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Arsenfreie gläser

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DE69725725D1
DE69725725D1 DE69725725T DE69725725T DE69725725D1 DE 69725725 D1 DE69725725 D1 DE 69725725D1 DE 69725725 T DE69725725 T DE 69725725T DE 69725725 T DE69725725 T DE 69725725T DE 69725725 D1 DE69725725 D1 DE 69725725D1
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arsen
free glasses
glasses
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C Bange
G Dorfeld
C Hayes
C Lapp
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Corning Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C1/00—Ingredients generally applicable to manufacture of glasses, glazes, or vitreous enamels
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C3/00—Glass compositions
    • C03C3/04—Glass compositions containing silica
    • C03C3/076—Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica, by weight
    • C03C3/089—Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica, by weight containing boron
    • C03C3/091—Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica, by weight containing boron containing aluminium
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B17/00—Forming molten glass by flowing-out, pushing-out, extruding or drawing downwardly or laterally from forming slits or by overflowing over lips
    • C03B17/06—Forming glass sheets
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C1/00—Ingredients generally applicable to manufacture of glasses, glazes, or vitreous enamels
    • C03C1/004—Refining agents

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
DE69725725T 1996-07-19 1997-07-14 Arsenfreie gläser Expired - Lifetime DE69725725T3 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US2219396P 1996-07-19 1996-07-19
US22193P 1996-07-19
US742610 1996-10-28
US08/742,610 US5824127A (en) 1996-07-19 1996-10-28 Arsenic-free glasses
PCT/US1997/012140 WO1998003442A1 (en) 1996-07-19 1997-07-14 Arsenic-free glasses
EP97932585A EP0912452B2 (de) 1996-07-19 1997-07-14 Arsenfreie gläser

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DE69725725D1 true DE69725725D1 (de) 2003-11-27
DE69725725T2 DE69725725T2 (de) 2004-07-22
DE69725725T3 DE69725725T3 (de) 2013-07-11

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DE69725725T Expired - Lifetime DE69725725T3 (de) 1996-07-19 1997-07-14 Arsenfreie gläser

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US (2) US5824127A (de)
EP (1) EP0912452B2 (de)
JP (3) JP2001500098A (de)
KR (1) KR100527227B1 (de)
DE (1) DE69725725T3 (de)
WO (1) WO1998003442A1 (de)

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WO1998003442A1 (en) 1998-01-29
KR100527227B1 (ko) 2005-11-08
JP5714803B2 (ja) 2015-05-07
DE69725725T2 (de) 2004-07-22
JP2009149512A (ja) 2009-07-09
EP0912452B2 (de) 2013-03-27
DE69725725T3 (de) 2013-07-11
KR20000067913A (ko) 2000-11-25
JP5795419B2 (ja) 2015-10-14
JP2015024959A (ja) 2015-02-05
US5824127A (en) 1998-10-20
JP2001500098A (ja) 2001-01-09
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