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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, London, EN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106 / ; 351 62 ; 106 / ;
Abstract
An optical article, for example, a lens, window or mirror, at least part of the surface of which, and preferably the whole of which, is an inorganic oxide glass having a P.sub.2 O.sub.5 content of at least 52 mole %, and preferably 55 to 68.5 mole %, an alkaline earth content of 2.7 to 20 mole %, and a transformation temperature of not greater than 300.degree. C, the glass optionally containing B.sub.2 O.sub.3 and at least one alkali metal oxide.