Sanitary ware
US12031312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2235/9615
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a sanitary ware compatibly satisfying both low water absorption and weight reduction. The sanitary ware has a pottery substrate of a vitreous body and a glaze layer, in which part of the substrate is exposed to outside thereof without the glaze layer; the substrate has (A) an anorthite and (B) an alkali metal component; and an amount of the alkali metal component is in the range of 5 to 10% by weight in terms of an oxide conversion (A2O) relative to the substrate. This sanitary ware has the properties of low water absorption and light weight.
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