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Titanium dioxide containing glasses having a high index of refraction and a high dispersion and process of producing same
Assignee: Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH
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Filing: 1975-04-09
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Granted: 1976-06-01
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Expires: 1995-04-09
Abstract
Abstract Optical silicate glasses containing titanium dioxide and having a high index of refraction and high dispersion are composed of 1 % to 10 %, by weight, of silicon dioxide SiO 2 , 30 % to 50 %, by weight, of barium oxide BaO, 18 % to 24 %, by weight, aluminum oxide Al 2 O 3 , and 21 % to 30 %, by weight, of titanium dioxide TiO 2 . In such glasses the barium oxide can be replaced partially by sodium oxide Na 2 O, beryllium oxide BeO, calcium oxide CaO, strontium oxide SrO, cadmium oxide CdO, gadolinium oxide Ga 2 O 3 , indium oxide In 2 O 3 , or yttrium oxide Y 2 O 3 . Likewise, the silicon dioxide therein can be replaced partially by boron trioxide B 2 O 3 , lead monoxide PbO, germanium dioxide GeO 2 , stannic oxide SnO 2 , zirconium oxide ZrO 2 , hafnium oxide HfO 2 , or thorium oxide ThO 2 .
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Broemer
- 👤 Norbert Meinert
- 👤 Johann Spincic
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-02 15:41
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C3/00; C03C3/04; C03C3/062; C03C3/064; C03C3/07; C03C3/072; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S501/00; Y10S501/90; Y10S501/901; Y10S501/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
An optical glass having an index of refraction n e between 1.7784 and 1.8753 and an Abbe number ν e between 25.8 and 30.8, said glass consisting essentially of: between about 5 and 9.9%, by weight, of silicon dioxide SiO 2 ; between about 30 and 50%, by weight, of barium oxide BaO; between about 18 and 24%, by weight, of aluminum oxide Al 2 O 3 ; and between about 21 and 30%, by weight, of titanium dioxide TiO 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
An optical glass having an index of refraction n e between 1.7784 and 1.8753 and an Abbe number ν e between 25.8 and 30.8, said glass consisting essentially of: between about 5 and 9.9%, by weight, of silicon dioxide SiO 2 ; between about 30 and 50%, by weight, of barium oxide BaO; between about 18 and 24%, by weight, of aluminum oxide Al 2 O 3 ; and between about 21 and 30%, by weight, of titanium dioxide TiO 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
The optical glass composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the barium oxide is replaced partially by an amount of one of the oxides selected from the group of oxides consisting of sodium oxide Na 2 O, beryllium oxide BeO, calcium oxide CaO, strontium oxide SrO, gadolinium oxide Ga 2 O 3 , indium oxide In 2 O 3 , and yttrium oxide Y 2 O 3 , whereby the amount of the oxide added to partly replace barium oxide is as follows: up to 10%, by weight, of sodium oxide, up to 2%, by weight, of berillium oxide, up to 8%, by weight, of calcium oxide, up to 16%, by weight, of strontium oxide, up to 8%, by weight, of cadmium oxide, up to 4%, by weight, of gadolinium oxide, up to 8%, by weight, of indium oxide, and up to 10%, by weight, of yttrium oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
140 words
The optical glass composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the silicon dioxide is replaced partially by an amount of one of the oxides selected from the group of oxides consisting of boron trioxide B 2 O 3 , lead monoxide PbO, germanium dioxide GeO 2 , stannic oxide SnO 2 , zirconium oxide ZrO 2 , hafnium oxide HfO 2 , and thorium oxide ThO 2 , whereby the amount of the oxide added to partly replace silicon dioxide is as follows: up to 2%, by weight, of boron trioxide, up to 2%, by weight, of lead monoxide, up to 6%, by weight, of germanium dioxide, up to 4%, by weight, of stannic oxide, up to 2%, by weight, of zirconium oxide, up to 2%, by weight, of hafnium oxide, and up to 2%, by weight, of thorium oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
The optical glass composition as defined by claim 1, wherein said glass composition consists of: between about 7% and 9.9%, by weight, of silicon dioxide SiO 2 ; between about 44% and 50%, by weight, of barium oxide BaO; between about 18% and 24%, by weight, of aluminum oxide Al 2 O 3 ; and between about 21% and 30%, by weight, of titanium dioxide TiO 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The optical glass composition as defined by claim 1, consisting essentially of: 7%, by weight, of silicon dioxide SiO 2 ; 48%, by weight, of barium oxide BaO; 24%, by weight, of aluminum oxide Al 2 O 3 ; and 21%, by weight, of titanium dioxide TiO 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The optical glass composition as defined by claim 1, consisting essentially of: 7%, by weight, of silicon dioxide SiO 2 ; 44%, by weight, of barium oxide BaO; 19%, by weight, of aluminum oxide Al 2 O 3 ; and 30%, by weight, of titanium dioxide TiO 2 .
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