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US 12,583,783 · App. 18/433,727 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Lithium containing glasses

Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross (Painted Post, NY); Xiaoju Guo (Pittsford, NY); Charlene Marie Smith (Corning, NY)
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
C03C3/091C03C3/083C03C3/085C03C3/089C03C3/093C03C3/097C03C21/002H05K5/0017H05K5/03G02F1/133331
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Patent No.
US 12,583,783
App. No.
18/433,727
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass article including, on an oxide basis, from 60 mol % to 74 mol % SiO 2 , from 7 mol % to 18 mol % Al 2 O 3 , less than or equal to 16 mol % B 2 O 3 , from 0 mol % to 6 mol % Na 2 O, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % SrO, and greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % of divalent cation oxides. The glass article has a molar ratio of Al 2 O 3 :(R 2 O+RO) greater than or equal to 0.9, where R 2 O is a sum of alkali metal oxides in mol % and RO is a sum of divalent cation oxides in mol %.

Claims (46)

1 . A glass article comprising:

from greater than or equal to 60 mol % to less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO 2 ;

from greater than or equal to 7 mol % to less than or equal to 18 mol % Al 2 O 3 ;

less than or equal to 10 mol % B 2 O 3 ;

from greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 6 mol % Na 2 O;

from greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % to less than or equal to 2 mol % SrO; and

from greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % to less than or equal to 6.5 mol % of a sum of divalent cation oxides,

wherein a molar ratio of Al 2 O 3 :(R 2 O+RO) is greater than or equal to 0.9, R 2 O is a total amount of alkali metal oxides in the glass article, and RO is a total amount of alkaline earth oxides.

2 . The glass article of claim 1 , further comprising:

from greater than or equal to 5 mol % to less than or equal to 11 mol % Li 2 O.

3 . The glass article of claim 1 , further comprising from greater than or equal to 9 mol % to less than or equal to 11 mol % Li 2 O.

4 . The glass article of claim 1 , comprising:

from greater than or equal to 3 mol % to less than or equal to 10 mol % B 2 O 3 .

5 . The glass article of claim 1 , wherein the glass article comprises a molar ratio of Li 2 O:R 2 O greater than or equal to 0.4, where R 2 O is a sum of alkali metal oxides in mol %.

6 . The glass article of claim 1 , wherein the glass article comprises greater than or equal to 80 mol % Al 2 O 3 +SiO 2 +B 2 O 3 +P 2 O 5 .

7 . The glass article of claim 1 , further comprising:

from 0 mol % to 1 mol % K 2 O;

from 0 mol % to 5 mol % P 2 O 5 ;

from 0 mol % to 0.2 mol % SnO 2 ;

from 0 mol % to 6 mol % MgO;

from 0 mol % to 5 mol % CaO; and

from 0 mol % to 2 mol % ZnO.

8 . The glass article of claim 1 , comprising:

from 0 mol % to 1 mol % K 2 O; and

from 0 mol % to 4 mol % Na 2 O.

9 . The glass article of claim 1 , wherein RI annealed −RI as formed is greater than or equal to 0.0003, where RI annealed is a refractive index at a wavelength of 589 nm of the glass heated at the annealing point of the glass for 1 hour and RI as formed is a refractive index at a wavelength of 589 nm of the glass as formed.

10 . The glass article of claim 1 , further comprising a liquidus viscosity of less than or equal to 300 kP.

11 . A consumer electronic product, comprising:

a housing having a front surface, a back surface, and side surfaces;

electrical components provided at least partially within the housing, the electrical components including at least a controller, a memory, and a display, the display being provided at or adjacent to the front surface of the housing; and

and a cover substrate disposed over the display,

wherein at least one of a portion of the housing or the cover substrate comprises the glass article of claim 1 .

12 . The glass article of claim 1 , wherein the glass article is strengthened by an ion exchange process, such that a compressive stress layer is formed on at least one surface of the glass article, and the compressive stress layer has a compressive stress at its surface from greater than or equal to 300 MPa to less than or equal to 950 MPa.

13 . The glass article of claim 12 , wherein a depth of compression is greater than or equal to 0.15 t, where t is a thickness of the glass article.

14 . The glass article of claim 12 , wherein the glass article has a central tension from greater than or equal to 30 MPa to less than or equal to 100 MPa.

15 . The glass article of claim 12 , wherein the glass article is strengthened by an ion exchange process that adds potassium ions to the glass article and a potassium depth of layer is from greater than or equal to 5 μm to less than or equal to 30 μm.

16 . The glass article of claim 12 , wherein the glass article has a Knoop Scratch Lateral Cracking Threshold of greater than or equal to 5 N to less than or equal to 24 N.

17 . The glass article of claim 12 , wherein the glass article has an Indentation Fracture Threshold of greater than or equal to 15 kgf.

18 . A glass article comprising:

from greater than or equal to 60 mol % to less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO 2 ;

from greater than or equal to 7 mol % to less than or equal to 18 mol % Al 2 O 3 ;

less than or equal to 10 mol % B 2 O 3 ;

from greater than or equal to 5 mol % to less than or equal to 11 mol % Li 2 O;

from greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 6 mol % Na 2 O;

from greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % to less than or equal to 2 mol % SrO; and

from greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % to less than or equal to 6.5 mol % of a sum of divalent cation oxides.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2024
From: GROSS, TIMOTHY MICHAEL; GUO, XIAOJU; SMITH, CHARLENE MARIE
To: CORNING INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 066418/0475 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17374279 · Jul 13, 2021
Division 15799122 · Oct 31, 2017
Provisional Application 62565190 · Sep 29, 2017
Provisional Application 62452004 · Jan 30, 2017
Provisional Application 62418367 · Nov 7, 2016
Related Publication 20240317632A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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