IP Library Granted Patent US 7,825,051
Granted Patent B2
US 7,825,051 · App. 11/331,287 · Granted Nov 2, 2010

Colored glass compositions

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Patent No.
US 7,825,051
App. No.
11/331,287
Granted
Nov 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass composition is disclosed. The glass composition includes base glass composition including SiO 2 from 65 to 75 weight percent, Na 2 O from 10 to 20 weight percent, CaO from 5 to 15 weight percent, MgO from 0 to 5 weight percent, Al 2 O 3 from 0 to 5 weight percent, K 2 O from 0 to 5 weight percent, and BaO from 0 to 1 weight percent, and a colorant and property modifying portion including total iron from up to 0.02 weight percent, CeO 2 from 0.05 weight percent to 1.5 weight percent, CoO up to 50 PPM, Se up to 15 PPM, Cr 2 O 3 up to 500 PPM, CuO up to 0.5 weight percent, V 2 O 5 up to 0.3 weight percent, TiO 2 up to 1 weight percent, NiO up to 200 PPM, Er 2 O 3 up to 3 weight percent, MnO 2 up to 0.6 weight percent, and Nd 2 O 3 up to 2 weight percent, wherein the glass composition has a redox ratio up to 0.55.

Claims (252)

1. A glass composition comprising a base glass composition comprising:

SiO 2

65 to 75

weight percent,

Na 2 O

10 to 20

weight percent,

CaO

5 to 15

weight percent,

MgO

0 to 5

weight percent,

Al 2 O 3

0 to 5

weight percent,

K 2 O

0 to 5

weight percent, and

BaO

0 to 1

weight percent,

and a colorant and property modifying portion comprising:

total iron

up to 0.02

weight percent,

CeO 2

0.05 to 1.5

weight percent,

CoO

0 to 50

PPM,

Se

0 to 15

PPM,

Cr 2 O 3

0 to 500

PPM,

CuO

0 to 0.5

weight percent,

V 2 O 5

0 to 0.3

weight percent,

TiO 2

0 to 1

weight percent,

NiO

0 to 200

PPM,

Er 2 O 3

0 to 3

weight percent,

MnO 2

0 to 0.6

weight percent, and

Nd 2 O 3

0 to 2

weight percent,

wherein the glass composition has a redox ratio up to 0.55, and the colorant and property modifying portion further comprising Er 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2 weight percent or Nd 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2 weight percent.

2. The glass composition according to claim 1 , wherein the redox ratio ranges from 0.05 to 0.525.

3. The glass composition according to claim 1 , wherein the CeO 2 ranges from 0.75 weight percent to 1.0 weight percent.

4. The glass composition according to claim 1 , wherein the redox ratio ranges from 1.0 to 0.5.

5. The glass composition according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following materials is present in the recited amount: CoO from 2 to 35 PPM, Se from 3 to 14 PPM, Cr 2 O 3 from 10 to 300 PPM, CuO up to 0.3 weight percent, V 2 O 5 up to 0.2 weight percent, TiO 2 from 0.15 to 0.8 weight percent, NiO from 5 to 100 PPM, and MnO 2 from 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent.

6. A glass sheet made from the composition according to claim 1 .

7. A glass sheet according to claim 6 that exhibits an Lta greater than or equal to 70% at a thickness of 0.223 inches (5.664 mm).

8. A glass sheet according to claim 7 that exhibits an Lta greater than or equal to 85% at a thickness of 0.223 inches (5.664 mm).

9. A glass composition comprising a base glass composition comprising:

SiO 2

65 to 75

weight percent,

Na 2 O

10 to 20

weight percent,

CaO

5 to 15

weight percent,

MgO

0 to 5

weight percent,

Al 2 O 3

0 to 5

weight percent,

K 2 O

0 to 5

weight percent, and

BaO

0 to 1

weight percent,

and a colorant and property modifying portion comprising:

total iron

up to 0.02

weight percent,

CeO 2

0.05 to 1.5

weight percent,

CoO

0 to 50

PPM,

Se

0 to 15

PPM,

Cr 2 O 3

0 to 500

PPM,

CuO

0 to 0.5

weight percent,

V 2 O 5

0 to 0.3

weight percent,

TiO 2

0 to 1

weight percent,

NiO

0 to 200

PPM,

MnO 2

0 to 0.6

weight percent,

wherein the glass composition has a redox ratio up to 0.55, and the colorant and property modifying portion further comprises Er 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 1.5 weight percent or Nd 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2 weight percent, wherein the colorant and property modifying portion comprises at least: CoO from 5 to 25 PPM, Se from 5 to 12 PPM, Cr 2 O 3 from 20 to 200 PPM, CuO up to 0.1 weight percent, V 2 O 5 up to 0.1 weight percent, TiO 2 from 0.2 to 0.6 weight percent, NiO from 10 to 50 PPM or MnO 2 from 0.2 to 0.4 weight percent.

