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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Suhas Dattatreya Bhandarkar, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
David Wilfred Johnson, Jr., Bedminster, NJ (US);
John Burnette MacChesney, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Thomas Edward Stockert, Millburn, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Fitel USA Corporation, Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/716 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/716 ;
Abstract
A silica-water dispersion suitable for use as a sol for sol-gel fabrication is produced from a silica-water mixture with addition of alkaline agent. The agent functions to increase viscosity so as to improve dispersing efficiency during shear mixing.