Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC

Other

Schott Corporation

Vitro Flat Glass LLC

Hong Li

Paul A Westbrook

Cheryl A Richards

James C Watson

James Carl Peters

Juan Camilo Serrano

Stuart Damon Hellring

Robert A Montague

Kaliappa G Ragunathan

Steven Joel Parks

Kenneth J Balog

Larry J Shelestak

Adam D Polcyn

Paul R Ohodnicki, Jr

Joseph S Hayden

James W McCamy

Cynthia Kutchko

Calum Hugh Munro

Randy E Daughenbaugh

Lorraine Melody Hsu

Sally Pucilowski

Venkateshwarlu Kalsani

Carsten Weinhold

Gobinda Saha

Allison G Condie

Eric S Epstein

Maria S French

Shuyu Fang

Elizabeth Chase

Joe Hayden

Nikita Sergeevitch Shelekhov

Christophe R G Grenier

Shuang Ma

Arif Mubarok

Ronnie A J Peskens

Natalia Aleksandrovna Kazachenok

Liang Ma

Glass compositions suitable for fiber forming having low levels of LiO and glass fibers having high-modulus are disclosed. The glass composition may include SiOfrom about 59 to about 63 weight percent, AlOfrom about 13.7 to about 16 weight percent, CaO from about 14 to about 16.5 weight percent, MgO from about 6 to about 8.5 weight percent, FeOless than 1 weight percent, and TiOless than 1 weight percent. In some cases, the composition may be substantially free of LiO. In some cases, the composition may include LiO up to 0.5 weight percent. In some cases, REOmay be present in the composition in an amount up to 1.5 weight percent. The glass compositions can be used to form glass fibers which can be incorporated into a variety of other fiber glass products (e.g., strands, rovings, fabrics, etc.) and incorporated into various composites.

Glass compositions, fiberizable glass compositions, and glass fibers made therefrom

New glass compositions and applications thereof are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention relate to glass compositions, to fiber glass strands, to chopped fiber glass strands, to nonwoven mats of glass fibers, and to other products and methods. A fiber glass strand comprises a plurality of glass fibers comprising the glass composition of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a battery comprising a crosslinked intumescent layer selected from a coating and a self-supported film or sheet the layer being formed from a curable intumescent composition comprising: (a) a resin component comprising one or more oligomeric or polymeric compounds having a plurality of functional groups; (b) optionally a curing agent having a plurality of functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups of the oligomeric or polymeric compound of resin component (a); and (c) a compound providing an expansion gas upon thermal decomposition; wherein compounds (a) to (c) differ from each other, to an article comprising a battery, wherein the crosslinked intumescent layer is applied to a part of the article adjacent to the battery between the battery and the article, to methods to provide fire protection to a battery or an article comprising a battery or to reduce or prevent thermal runaway of a battery.

Battery comprising an intumescent layer

The present invention relates generally to glass compositions incorporating rare earth oxides (REO). In one embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO, 12.5-22 wt. % AlO, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-11 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % FeO, 0.05 or greater wt. % REO, and greater than 1 wt. % MnO. In another embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO, 12.5-22 wt. % AlO, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-11 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % FeO, 0.05 or greater wt. % REO, 0-4 wt. % BaO, 0-4 wt. % SrO, and 0-5.5 wt. % ZnO, wherein the sum of BaO+SrO+ZnO is greater than about 2 wt. %. In another embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO, 12.5-22 wt. % AlO, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-11 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % FeO, 0.05 or greater wt. % REO, and from greater than 0 to 2.5 wt. % CuO. In another embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO, 12.5-22 wt. % AlO, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-12.5 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % FeO, 0.05 or greater wt. % REO, and at least one additional feature selected from the group consisting of: LaOis present in an amount greater than about 2 weight percent, CaO is present in an amount less than about 2 weight percent, a MgO/CaO ratio less than about 1, and a SiO/AlOratio greater than about 4. The glass compositions can be used to form glass fibers which can be incorporated into a variety of other fiber glass products (e.g., strands, rovings, fabrics, etc.) and incorporated into various composites.

Glass compositions suitable for fiber forming having rare earth oxides (REO) and glass fibers having a high modulus are disclosed. The glass composition may include SiOfrom about 44.5 to about 64 weight percent, AlOfrom about 12 to about 32 weight percent, CaO from about 0.1 to about 15.5 weight percent, MgO from about 5 to about 22 weight percent, FeOless than 1 weight percent, TiOless than 2 weight percent, NaO less than 3 weight percent, YOup to 12 weight percent, CeOup to 6 weight percent, ZnO up to 4 weight percent, and BOless than 4.5 weight percent. The glass compositions can be used to form glass fibers and incorporated into various composites.

Embodiments of the present invention provide glass compositions, fiberizable glass compositions, and glass fibers formed from such compositions, as well as glass strands, yarns, fabrics, and composites comprising such glass fibers adapted for use in various applications. In some embodiments of the present invention, the glass compositions additionally include at least one rare earth oxide.

New glass compositions and applications thereof are disclosed. A glass composition as described herein can include 50 to 55 weight percent SiO, 17 to 26 weight percent BO, 13 to 19 weight percent AlO, 0 to 8.5 weight percent MgO, 0 to 7.5 weight percent ZnO, 0 to 6 weight percent CaO, 0 to 1.5 weight percent LiO, 0 to 1.5 weight percent F, 0 to 1 weight percent NaO, 0 to 1 weight percent FeO, 0 to 1 weight percent TiO, and 0 to 8 weight percent of other constituents. Also described herein are glass fibers formed from such compositions, composites, and articles of manufacture comprising the glass compositions and/or glass fibers.

Use of MGO, ZNO, and rare earth oxides for making improved low dielectric fibers with improved low thermal expansion coefficient for high boron aluminosilicate compositions

The present invention relates to a glass composition that includes: 57 to 75 percent by weight of SiO; 3 to 11 percent by weight of AlO; 6 to 11 percent by weight of NaO; 16 to 21 percent by weight of CaO; 0.01 to 0.1 percent by weight of LiO; and less than 0.05 percent by weight of KO. Each percent by weight is based on total weight of the glass composition. Glass products are also provided that have a bulk glass composition as described above. The glass products, such as flat glass products and glass substrates, have a strain point of at least 590&#xb0; C. and a thermal expansion of at least 7.4 ppm/&#xb0; C. The present invention also relates to magnetic recording articles and photovoltaic cells that include a glass substrate that has a bulk glass composition as described above.

High strain point glass

Embodiments of the present invention relate to glass compositions, glass fibers formed from such compositions, and related products. In one embodiment, a glass composition comprises 58-62 weight percent SiO, 14-17 weight percent AlO, 14-17.5 weight percent CaO, and 6-9 weight percent MgO, wherein the amount of NaO is 0.09 weight percent or less.

Glass compositions and fibers made therefrom

The present invention relates to fiber glass strands, yarns, fabrics, composites, prepregs, laminates, fiber-metal laminates, and other products incorporating glass fibers formed from glass compositions. The glass fibers, in some embodiments, are incorporated into composites that can be used in reinforcement applications. Glass fibers formed from some embodiments of the glass compositions can have certain desirable properties that can include, for example, desirable electrical properties (e.g. low D) or desirable mechanical properties (e.g., specific strength).

Low density and high strength fiber glass for reinforcement applications

Some embodiments of the present invention provide fiberizable glass compositions formed from batch compositions comprising amounts of one or more glassy minerals, including perlite and/or pumice. Some embodiments of the present invention related to glass fibers formed from such batch compositions, and composites and other materials incorporating such glass fibers.

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