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US 12,649,685 · App. 17/541,759 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Method for eradicating pathogens

Inventors: Malte Grimm (Mitterteich, DE); Rainer Eichholz (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Josef Rasp (Waldsassen, DE); Andre Petershans (Nabburg, DE); Klaus Megges (Weiden, DE); Susanne Krüger (Mainz, DE); Thomas Pfeiffer (Ingelheim, DE)
Assignee: SCHOTT AG
C03C3/118A61L2/10A61L2/26C03C3/089C03C3/091C03C3/093C03C3/115C03C4/0085A61L2202/11C03C2204/00
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Patent No.
US 12,649,685
App. No.
17/541,759
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass has a transmittance at a wavelength of 220 nm of at least 30% and a transmittance at a wavelength of 200 nm of less than 4.0%, the glass having a total platinum content of less than 3.5 ppm. A device and a sterilizer include a light source configured to output ultraviolet light and a lamp cover covering the light source and including the glass.

Claims (156)

1 . A glass having a transmittance at a wavelength of 220 nm of at least 30% and a transmittance at a wavelength of 200 nm of less than 4.0%, the glass having a total platinum content of less than 3.5 ppm, wherein the glass comprises the following components in the indicated amounts (in mol %):

Component

Content [mol %]

SiO 2

70 to 80

Al 2 O 3

0.5 to 4.5

B 2 O 3

1.5 to 2.0

Li 2 O

0 to 2

Na 2 O

 4 to 10

K 2 O

4 to 8

CaO

0 to 1

SrO

  0 to 0.5

BaO

1.5 to 4 

F −

 0 to 2.

2 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a transmittance of at least 75% at wavelengths of at least one of 260 nm, 280 nm or 310 nm.

3 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a transmittance of at least 40% at a wavelength of 220 nm.

4 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass comprises a total content of Fe 2 O 3 from 0.5 ppm to 10 ppm.

5 . The glass of claim 4 , wherein the glass has a content of Fe 2 O 3 from 1 ppm to 10 ppm, a content of TiO 2 from 2 ppm to 30 ppm, and the transmittance at a wavelength of 200 nm is less than 3%.

6 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a total platinum content below 1.0 ppm.

7 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a wave front deviation (peak to valley) of less than =0.1 mm.

8 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a refractive index n d of from 1.450 to 1.580.

9 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass comprises the following components in the indicated amounts (in mol %):

Component

Content [mol %]

SiO 2

70 to 80

Al 2 O 3

0.5 to 4.5

Na 2 O

 4 to 10

K 2 O

4 to 8

MgO

 0 to 10

B 2 O 3

1.5 to 2.0

Li 2 O

0 to 2

ZnO

0 to 5

CaO

0 to 1

BaO

1.5 to 4 

ZrO 2

0 to 5

SnO 2

0 to 3

SrO

0 to 4

F −

1 to 2

Cl −

 0 to 1.

10 . The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass is thermally toughened or chemically toughened.

11 . The glass of claim 10 , wherein the glass has a compressive stress on at least one surface of at least 50 MPa.

12 . A device, comprising:

a light source configured to output ultraviolet (UV) light; and

a lamp cover covering the light source, the lamp cover comprising a glass having a transmittance at a wavelength of 220 nm of at least 30% and a transmittance at a wavelength of 200 nm of less than 4.0%, the glass having a total platinum content of less than 3.5 ppm, wherein the glass comprises the following components in the indicated amounts (in mol %):

Component

Content [mol %]

SiO 2

70 to 80

Al 2 O 3

0.5 to 4.5

B 2 O 3

1.5 to 2.0

Li 2 O

0 to 2

Na 2 O

 4 to 10

K 2 O

4 to 8

CaO

0 to 1

SrO

  0 to 0.5

BaO

1.5 to 4 

F −

 0 to 2.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the glass has a transmittance of at least 75% at wavelengths of at least one of 260 nm, 280 nm or 310 nm.

14 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the glass has a transmittance of at least 40% at a wavelength of 220 nm.

15 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the glass comprises a total content of Fe 2 O 3 from 0.5 ppm to 10 ppm.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the glass has a content of Fe 2 O 3 from 1 ppm to 10 ppm, a content of TiO 2 from 2 ppm to 30 ppm, and the transmittance at a wavelength of 200 nm is less than 3%.

17 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the glass has a total platinum content below 1.0 ppm.

18 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the glass has a wave front deviation (peak to valley) of less than +0.1 mm.

19 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the glass has a refractive index n d of from 1.450 to 1.580.

20 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the glass comprises the following components in the indicated amounts (in mol %):

Component

Content [mol %]

SiO 2

70 to 80

Al 2 O 3

0.5 to 4.5

Na 2 O

 4 to 10

K 2 O

4 to 8

MgO

 0 to 10

B 2 O 3

1.5 to 2.0

Li 2 O

0 to 2

ZnO

0 to 5

CaO

0 to 1

BaO

1.5 to 4 

ZrO 2

0 to 5

SnO 2

0 to 3

SrO

0 to 4

F −

1 to 2

Cl −

 0 to 1.

21 . A sterilizer, comprising:

a light source configured to output ultraviolet (UV) light at a wavelength of 222 nm; and

a lamp cover covering the light source, the lamp cover comprising a glass having a transmittance at a wavelength of 220 nm of at least 30% and a transmittance at a wavelength of 200 nm of less than 4.0%, the glass having a total platinum content of less than 3.5 ppm, wherein the glass comprises the following components in the indicated amounts (in mol %):

Component

Content [mol %]

SiO 2

70 to 80

Al 2 O 3

0.5 to 4.5

B 2 O 3

1.5 to 2.0

Li 2 O

0 to 2

Na 2 O

 4 to 10

K 2 O

4 to 8

CaO

0 to 1

SrO

  0 to 0.5

BaO

1.5 to 4 

F −

 0 to 2.

22 . The sterilizer of claim 21 , wherein the UV light output by the light source is effective to eradicate pathogens after passing through the lamp cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2022
From: GRIMM, MALTE, DR.; EICHHOLZ, RAINER; RASP, JOSEF; PETERSHANS, ANDRE, DR.; MEGGES, KLAUS, DR.; KRÜGER, SUSANNE, DR.; PFEIFFER, THOMAS, DR.
To: SCHOTT AG
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Priority Claims (4)
EP 20211687 · Dec 3, 2020 · regional
DE 20 2020 107 535.7 · Dec 23, 2020 · national
EP 21175361 · May 21, 2021 · regional
EP 21191643 · Aug 17, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220177354A1 · Jun 9, 2022
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