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Colored glasses and method

US5275979A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1992
Grant dateJan 4, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03C2214/16
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Thermally induced color is developed in a glass article containing a silver halide crystal phase by including in the glass batch a thermal reducing agent, retaining the thermal reducing agent in its lower valence state while meltinq the batch and forming the glass article and subsequently heat treating the article to partially reduce the silver halide crystal phase.

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