IP Library Granted Patent US 6,953,759
Granted Patent B2
US 6,953,759 · App. 10/227,530 · Granted Oct 11, 2005

Glass composition with low visible and IR transmission

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Patent No.
US 6,953,759
App. No.
10/227,530
Granted
Oct 11, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass having a visible transmission of no greater than 28% and low IR transmission, and employing a colorant portion: total iron (expressed as Fe 2 O 3 ):  0.7 to 1.8% cobalt oxide (e.g., Co 3 O 4 ): 0.001 to 1.0% titanium oxide (e.g., TiO 2 ):  0.25 to 3.0% selenium (e.g., Se):    0 to 0.0020% chromium oxide (e.g., Cr 2 O 3 ):    0 to 0.010%.

Claims (146)

1. A green/grey glass comprising:

a base glass portion comprising:

Ingredient

Wt. %

SiO 2

67-75%

Na 2 O

10-20%

CaO

 5-15%

MgO

0-6%

Al 2 O 3

0-5%

K 2 O

0-5%

BaO

0-1%

and a colorant portion consisting essentially of:

total iron:

 0.7 to 1.8%

cobalt oxide:

0.001 to 1.0%

titanium oxide:

 0.25 to 3.0%

selenium:

   0 to 0.0020%

chromium oxide:

   0 to 0.010%

wherein the glass is green or grey in color and at a reference thickness of 4 mm has a visible transmission (Lta) no greater than 28%, an excitation purity of from 10-25%, and an IR transmission no greater than 7%, and wherein the glass has a % FeO of at least 0.50 and a glass redox of from 0.4 to 0.75.

2. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a dominant wavelength of from 450 to 530 nm.

3. The glass of claim 2 , wherein the glass has from 0 to 0.001% chromium oxide.

4. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass is substantially free of cerium.

5. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass is substantially free of nickel.

6. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a visible transmission (Lta) no greater than 25% and an IR transmission no greater than 5%.

7. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a visible transmission (Lta) no greater than 20% and an IR transmission no greater than 5%.

8. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the colorant portion consists essentially of:

total iron:

 0.9 to 1.5%

cobalt oxide:

0.01 to 0.20%

titanium oxide:

 0.4 to 2.5%

selenium:

  0 to 0.0010%

chromium oxide:

  0 to 0.010%.

9. A green/grey glass comprising:

a base glass portion comprising:

Ingredient

Wt. %

SiO 2

67-75%

Na 2 O

10-20%

CaO

 5-15%

Al 2 O 3

0-5%

K 2 O

0-5%

and a colorant portion comprising:

total iron:

 0.9 to 1.5%

cobalt oxide:

0.001 to 1.0%

titanium oxide:

 0.25 to 3.0%

selenium:

   0 to 0.0020%

chromium oxide:

   0 to 0.010%

wherein the glass is green and/or grey in color and at a reference thickness of 4 mm has a visible transmission (Lta) no greater than 28% and an IR transmission no greater than 7%, and wherein the glass has a % FeO of at least 0.50 and a glass redox of from 0.4 to 0.75.

10. The glass of claim 9 , wherein the colorant portion comprises:

total iron:

 0.9 to 1.5%

cobalt oxide:

0.01 to 0.20%

titanium oxide:

 0.4 to 2.5%

selenium:

  0 to 0.0010%

chromium oxide:

  0 to 0.010%.

11. The glass of claim 9 , wherein the glass has a dominant wavelength of from 450 to 530 nm.

12. The glass of claim 9 , wherein the glass has a visible transmission (Lta) no greater than 25% and an IR transmission no greater than 5%.

13. The glass of claim 9 , wherein the glass has an IR transmission of no greater than 5%.

14. The glass of claim 9 , wherein the glass has a visible transmission of no greater than 20%, an IR transmission of no greater than 3%, and a UV transmission of no greater than 10%.

15. The glass of claim 9 , wherein the glass has a visible transmission of no greater than 20%, an IR transmission of no greater than 5%, and a total solar (TS) transmission of no greater than 15%.

16. A green and/or grey colored glass having, at a reference thickness of 4 mm, a visible transmission of no greater than 28% and an infrared (IR) transmission of no greater than 7%, wherein the green and/or grey colored glass includes a colorant portion comprising:

Ingredient

Wt. %

total iron:

 0.9 to 1.5%

cobalt oxide:

0.001 to 1.0%

titanium oxide:

 0.25 to 3.0%

chromium oxide:

   0 to 0.010%

wherein the glass has a % FeO of at least 0.50, and a glass redox of from 0.4 to 0.75.

17. The glass of claim 16 , wherein the glass has a dominant wavelength of from 450 to 530 nm, and an Excitation Purity (Pe) of from 6-30%.

18. The glass of claim 16 , wherein the glass is green in color.

19. The glass of claim 16 , wherein the colorant portion comprises:

total iron:

 0.9 to 1.5%

cobalt oxide:

0.01 to 0.20%

titanium oxide:

 0.4 to 2.5%

selenium:

  0 to 0.0010%

chromium oxide:

  0 to 0.010%.

20. The glass of claim 16 , wherein the glass has a visible transmission (Lta) no greater than 20%, an IR transmission of no greater than 5%, and a UV transmission no greater than 15%.

21. The glass of claim 16 , wherein the glass is substantially free of cerium and nickel.

22. The glass of claim 16 , wherein the glass is substantially free of selenium and nickel.

23. A green/grey glass comprising:

a base glass portion comprising:

Ingredient

Wt. %

SiO 2

67-75%

Na 2 O

10-20%

CaO

 5-15%

Al 2 O 3

0-5%

K 2 O

0-5%

and a colorant portion comprising:

total iron:

 0.7 to 1.5%

% FeO:

≧0.50%

cobalt oxide:

0.001 to 1.0%

titanium oxide:

 0.25 to 3.0%

chromium oxide:

   0 to 0.010%

glass redox:

 0.40 to 0.75

wherein the glass is green and/or grey in color and at a reference thickness of 4 mm has a visible transmission (Lta) no greater than 28% and an IR transmission no greater than 7%.

24. The glass of claim 23 , wherein the glass is green in color and has an excitation purity (Pe) of from 10 to 25.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2017
From: GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
To: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC.
Reel/Frame 044053/0318 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2002
From: LANDA, KSENIA A.; LANDA, LEONID; HULME, RICHARD
To: GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
Reel/Frame 013461/0372 →