US 12,455,594 B2
Glass articles, natively colored glass housings, and methods of making the same
Xiaoju Guo, Pittsford, NY (US); Po Hsuen Kuo, Painted Post, NY (US); and Lina Ma, Corning, NY (US)
Assigned to CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/818,764.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/537,466, filed on Sep. 8, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0085741 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); C03C 3/097 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1626 (2013.01) [C03C 3/097 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A natively colored glass housing for a consumer electronic device, the natively colored glass housing comprising a glass article comprising:
a first region comprising a first thickness defined between a first surface area and a second surface area opposite the first surface area, the first thickness is from 20 μm to 1 mm; and
a second region comprising a second thickness defined between a third surface area and a fourth surface area opposite the third surface area, the second thickness is greater than the first thickness,
wherein the glass article comprises a silicate glass with a colorant, the first region exhibits a first CIE L* value from 30 to 96, the second region exhibits a second CIE L* value, and a color difference dE94 defined between the first region and the second region is 10 or more.