10. A glass sheet comprising a glass composition that includes:

SiO 2

65 to 75

weight percent,

Na 2 O

10 to 20

weight percent,

CaO

5 to 15

weight percent,

MgO

0 to 5

weight percent,

Al 2 O 3

0 to 5

weight percent,

K 2 O

0 to 5

weight percent, and

BaO

0 to 1

weight percent,

and a colorant and property modifying portion comprising:

total iron

up to 0.02

weight percent,

CeO 2

0.05 to 1.5

weight percent,

CoO

0 to 50

PPM,

Se

0 to 15

PPM,

Cr 2 O 3

0 to 500

PPM,

CuO

0 to 0.5

weight percent,

V 2 O 5

0 to 0.3

weight percent,

TiO 2

0 to 1

weight percent,

NiO

0 to 200

PPM,

MnO 2

0 to 0.6

weight percent, and

wherein the glass composition has a redox ratio up to 0.55, wherein the glass sheet exhibits an Lta of equal to or greater than 70 percent at a thickness of 0.223 inches (5.664 mm), and the colorant and property modifying portion further comprises Er 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2weight percent or Nd 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2 weight percent.

11. The glass sheet according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the following materials is present in the recited amount: CoO from 2 to 35 PPM, Se from 3 to 14 PPM, Cr 2 O 3 from 10 to 300 PPM, CuO up to 0.3 weight percent, V 2 O 5 up to 0.2 weight percent, TiO 2 from 0.15 to 0.8 weight percent, NiO from 5 to 100 PPM, and MnO 2 from 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent.

12. A method of making a glass composition comprising: processing batch materials to form a glass composition comprising:

SiO 2

65 to 75 weight percent,

Na 2 O

10 to 20 weight percent,

CaO

5 to 15 weight percent,

MgO

0 to 5 weight percent,

Al 2 O 3

0 to 5 weight percent,

K 2 O

0 to 5 weight percent, and

BaO

0 to 1 weight percent,

and a colorant and property modifying portion comprising:

total iron

up to 0.02 weight percent,

CeO 2

0.05 weight percent to 1.5 weight percent,

CoO

0 to 50 PPM,

Se

0 to 15 PPM,

Cr 2 O 3

0 to 500 PPM,

CuO

0 to 0.5 weight percent,

V 2 O 5

0 to 0.3 weight percent,

TiO 2

0 to 1 weight percent,

NiO

0 to 200 PPM, and

MnO 2

0 to 0.6 weight percent,

wherein the glass composition has a redox ratio up to 0.55, and the colorant and property modifying portion further comprises Er 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2 weight percent or Nd 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2 weight percent.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the following materials is present in glass composition in the recited amount: CoO from 2 to 35 PPM, Se from 3 to 14 PPM, Cr 2 O 3 from 10 to 300 PPM, CuO up to 0.3 weight percent, V 2 O 5 up to 0.2 weight percent, TiO 2 from 0.15 to 0.8 weight percent, NiO from 5 to 100 PPM, and MnO 2 from 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent.

14. A method of making a glass composition comprising: processing batch materials to form a glass composition comprising:

SiO 2

65 to 75 weight percent,

Na 2 O

10 to 20 weight percent,

CaO

5 to 15 weight percent,

MgO

0 to 5 weight percent,

Al 2 O 3

0 to 5 weight percent,

K 2 O

0 to 5 weight percent, and

BaO

0 to 1 weight percent,

and a colorant and property modifying portion comprising:

total iron

up to 0.02 weight percent,

CeO 2

0.05 weight percent to 1.5 weight percent,

CoO

0 to 50 PPM,

Se

0 to 15 PPM,

Cr 2 O 3

0 to 500 PPM,

CuO

0 to 0.5 weight percent,

V 2 O 5

0 to 0.3 weight percent,

TiO 2

0 to 1 weight percent,

NiO

0 to 200 PPM, and

MnO 2

0 to 0.6 weight percent,

wherein the glass composition has a redox ratio up to 0.55, and the colorant and property modifying portion further comprises Er 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 1.5 weight percent or Nd 2 O 3 in a range of 0.5 to 2 weight percent, wherein the colorant and property modifying portion comprises at least: CoO from 5 to 25 PPM, Se from 5 to 12 PPM, Cr 2 O 3 from 20 to 200 PPM, CuO up to 0.1 weight percent, V 2 O 5 up to 0.1 weight percent, TiO 2 from 0.2 to 0.6 weight percent, NiO from 10 to 50 PPM or MnO 2 from 0.2 to 0.4 weight percent.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising forming the glass composition into a flat sheet.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2021
From: VITRO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
To: VITRO FLAT GLASS LLC
Reel/Frame 058052/0526 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2019
From: VITRO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
To: VITRO FLAT GLASS LLC
Reel/Frame 048048/0177 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040473 FRAME: 0455. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 3, 2017
From: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
To: VITRO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
Reel/Frame 042393/0520 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2016
From: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
To: VITRO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
Reel/Frame 040473/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2006
From: SMITH, DENNIS G.; SHELESTAK, LARRY J.
To: PPG INDUSTRIESOHIO, INC.
Reel/Frame 017693/0976 →