US5853446A — Method for forming glass rib structures

Claim 1

Independent Claim 59 words

A method of making free standing dielectric glass structures, comprising: contacting a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing dielectric material with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired free-standing structure having a thickness greater than 20 microns, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 59 words

A method of making free standing dielectric glass structures, comprising: contacting a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing dielectric material with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired free-standing structure having a thickness greater than 20 microns, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 54 words

The method of claim 1, wherein said contacting step comprises: filling said recessed pattern with said glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing material; and transferring the frit containing dielectric material to a substrate, said frit containing dielectric material retaining the shape of the recessed pattern to form a free standing structure on said substrate.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 46 words

The method of claim 2, wherein said contacting step comprises sufficiently hardening at least a portion of the frit containing dielectric material while said frit containing material is retained within said recessed pattern to facilitate said frit containing material retaining the shape of said recessed pattern.

Claim 5

Independent Claim 64 words

A method of making free standing glass structures, comprising: depositing a coating of a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing material onto a substrate and contacting said coating on said substrate with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired free standing structure, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 6

Independent Claim 64 words

A method of making free standing glass structures, comprising: depositing a coating of a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing material onto a substrate and contacting said coating on said substrate with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired free standing structure, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 33 words

The method of claim 4, wherein said frit containing dielectric material comprises a thermoplastic organic carrier, and prior to said contacting, said coating is heated to facilitate forming of said frit containing material.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 43 words

The method of claim 1, wherein said frit containing dielectric material further comprises a crystalline filler therein, and the average coefficient of thermal expansion of the frit containing material is about 35-45×10 -7 /°C. over the temperature range of 0° to 300° C.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 41 words

The method of claim 1, wherein said frit containing material comprises a crystalline filler therein, and the average coefficient of thermal expansion of the frit containing material is about 80-85×10 -7 /°C. over the temperature range of 0° to 300° C.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method of claim 1, wherein said frit comprises a glass frit having a softening point less than about 500° C.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 24 words

The method of claim 1, wherein said frit comprises a glass frit selected from the group consisting of phosphate, lead, and zinc based glasses.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 31 words

The method of claim 2, wherein said frit containing dielectric material comprises at least 55 percent of a glass, ceramic, glass-ceramic or other inorganic material dispersed within an organic carrier material.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 17 words

The method of claim 10, wherein said organic material is hardenable via radiation curing, drying, or heat.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method of claim 10, wherein said organic material is curable material, and said transferring step comprises curing said organic material.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 34 words

The method of claim 10, wherein said organic material is radiation curable, and said transferring step comprises emitting radiation through said substrate to cure said frit containing dielectric material simultaneous with said transferring step.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 26 words

The method of claim 1, further comprising firing said formed frit containing material and said substrate at a temperature which is sufficient to fuse said frit.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 31 words

The method of claim 14, further comprising, prior to said firing step, applying a material between said freestanding structures to facilitate said freestanding structures retaining their shape during said firing step.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method of claim 15, wherein said firing step comprises firing said frit containing material and said substrate at a temperature between about 100° and 600° C.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring said free standing structures directly to a substrate to form free standing glass structures rigidly bonded to said substrate.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 24 words

The method of claim 17, wherein said hardening of said glass frit containing material occurs while said material is retained within said recessed pattern.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method of claim 18, further comprising, prior to said transferring step, applying an adhesive layer either to said substrate or said hardened glass frit containing material.

Claim 22

Independent Claim 56 words

A method of making a glass barrier rib plate for a flat panel display, comprising: contacting a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing material with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired barrier rib, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 23

Independent Claim 56 words

A method of making a glass barrier rib plate for a flat panel display, comprising: contacting a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing material with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired barrier rib, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 51 words

The method of claim 20, wherein said contacting step comprises: filling said recessed pattern with said glass, ceramic or glass-ceramic frit containing material; and transferring the frit containing material to a substrate, said frit containing material retaining the shape of the recessed pattern to form a barrier rib on said substrate.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 45 words

The method of claim 21, wherein said contacting step comprises sufficiently hardening at least a portion of the frit containing material while said frit containing material is retained within said recessed pattern to facilitate said frit containing material retaining the shape of said recessed pattern.

Claim 26

Independent Claim 69 words

A method of making a glass barrier rib plate for a flat panel display, comprising: depositing a coating of a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing material onto a substrate and contacting said coating on said substrate with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired barrier rib, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 27

Independent Claim 69 words

A method of making a glass barrier rib plate for a flat panel display, comprising: depositing a coating of a formable glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic frit containing material onto a substrate and contacting said coating on said substrate with an intaglio recessed pattern to thereby form said frit containing material into a shape of a desired barrier rib, and hardening said frit containing material sufficiently to retain said shape.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 32 words

The method of claim 23, wherein said frit containing material comprises a thermoplastic organic carrier, and prior to said contacting, said coating is heated to facilitate forming of said frit containing material.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 23 words

The method of claim 10, wherein said organic carrier material in said contacting step comprises a mixture of radiation curable and thermoplastic ingredients.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 17 words

The method of claim 15, wherein said material applied between said freestanding structures comprises a cellulosic material.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 41 words

The method of claim 4, wherein said frit containing material comprises an organic material that is hardenable via radiation curing, and said hardening step comprises emitting radiation through said substrate to cure said frit containing material simultaneous with said contacting step.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 41 words

The method of claim 23, wherein said frit containing material comprises an organic material that is hardenable via radiation curing, and said hardening step comprises emitting radiation through said substrate to cure said frit containing material simultaneous with said contacting step.

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Method for forming glass rib structures

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