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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Larry J. Shelestak, Bairdford, PA (US);
Dennis G. Smith, Butler, PA (US);
Inventors:
Larry J. Shelestak, Bairdford, PA (US);
Dennis G. Smith, Butler, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 3087 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A blue-green colored glass composition includes a base portion, such as a conventional soda-lime-silica base, and major colorants. In one embodiment, the major colorants include 0.7 to 0.9 weight percent total iron (FeO), 0.2 to 0.3 weight percent FeO, and 0 to 5 ppm CoO. The glass is characterized by a dominant wavelength in the range of 490 nm to 495 nm and an excitation purity in the range of 3% to 11%. The glass of the invention can be essentially free of Se.