Glass Container Insulative Coating
OwnerMichael P. Remington, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A glass container and related methods of manufacturing and coating glass containers. The container includes an axially closed base at an axial end of the container, a body extending axially from the closed base and being circumferentially closed, and an axially open month at another end of The container opposite of the base. An exterior surface of the container includes an infrared insulative coating including at least one of a metal or a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, and aluminum, and wherein the TCO is selected from the group consisting of SnO2:Sb, SnO2:F, In2O3:Sn, ZnO:F, ZnO:Al, and ZnO:Ga.
Claims32
A process for applying a low-e coating to a glass container having an external surface, which includes the steps of:
- (a) preparing a low-e coating including at least one of a metal or a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, and aluminum, and wherein the TCO is selected from the group consisting of SnO2:Sb, SnO2:F, In2O3:Sn, ZnO:F, ZnO:Al, and ZnO:Ga;
- and
- (b) applying the coating to the external surface of the glass container.
A method of coating an exterior surface of a glass container, which includes the steps of:
- (a) depositing on an exterior surface of the container, a coating including at least one of a metal or a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, and aluminum, and wherein the TCO is selected from the group consisting of SnO2:Sb, SnO2:F, In2O3:Sn, ZnO:F, ZnO:Al, and ZnO:Ga, to impart insulating properties to the container;
- and
- (b) applying a cold-end coating to the exterior surface of the container after step (a).
A method of coating an exterior surface of a glass container, which includes the steps of:
- (a) depositing a hot-end coating on an exterior surface of the container;
- and
- (b) applying a low-e coating to the exterior surface of the container after step (a), wherein the low-e coating includes particles composed of at least one of metal or transparent conductive oxide (TCO), wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, and aluminum, and wherein the TCO is selected from the group consisting of SnO2:Sb, In2O3:Sn, ZnO:Al, and ZnO:Ga.
A glass container that includes:
- a closed base at an axial end of the container;
- a body extending axially from the closed base and being circumferentially closed;
- and
- an open mouth another end of the container opposite of the base;
- wherein an exterior surface of the container includes an infrared insulative coating including at least one of a metal or a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, and aluminum, and wherein the TCO is selected from the group consisting of SnO2:Sb, SnO2:F, In2O3:Sn, ZnO:F, ZnO:Al, and ZnO:Ga.
A method of manufacturing a glass container, which includes the steps of:
- (a) forming the container;
- and then
- (b) applying a coating to an exterior surface of the container to impart insulating properties to the container, wherein the coating includes at least one of a metal or a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, and aluminum, and wherein the TCO is selected from the group consisting of SnO2:Sb, SnO2:F, In2O3:Sn, ZnO:F, ZnO:Al, and ZnO:Ga, to impart insulating properties to the container;
- and then
- (c) applying a cold-end coating to the exterior surface of the container.
A method of manufacturing a glass container, which includes the steps of:
- (a) forming the container;
- and then
- (b) applying a hot-end coating to an exterior surface of the container;
- and then
- (c) annealing the container;
- and then
- (d) depositing a low-e coating on the container to impart insulating properties to the container, wherein the low-e coating includes particles composed of at least one of metal or transparent conductive oxide (TCO), wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, and aluminum, and wherein the TCO is selected from the group consisting of SnO2:Sb, In2O3:Sn, ZnO:Al, and ZnO:Ga.
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