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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W Morgan, Corning, NY (US);
Brent M Wedding, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 13 ; 501 67 ; 501 43 ;
Abstract
A surface-reduced photochromic glass containing silver halide crystals, having an original transmittance of 60-75%, a darkened transmittance of less than 30% at 25.degree. C., a faded transmittance equal to the darkened transmittance plus at least 25% and a value of at least 50%, a position in a color mixture diagram between 575 and 585 nm, the glass composition having a Na.sub.2 O content of at least 1% in its surface, or containing as additives 1-6 ppm Pd, or a combination of 2-10 ppm Au and up to 0.9% Er.sub.2 O.sub.3. The glass may be chemically strengthened and generally has a longer dominant wavelength when so treated.