A method for processing a transparent mother sheet includes forming one or more closed contours in the transparent mother sheet that each define a perimeter of a transparent article. Forming each of the one or more closed contours includes directing a pulsed laser beam into the transparent mother sheet to produce defect within the transparent mother sheet and translating the transparent mother sheet and the pulsed laser beam relative to each other thereby laser forming defects along the one or more closed contours. The method further includes separating a portion of the transparent mother sheet along the closed contours, thereby forming one or more transparent articles, where the transparent articles are frictionally engaged with a frame portion of the transparent mother sheet, applying material to a surface the transparent articles, and releasing the transparent articles from frictional engagement with the frame portion.
C03B 33/02 - Cutting or splitting sheet glassApparatus or machines therefor
B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/402 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved involving non-metallic material, e.g. isolators
B23K 26/53 - Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece for modifying or reforming the material inside the workpiece, e.g. for producing break initiation cracks
B23K 103/00 - Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
C03B 33/033 - Apparatus for opening score lines in glass sheets
C03B 33/04 - Cutting or splitting in curves, especially for making spectacle lenses
C03B 33/07 - Cutting armoured or laminated glass products
C03B 33/09 - Severing cooled glass by thermal shock
C03C 23/00 - Other surface treatment of glass not in the form of fibres or filaments
An optical fiber that includes a silica core and a cladding surrounding the core is disclosed, the optical fiber having a low attenuation. In embodiments, the optical fiber has an attenuation at 1550 nm of about 0.1420 dB/km. Furthermore, the diameter of the core may be larger than a fundamental mode field diameter of the optical fiber at a wavelength of 1550 nm. In embodiments, the core is doped with an alkali dopant.
G02B 6/036 - Optical fibres with cladding core or cladding comprising multiple layers
C03B 37/014 - Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means
C03B 37/018 - Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means by glass deposition on a glass substrate, e.g. by chemical vapour deposition
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THREE-STEP ION EXCHANGE (TIOX) METHOD FOR GLASS STRENGTHENING WITH IMPROVED STRESS PROFILES
Glass articles having high surface compressive stress (CS) and high CS-integrated area are provided. Methods of making such articles include chemical ion exchange processes.
C03C 3/091 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing boron containing aluminium
C03C 3/087 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
C03C 3/095 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing rare earths
5.
BENDABLE GLASS ARTICLE FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED HEAD IMPACT PERFORMANCE
Disclosed are embodiments of a glass article for a vehicle interior system. The glass article includes a glass sheet with a first side and a second side. A first frame is disposed on the glass sheet on the first side of the glass sheet, and a second frame disposed on the second side of the glass sheet. A mandrel is disposed between the first frame and the second frame. The mandrel has a flexural rigidity of at least 150 Pa·m3 and a density of at most 2.75 g/cm3. The second side of the glass sheet rotates about the mandrel from a first configuration to a second configuration. In the first configuration, the first side forms a first angle with the second side, and in the second configuration. the first side forms a second angle with the second side. The first angle is different from the second angle.
A cover article for a sensor is described herein that includes: a substrate; and an outer layered film disposed on the substrate. The outer layered film comprises alternating high and low refractive index (RI) layers. Each of the high RI layers comprises a nitride or an oxynitride. The outer layered film can have a physical thickness from about 500 nm to 12,000 nm. The article has at least two non-overlapping wavelength bands, each band having a bandwidth from 5 nm to 200 nm and a central wavelength within a spectrum from 400 nm to 1200 nm. Further, the article exhibits, for each of the at least two non-overlapping wavelength bands, (a) an average two-surface transmittance of >70% within incident angles from 0° to 20° and (b) an average two-surface transmittance of <50% within incident angles from 200 to 90°.
