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US2515941A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photosensitive opal glass

Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1946-09-09
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Granted: 1950-07-18
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Expires: 1966-09-09
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stookey Stanley Donald

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 10:55
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C4/00; C03C4/04; C03C3/00; C03C3/04; C03C3/076; C03C3/095

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 102 words
AN ARTICLE COMPRISING A BODY OF IRRADIATED SUBSTANTIALLY COLORLESS PHOTOSENSITIVE GLASS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A SILICATE GLASS CONTAINING, ON THE OXIDE BASIS BY WEIGHT, 50% TO 65% SIO2, 5% TO 15% OF AN ALKALI METAL OXIDE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NA2O, K2O, AND MIXTURES OF NA2O AND K2O, 15% TO 45% BAO, AND 0.004% TO 0.05% OF GOLD COMPUTED AS AU, SAID GLASS BODY CONTAINING WITHIN ITS MASS A PREDETERMINED LATENT PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPABLE OF BEING DEVELOPED BY UNIFORM HEATING OF THE ENTIRE GLASS BODY, INTO A VISIBLE OPACIFIED IMAGE EXHIBITING PHOTOGRAPHIC DETAIL AND COMPRISING LIGHT-DIFFUSING CRYSTALLITES OF BARIUM DISILICATE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1953-07-17 1954-01-16 1954-07-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1957-07-17 1958-01-16 1958-07-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1961-07-17 1962-01-16 1962-07-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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