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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. 20, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ray B Forker, Jr, Beaver Dams, NY (US);
Joseph N Panzarino, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 3014 ; 65 29 ;
Abstract
A method of chemically strengthening a sodium silicate glass is disclosed wherein ions from the glass are exchanged for larger ions, e.g. Na.sup.+ for K.sup.+, at a temperature above the glass strain point, subsequently the same exchange is carried out below the glass strain point, and the glass article is maintained throughout the process in a single, temperature-programmed bath containing the large exchangeable ions.