A display apparatus includes a cover substrate including a first cover surface and an opposing second cover surface. A first anti-reflective coating is applied to the first cover surface. A light guide plate includes a first plate surface and an opposing second plate surface. The light guide plate includes a plurality of light extractors positioned at the second plate surface. A second anti-reflective coating is applied to the second plate surface and at least a portion of the plurality of light extractors. The display apparatus includes a third anti-reflective coating spaced a distance apart from the second anti-reflective coating such that a gap is between the second anti-reflective coating and the third anti-reflective coating. Methods of manufacturing a display apparatus are provided.
A bioreactor support structure and bioreactor system for mass cell production is provided, including for cultivated meat production and for mass production of stem cells. The bioreactor support structure has an outer wall and a plurality of inner walls inside the interior space created by the inner edge of the outer wall. The plurality of inner walls is configured to make channels that house polymeric scaffolds, cells, and fluid. The cross sections of the channels may have an approximately, circular, elliptical, or polygonal cross-sectional area. The configuration of the bioreactor support structure solves the problem of high cell density pressures that hinder large-scale and commercial mass cell production.
An optical fiber that includes a silica core and a cladding surrounding the core is disclosed, the optical fiber having a low attenuation. In embodiments, the optical fiber has an attenuation at 1550 nm of about 0.1420 dB/km. Furthermore, the diameter of the core may be larger than a fundamental mode field diameter of the optical fiber at a wavelength of 1550 nm. In embodiments, the core is doped with an alkali dopant.
A glass-ceramic that includes: 5 mol %≤Al2O3≤40 mol %; 30 mol %≤B2O3≤60 mol %; 10 mol %≤WO3≤50 mol %; 0 mol %≤SnO2≤5 mol %; and 1 mol %≤R2O≤30 mol %, wherein R2O is one or more of Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O, and Cs2O. Further, the glass-ceramic can be silica-free and, in some cases, can have a thickness from about 0.05 mm to about 0.5 mm and one or more of: (a) a total transmittance of less than or equal to 4% at ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths below 400 nm and (b) a total transmittance from about 0.5% to about 4% in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum from 700 nm to 1500 nm.
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
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FAST AND ROBUST QUANTIFICATION METHOD TO MEASURE GLASS LIQUID FLOW SPEED (VISCOSITY) USING LOW SIGNAL-TO-NOISE VIDEOS
Various embodiments disclosed relate to a method and system for quantifying the flow speed of glass liquid from digital video data. The present disclosure includes capturing images from a video, cropping an area from each image, and concatenating the area from each image into a single image. Additionally, the disclosure includes preprocessing the single image, performing template matching on the preprocessed single image, determining boundary indexes, and cropping a region from the preprocessed single image based on the boundary indexes. The disclosure also includes calculating gradients in the cropped region, identifying a pixel with a maximum gradient, determining an average row index for columns with multiple pixels, performing iterative linear regression on row and column indexes to find a line crossing all the maximum gradient pixels with the least error, and quantifying a flow speed of glass liquid based on a final slope of the line.
G06V 10/25 - Determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI]
G06V 10/75 - Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video featuresCoarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approachesImage or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces using context analysisSelection of dictionaries
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SILICOBORATE AND BOROSILICATE GLASSES HAVING HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX AND LOW DENSITY
Glasses containing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and/or boron oxide (B2O3) as glass formers and having a refractive index nd of greater than or equal to 1.7, as measured at 587.56 nm, and a density of less than or equal to 4.5 g/cm3, as measured at 25° C., are provided. Optionally, the glasses may be characterized by a low optical dispersion, a high transmittance in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and/or good glass forming ability.
Disclosed herein are glass-ceramic articles including a crystalline phase comprising a jeffbenite crystalline structure. The glass-ceramic articles may include a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a perimeter defining a shape of the glass-ceramic article. The glass-ceramic articles may further include a phase assemblage comprising one or more crystalline phases and a glass phase. The one or more crystalline phases may include a crystalline phase having the jeffbenite crystalline structure.
