IP Library Granted Patent US 8,051,678
Granted Patent B2
US 8,051,678 · App. 10/825,178 · Granted Nov 8, 2011

Press molding method for manufacturing of glass substrate

Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,051,678
App. No.
10/825,178
Granted
Nov 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a glass substrate of which the outer periphery portion is unprocessed. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method for a glass substrate of which the outer periphery portion is unprocessed, characterized in that a first lapping process, a second lapping process, a polishing process and a washing process are carried out after a press molding process is carried out so as to compress glass between an upper mold and a lower mold without regulating the edge surface of the outer periphery portion of the glass and, then, a crystallization process or an annealing process is carried out.

Claims (7)

1. A manufacturing method for a glass substrate, comprising the steps of:

melting a glass material;

flowing the melted glass into a lower mold;

press molding the glass between an upper mold and the lower mold into a glass substrate;

detecting the center of gravity of the glass substrate; and

creating a center hole so that the center of gravity becomes the center of the center hole.

2. A manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the center of gravity is detected by carrying out image processing on a two dimensional image as viewed from the direction of the thickness of the glass substrate.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2014
From: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032433/0368 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2014
From: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Reel/Frame 031974/0452 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 15, 2014
From: MINOLTA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (MINOLTA CO., LTD.)
To: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032022/0439 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2001-240741 · Aug 8, 2001 · national
JP 2001-240746 · Aug 8, 2001 · national
JP 2001-259840 · Aug 29, 2001 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 10212144 · Aug 6, 2002
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