Antimicrobial chemically strengthened glass and optimization method for the manufacture thereof

US9758428B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• KORNERSTONE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD. · CN

Inventors

• Weiwei Zhang · Lo Wu, CN
• Danny Cai · Fujian, CN
• Frank Hung · Irvine, US
• Eric To Chan · Kissimmee, US
• Jack Y. Ding · Fujian, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 24, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C03C2204/02
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An antimicrobial chemically strengthened glass and a method for manufacturing the chemically strengthened antimicrobial glass. The antimicrobial chemically strengthened glass includes an antimicrobial surface layer having at least 0.1 at % of silver ions and at least 0.1 at % of copper ions, wherein the chemically strengthened antimicrobial glass has a CIE color channel b* of less than 1.