C03C 3/085 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
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BURNER FOR PREVENTION OF DEVITRIFIED GLASS DURING GLASS MANUFACTURING
A glass forming system for controlling devitrification in glass is provided. The glass forming system comprises a glass forming body, an edge director, and a burner. The edge director is positioned proximate to the glass forming body, and the edge director is configured to contact molten glass flowing on the glass forming body to assist in controlling a shape of a glass ribbon formed by the molten glass. The burner is configured to generate a flame that produces heat. The burner is positioned proximate to the edge director so that the heat from the flame increases a temperature of the edge director.
A cover article for a sensor is described herein that includes: a substrate; and an outer layered film disposed on the substrate. The outer layered film comprises alternating high and low refractive index (RI) layers. Each of the high RI layers comprises a nitride or an oxynitride. The outer layered film can have a physical thickness from about 500 nm to 12,000 nm. The article has at least two non-overlapping wavelength bands, each band having a bandwidth from 5 nm to 200 nm and a central wavelength within a spectrum from 400 nm to 1200 nm. Further, the article exhibits, for each of the at least two non-overlapping wavelength bands, (a) an average two-surface transmittance of > 70% within incident angles from 0˚ to 20˚ and (b) an average two-surface transmittance of < 50% within incident angles from 20˚ to 90˚.
A glass-based manufacturing apparatus includes a delivery apparatus conveying molten glass in a travel direction. The glass-based manufacturing apparatus includes a first forming roll including a textured pocket that receives the molten glass and imparts a corresponding defined shape to the molten glass. The textured pocket includes a first pocket end, a second pocket end, and a central pocket region extending circumferentially between the first pocket end and the second pocket end. The glass-based manufacturing apparatus includes a mold positioned to receive the molten glass comprising the defined shape within a mold cavity of the mold. Methods of manufacturing glass are also provided.
Disclosed is a window for a sensing system comprising a substrate, a first layered film comprising alternating layers of higher and lower index materials, and a second layered film comprising alternating layers of higher and lower index materials. The window comprises a maximum hardness, measured at the first layered film and by the Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test, of at least 8 GPa. The first and second layered films are configured so that the window has favorable antireflective and transmission attributes in an infrared wavelength range of interest, while providing relatively low reflectance and transmittance in the visible spectrum to provide a dark appearance and low signal noise.
Natively colored glass housings having a glass article and/or glass articles include a first region and a second region. The second region includes a second thickness greater than a first thickness of the first region. The first CIE L* value is from 30 to 96. In aspects, a color difference dE94 between the first region and the second region is 1.0 or more, 4.5 or more, or 10 or more. In aspects, a first CIE a* value is −0.3 or less, and a first CIE b* value is 0.0 or more. In aspects, a first CIE a* value is from −10 to 20, and a first CIE b* value is from −70 to −5. In aspects, a first CIE a* value is 0 or more and a first CIE b* value is 5.0 or more.
Disclosed herein are glass pharmaceutical vials having sidewalls of reduced thickness. In embodiments, the glass pharmaceutical vial may include a glass body comprising a sidewall enclosing an interior volume. An outer diameter D of the glass body is equal to a diameter d1 of a glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1, wherein X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1. However, the sidewall of the glass pharmaceutical vial comprises an average wall thickness Ti that is less than or equal to 0.85*s1, wherein s1 is a wall thickness of the glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1 and X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1.
Embodiments of a vehicle interior component and methods of forming the same are disclosed. The vehicle interior component includes a frame with a support surface and having an opening formed in the support surface. A glass substrate is provided that includes a first major surface, a second major surface facing the support surface, and a minor surface between the first and second major surfaces and defining a thickness of the glass substrate. An adhesive at least partially fills the opening and adheres the glass substrate to the frame. The adhesive in the opening acts to secure the glass substrate and adhesive to the frame.
