IP Library Granted Patent US 12,590,039
Granted Patent B2
US 12,590,039 · App. 17/573,080 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Glazing material

Inventors: Frank Rothbrust (Röns, AT); Ronny Hengst (Brand-Erbisdorf, DE); Sebastian Krolikowski (Lachen, CH); Christian Ritzberger (Grabs, CH); Diana Tauch (Drammen, NO)
Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
C04B41/5022A61C13/083C03C3/083C03C4/0021C03C8/02C04B41/86C03C2205/06C03C2209/00C04B2111/00836C04B2201/10
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Patent No.
US 12,590,039
App. No.
17/573,080
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glazing material for producing a glazed ceramic body, in which at a first temperature T 1 , the glazing material has a viscosity of more than 10 2.5 Pa·s, in particular more than 10 4.0 Pa·s, preferably more than 10 5.6 Pa·s and particularly preferably more than 10 7.0 Pa·s, and, which at a second temperature T 2 , which is higher than the first temperature, a viscosity of less than 10 9 Pa·s, in particular less than 10 7 Pa·s and preferably less than 10 5.6 Pa·s. The glazing material can be used for glazing a non-densely sintered substrate material.

Claims (53)

1 . A glazing material for producing a glazed ceramic body that is a glazed dental body, in which the glazing material comprises 14 to 30 wt.-% Al 2 O 3 and up to 2.25 wt.-% Na 2 O and in which, at a temperature of 950° C., the glazing material has a viscosity of more than 10 7.0 Pa·s, at a temperature of 1300° C., a viscosity of more than 10 4 Pa·s and, at a temperature of 1450° C., a viscosity of less than 10 9 Pa·s, wherein the glazing material is in the form of a powder, a slip, a spray or a lacquer or is incorporated into a film or an adhesive strip.

2 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material further comprises at least one carrier selected from water and a propellant.

3 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material contains 15.0 to 30.0 wt.-% Al 2 O 3 .

4 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , wherein the glazed ceramic body is a glazed dental restoration.

5 . The glazing material according to claim 4 , wherein the glazed dental restoration comprises a bridge, inlay, onlay, crown, veneer or abutment.

6 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material contains 0 to 1.0 wt.-% BaO.

7 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material contains 0.1 to 1.0 wt.-% BaO.

8 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material contains all the following components in the given amounts:

Component

wt.-%

SiO 2

60.0 to 80.0

Al 2 O 3

14.0 to 25.0

K 2 O

 5.0 to 15.0

Na 2 O

 0.5 to 2.25

CaO

0 to 1.0

BaO

 0 to 1.0.

9 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material contains 0.5 to 2.25 wt.-% Na 2 O.

10 . The glazing material according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one carrier comprises a propellant.

11 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which, at a temperature of 1450° C., the glazing material has a viscosity of less than 10 5.6 Pa·s.

12 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material comprises a frit, which comprises SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 and further contains K 2 O and/or Na 2 O.

13 . The glazing material according to claim 1 , in which the glazing material comprises at least one of the following components in the given amounts:

Component

wt.- %

SiO 2

50.0 to 80.0

K 2 O

0 to 20.0

CaO

0 to 10.0

BaO

0 to 10.0.

14 . The glazing material according to claim 13 , in which the glazing material comprises at least one of the following components in the given amounts:

Component

wt.- %

SiO 2

60.0 to 70.0

Al 2 O 3

15.0 to 25.0

K 2 O

5.0 to 15.0

Na 2 O

0.5 to 2.25

CaO

0.1 to 1.0

BaO

0.1 to 1.0.

15 . A glazing material for producing a glazed ceramic body that is a glazed dental body, in which the glazing material contains 14 to 30 wt.-% Al 2 O 3 and up to 2.25 wt.-% Na 2 O and in which, at a temperature of 950° C., the glazing material has a viscosity of more than 10 7.0 Pa·s, at a temperature of 1300° C., a viscosity of more than 10 4 Pa·s and, at a temperature of 1450° C., a viscosity of less than 10 9 Pa·s, wherein the glazing material is in the form of a powder, a slip, a spray or a lacquer or is incorporated into a film or an adhesive stripand wherein the glazing material allows direct glazing of non-densely sintered substrates without the glazing material penetrating into the substrate material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: ROTHBRUST, FRANK; KROLIKOWSKI, SEBASTIAN; RITZBERGER, CHRISTIAN; HENGST, RONNY; TAUCH, DIANA
To: IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG
Reel/Frame 058890/0059 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 17162531 · Mar 23, 2017 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16488690
Related Publication 20220127201A1 · Apr 28, 2022
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