path of the lump with surfaces of the pair of dies at the timing when at least a cut mark of the lump protrudes from a pair of dies facing together, and performing press forming to the lump; and removing process for removing the glass material protruding from the pair of dies. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130025321 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A manufacturing method of a glass substrate for magnetic disk including a pair of principal surfaces is disclosed The method includes the steps of: dropping process for dropping a lump of molten glass; pressing process for forming a sheet glass material by sandwiching simultaneously the lump from both sides of the dropping path of the lump with surfaces of the pair of dies facing together, and performing press forming to the lump; and machining process for machining the sheet glass material, wherein the press forming sandwiches the lump while moving the pair of dies in the direction of drop of the lump so that relative speed of the lump to that of the pair of dies approaches zero. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130042649 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A GLASS BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A manufacturing method of a glass blank for magnetic disk including a pair of principal surfaces, the method including: dropping process for dropping a lump of molten glass; pressing process for forming a sheet glass material by sandwiching simultaneously the lump from both sides of the dropping path of the lump with surfaces of the pair of dies facing together, and performing press forming to the lump; and temperature adjusting process for adjusting temperature of the lump before the pressing process such that viscosity variation of the lump is reduced with respect to positions over the entirety of the lump in the pressing process. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130074550 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A SHEET GLASS MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A manufacturing method of a sheet glass material for magnetic disk, the method includes, dropping process for dropping a lump of molten glass; pressing process for sandwiching simultaneously the lump from both sides of the dropping path of the lump with surfaces of a pair of dies facing together, and performing press forming to the lump to obtain a sheet glass material, wherein at least one of the pair of dies has a convex shape with respect to the dropping path of the lump. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140283553 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COVER GLASS PLATE - Method of manufacturing cover glass plate includes drop step, press step and processing step. In the drop step, molten glass is dropped onto lower mold. In the press step, the molten glass on the lower mold is pressed with upper mold having concave portion so as to fill the concave portion of the upper mold with the molten glass and furthermore, the concave portion is overlapped to area between the upper mold and the lower mold so as to form preform formed with molded main body having first surface to which the shape of the concave portion of the upper mold is transferred and overlap portion having second surface which is portion other than the molded main body and to which the shape of the lower mold is transferred. In the processing step, all the overlap portion is removed from the preform. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140298862 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, a polishing pad, a method of manufacturing the same, a polishing device and a method of manufacturing a glass substrate. The illustrative pressure-sensitive adhesive tape may be a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for a polishing material. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape may be effectively fixed to a surface plate without bubbles, and have excellent resistance to water and a polishing solution and shear strength applied in a polishing process. In addition, the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape may be easily removed from a carrier or surface plate for a polishing pad without residues after polishing. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150353410 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS FORMING BODY AND FORMING DIE - The present invention provides a manufacturing method of glass formed body and a forming die which make it possible to sufficiently fill a glass material in the forming die and manufacture a glass formed body having a desired shape. The manufacturing method of glass formed body includes: heating a plate-shaped glass material; pressing the heated plate-shaped glass material by the forming die; and cooling and solidifying the glass material transferred shapes of forming surfaces of the forming die by the pressing, wherein planar-view contour shapes of the forming surfaces are non-circular, a gap formed by the forming surfaces is formed so as to become wider from an inner side toward an outer side of the forming surfaces, and pressure distribution occurring in the plate-shaped glass material in the pressing is uniform in a contour region of each of the forming surfaces. | 12-10-2015 |