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 3/26 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
B32B 17/06 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
B32B 37/12 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by using adhesives
B32B 37/18 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with all layers existing as coherent layers before laminating involving the assembly of discrete sheets or panels only
B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
B60K 35/10 - Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
C03B 23/03 - Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
C03C 27/10 - Joining glass to glass by processes other than fusing with the aid of adhesive specially adapted for that purpose
C09J 5/06 - Adhesive processes in generalAdhesive processes not provided for elsewhere, e.g. relating to primers involving heating of the applied adhesive
Glasses containing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and/or boron oxide (B2O3) as glass formers and having a refractive index nd of greater than or equal to 1.80, as measured at 587.56 nm, a density of less than or equal to 5.5 g/cm3, as measured at 25° C., and a high transmittance to, particularly to blue light, are provided. Optionally, the glasses may be characterized by a high transmittance in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum and/or good glass forming ability.
An apparatus includes a carrier, an orifice, and a motion platform. The carrier is configured to secure a substrate. The orifice is configured to emit an aerosol jet. The motion platform is configured to, with the orifice emitting a continuous aerosol jet, move the carrier relative to the orifice to print a plurality of electrodes on a first major surface and an edge surface of the substrate.
H01L 23/00 - Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
H01L 33/62 - Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the semiconductor body, e.g. leadframe, wire-bond or solder balls
H01L 25/075 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid-state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in a single subclass of subclasses , , , , or , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group
H01L 21/683 - Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereofApparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components for supporting or gripping
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COMPLEXLY CURVED GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
Reformed glass articles with non-developable shapes and associated molds and reforming techniques are described. The glass articles can be formed using a vacuum mold including a mold with a mold surface defining a mold cavity. The mold can also include a frame comprising a body that is disposed on the mold, the body comprising a top surface including one or more vacuum openings formed in the top surface. The top surface includes, an outer edge an inner edge, and a width, W, measured between the inner edge and the outer edge. The width W does not vary by more than 10% from an average value around an entire circumference of the vacuum mold. The vacuum mold comprises a length, L, depth, D, that is from 10% to 30% of L. W is from 0.06*L to 0.10*L. Reformed glass articles can be reformed from glass sheets to conform to the mold.
22222 gas from the sorbent bed, wherein the heating step occurs after the absorbing step, and wherein the one or more electrodes are removably in contact with the sorbent bed during the heating step.
B01D 53/04 - Separation of gases or vapoursRecovering vapours of volatile solvents from gasesChemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents
B01D 53/02 - Separation of gases or vapoursRecovering vapours of volatile solvents from gasesChemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography
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LIQUID CRYSTAL WINDOW INCLUDING A BISTABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL
A liquid crystal device comprises a liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal cell comprises first and second glass substrates; first and second polarizers having first and second transmission axes, respectively; first and second electrodes; first and second orientation layers disposed between the first and second electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second orientation layers. The liquid crystal layer comprises a nematic liquid crystal. At zero applied voltage to the first and second electrodes, at least a portion of the liquid crystal is present in at least one of a first stable state and a second stable state. The first stable state is switchable to the second stable state by application of a first stimulus. The second stable state is switchable to the first stable state by application of a second stimulus. The liquid crystal cell has certain visible light transmittance and haze values.
G02F 1/139 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering based on orientation effects in which the liquid crystal remains transparent
Apparatus includes a sample holder with a cavity and a plurality of devices configured to hold a curvature of a curved substrate in a fixed configuration. Apparatus includes two prisms with a viewing apparatus of the sample holder configured to translate therebetween. Methods can include disposing the curved substrate in the sample holder, transmitting a first beam, translating the sample holder, and transmitting a second beam. Alternatively, apparatus include a light scattering-polarimetry sub-system configured to emit a first beam to impinge an end surface of coupling prism and detect at least a portion of the first beam impinging the first surface of the coupling prism. The apparatus includes an evanescent prism coupling spectroscopy sub-system configured to emit a second beam to impinge a first surface of the coupling system and detect at least a portion of the second beam impinging the second surface of the coupling prism.
