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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Srikanth Varanasi, Toledo, OH (US);
Paige L Higby, Maumee, OH (US);
Gwendolyn A Young, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 27 ; 501 69 ; 501 70 ; 427426 ;
Abstract
Silicate based glass compositions with boron compounds are included in the composition as performance modifiers to impart desirable color and improved energy absorbance properties. The boron compound is, generally, a metal boride which is added to the batch glass composition in amounts greater than 0.05 weight percent prior to melting the composition and method resulting in a finished glass suitable for use in architectural and automotive glazings.