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US 12,577,145 · App. 18/370,422 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Low iron, high redox ratio, and high iron, high redox ratio, soda-lime-silica glasses and methods of making same

Inventors: Mark O. Naylor (Philadelphia, PA); Lawrence E. Jansen (Burkburnett, TX); Larry J. Shelestak (Bairdford, PA)
Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
C03C3/087C03B18/12C03C3/095C03C4/0092C03C4/02
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Patent No.
US 12,577,145
App. No.
18/370,422
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass has a basic soda-lime-silica glass portion, and a colorant portion, the colorant portion including total iron as Fe 2 O 3 in the range of at least 0.02 to no more than 0.10 weight percent, a redox ratio in the range of 0.20 to 0.6, and tin metal providing tin in an amount within the range of greater than 0.005 to 5.0 weight percent; the glass product has a tin side and an opposite air side, said tin side of the glass having a higher concentration of tin than the air side, the air side having a uniform concentration of tin from the air side of the glass product towards the tin side of the glass product.

Claims (31)

1 . A glass, comprising:

a basic soda-lime-silica glass portion, wherein the basic soda-lime-silica glass portion comprises:

SiO 2

65-80 wt. %

Na 2 O

10-20 wt. %

CaO

 5-15 wt. %

MgO

  0-8 wt. %

Al 2 O 3

  0-5 wt. %

K 2 O

   0-5 wt. %;

a colorant portion;

total iron as Fe 2 O 3 in the range of greater than 0.02 to less than 0.10 weight percent;

a redox ratio in the range of 0.5 to 0.6, and

tin metal providing tin in an amount within the range of greater than 0.005 to 5.0 weight percent;

wherein the glass product has a tin side and an opposite air side, said tin side of the glass having a higher concentration of tin than the air side, the air side having a uniform concentration of tin from the air side of the glass product towards the tin side of the glass product.

2 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the colorant portion is selected from the group consisting of CoO, Se, NiO, Cl, V 2 O 5 , CeO 2 , Cr 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , Er 2 O 3 ; Nd 2 O 3 , MnO 2 , La 2 O 3 , CuO, and combinations thereof.

3 . The glass according to claim 2 , wherein the colorant portion comprises CoO, Nd 2 O 3 , CuO, or combinations thereof.

4 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the tin metal provides tin in an amount within the range of 0.1-4 weight percent.

5 . The glass according to claim 4 , wherein the tin metal provides tin in an amount within the range of 0.4-3 weight percent.

6 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass product, having a thickness of 2 mm to 25 mm has an LTA of greater than or equal to 85%.

7 . The glass according to claim 6 , wherein the glass product has an LTA of at least 91%.

8 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass product having a thickness of 2 mm to 25 mm has a dominant wavelength in the range of 480 to 510 nanometers.

9 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass product has an excitation purity in the range of 0.10 to 0.15.

10 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass product having a thickness of 2 mm to 25 mm has a TSUV in the range of 85 to 93%.

11 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass product having a thickness of 2 mm to 25 mm has a TSIR in the range of 85 to 90%.

12 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass product having a thickness of 2 mm to 25 mm has a TSET in the range of 87 to 91% at a thickness of 5.6 mm.

13 . The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass product has a melting temperature of at most 2650° F.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2023
From: NAYLOR, MARK O.; JANSEN, LAWRENCE E.; SHELESTAK, LARRY J.
To: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
Reel/Frame 065006/0094 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2023
From: VITRO S.A.B. DE C.V.
To: VITRO FLAT GLASS LLC
Reel/Frame 065006/0356 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2023
From: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
To: VITRO S.A.B. DE C.V.
Reel/Frame 065021/0353 →
Continuity (5)
Division 16916209 · Jun 30, 2020
Continuation 15046938 · Feb 18, 2016
Division 14252206 · Apr 14, 2014
Provisional Application 61812006 · Apr 15, 2013
Related Publication 20240002276A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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