G01L 1/24 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis
G01J 3/14 - Generating the spectrumMonochromators using refracting elements, e.g. prism
G01J 4/02 - Polarimeters of separated-field typePolarimeters of half-shadow type
Natively colored glass housings having a glass article and/or glass articles include a first region and a second region. The second region includes a second thickness greater than a first thickness of the first region. The first CIE L* value is from 30 to 96. In aspects, a color difference dE94 between the first region and the second region is 1.0 or more, 4.5 or more, or 10 or more. In aspects, a first CIE a* value is -0.3 or less, and a first CIE b* value is 0.0 or more. In aspects, a first CIE a* value is from -10 to 20, and a first CIE b* value is from -70 to -5. In aspects, a first CIE a* value is 0 or more and a first CIE b* value is 5.0 or more.
Methods of making ion-exchanged glass articles including exposing the glass articles to a molten salt including 2 wt % to 10 wt % of an inorganic non-hydroxide salt sufficient to provide a pH from 9 to 12 when 5 grams of the inorganic non-hydroxide salt is dissolved in 100 grams of distilled water. The high-pH molten salts comprising the inorganic non-hydroxide salt can ion-exchange thin glass articles to have desirable mechanical performance without the use of a post-ion-exchange etching step. In some embodiments, the molten salt can include less than 1 wt % sodium nitrate (NaNO3).
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
C03C 3/087 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
C03C 3/091 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing boron containing aluminium
30.
CONTROLLED COOLING APPARATUS AND METHODS PROVIDING PREFERENTIAL COOLING OR HEATING WITHIN A CONTINUOUS GLASS RIBBON
A glass ribbon processing apparatus to produce a glass ribbon with variable thickness includes a first device that cools a first portion of a width of the glass ribbon at a different rate than a second portion of a width of the glass ribbon, wherein the first portion is thicker than the second portion.
A solid-state electrolyte sheet includes scandia-stabilized zirconia grains and a thickness from 10 micrometers to 300 micrometers. In aspects, the solid-state electrolyte sheet exhibits an ionic conductivity at 850° C. of 9.5 S/cm or more. In aspects, the scandia-stabilized zirconia grains includes from 3 mol % to 11 mol % or from 3 mol % to 6 mol % scandia. In aspects, an average grain size can be from 0.1 micrometers to 2.5 micrometers. In aspects, a majority of pores can be a closed porosity. In aspects, the solid-state electrolyte sheet can be part of a solid oxide fuel cell and/or a solid oxide electrolyzer cell. Methods include casting a green tape comprising scandia-stabilized zirconia and firing the green tape to form the solid-state electrolyte sheet. In aspects, the firing can include heating at a maximum temperature of 1650° C. or less and/or heating at temperatures of 600° C. or more for 90 minutes or less.
H01M 8/1253 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte characterised by the process of manufacturing or by the material of the electrolyte the electrolyte consisting of oxides the electrolyte containing zirconium oxide
H01M 8/12 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
32.
PHOTONIC DEVICES FOR SINTERING AND DRYING METAL ELECTRODES
A method for preparing metal electrodes is provided. The method comprises identifying a location at a surface of a substrate, with the location comprising a position where an existing metal electrode is damaged. The method also comprises aerosol jet printing a repair metal electrode at the location and sintering the repair metal electrode. The method may also comprise pre-treating the surface of the substrate or the existing metal electrode prior to the aerosol jet printing of the repair metal electrode at the location. Pre-treating of the surface of the substrate may expose a buried layer to reduce a contact resistance for the repair metal electrode relative to a damaged metal electrode. Aerosol jet printing of the repair metal electrode at the location is completed by aerosol jet printing only one repair metal electrode at a time.
H01L 33/62 - Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the semiconductor body, e.g. leadframe, wire-bond or solder balls
H01L 21/48 - Manufacture or treatment of parts, e.g. containers, prior to assembly of the devices, using processes not provided for in a single one of the groups or
H01L 23/532 - Arrangements for conducting electric current within the device in operation from one component to another including external interconnections consisting of a multilayer structure of conductive and insulating layers inseparably formed on the semiconductor body characterised by the materials
H05K 3/22 - Secondary treatment of printed circuits
33.
