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Samsung patents transparent ceramic glass for cooktops

Samsung has been granted a patent for a specific type of transparent glass-ceramic material designed for use in cooktops. The material features an uneven surface etched into the top layer, with printed layers applied to both the top and bottom of the glass.

Why it mattersThis filing details a specific material composition and structure that could improve the durability or appearance of glass cooktops, though it does not confirm a new product launch.

In the filing’s own words

A transparent glass-ceramic for cooktop, the transparent glass-ceramic including a glass material having an uneven layer etched on an upper surface of the glass material, an upper printed layer formed on the uneven layer, and a lower printed layer formed under the glass material.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A transparent cooktop comprising: a glass-ceramic material having an uneven layer etched on an upper surface, the glass-ceramic material consisting of: 3 to 10 wt. % Li 2 O, 15 to 25 wt. % Al 2 O 3, and a balance including SiO 2 and impurities; an upper printed layer on the uneven layer; and a lower printed layer on a lower surface of the glass-ceramic material.

Facts

Company: Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title: Transparent ceramic glass for cooktop and cooktop comprising same
Patent number: US12741905B2
Application number: 18214877
Filed: Jun 27, 2023
Granted: Sep 22, 2026
Inventors: 4
Claims: 15

Classified under

C03C 15/00 Chemistry & metalsC03C 10/0027 Chemistry & metalsC03C 17/3657 Chemistry & metalsH05B 6/1209 Electricity & electronics

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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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