POROUS SUBSTRATE FOR CARRYING SORBENTS OR OTHER ACTIVE MATERIALS
A porous substrate includes a continuous graphitic phase, and a glass and/or ceramic phase. The graphitic phase and the glass and/or ceramic phase together form a continuous interconnected pore structure. A total pore volume of the porous substrate is at least 40% as determined by mercury porosimetry. The porous substrate is conductive to electricity. A method of forming a porous substrate includes extruding, drying, and firing an extruded extrudable composition that includes a binder and/or sintering aid.
B01J 20/00 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof
B01D 51/00 - Auxiliary pretreatment of gases or vapours to be cleaned from dispersed particles
B01D 53/34 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases
34.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING EDGE PORTIONS FROM A GLASS RIBBON
A glass manufacturing apparatus including a forming apparatus, the forming apparatus including an edge separation assembly. The edge separation assembly includes a scoring device with a scoring tool coupled thereto, a backing roller, a pair of stabilizing rollers configured to pinch a central portion of the glass ribbon therebetween, and a separation roller configured to apply a separation force against an edge portion of the glass ribbon to separate the edge portion from the central portion. The edge separation apparatus may further include a first plurality of guide rollers arranged to direct the separated edge portion away from the central portion and a second plurality of guide rollers configured to guide the central portion. The forming apparatus further includes a cross-cut assembly configured to separate a glass sheet from the central portion.
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a laminate preform. The laminate preform includes a first glass ply having a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface is opposite to the first major surface. A thickness of the first glass ply is defined between the first major surface and the second major surface. The thickness is 2 mm or less. The laminate preform also includes an adhesive region having a third major surface and a fourth major surface. The third major surface is disposed on the second major surface of the first glass ply. The third major surface of the adhesive region includes at least a portion of area not bonded to the second major surface so that air can flow between the third major surface and the second major surface.
B32B 37/12 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by using adhesives
B32B 37/26 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with at least one layer which influences the bonding during the laminating process, e.g. release layers or pressure equalising layers
36.
PHOTONIC DEVICES FOR SINTERING AND DRYING METAL ELECTRODES
A system for photonic sintering of a metal electrode is provided. The system comprises a display. The display includes a substrate comprising a first side and a second side, and the display includes the metal electrode that extends from the first side to the second side. The system also includes a photonic device for sintering the metal electrode. The photonic device comprises a lamp configured to generate photonic energy, and the photonic device comprises a mask positioned between the metal electrode and the lamp. The mask defines a slot therein, and the mask is configured to allow a portion of the photonic energy from the lamp to pass through the slot towards the metal electrode.
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
B22F 12/41 - Radiation means characterised by the type, e.g. laser or electron beam
H05K 1/09 - Use of materials for the metallic pattern
H05K 3/14 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using spraying techniques to apply the conductive material
H05K 3/22 - Secondary treatment of printed circuits
A piezoelectric speaker includes a diaphragm and a piezoelectric layer disposed over the diaphragm. A thickness of the piezoelectric layer can be in a range from 20 micrometers to 120 micrometers. A width of the piezoelectric layer can be 50 millimeters or more, and a length of the piezoelectric layer can be 100 millimeters or more. The piezoelectric layer can further include a pair of electrodes in electrical contact with the piezoelectric layer and configured to drive the piezoelectric layer. Methods of making a piezoelectric speaker include attaching a single piezoelectric layer and a pair of electrodes to a diaphragm using an adhesive.
A substrate includes an inorganic matrix including an interconnected pore structure. A total pore volume of the matrix as determined by mercury porosimetry is greater than or equal to 70% and a bulk density of the matrix is less than or equal to 0.4 g/cm3.
C04B 38/00 - Porous mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramic warePreparation thereof
B01D 39/20 - Other self-supporting filtering material of inorganic material, e.g. asbestos paper or metallic filtering material of non-woven wires
B01D 53/14 - Separation of gases or vapoursRecovering vapours of volatile solvents from gasesChemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by absorption
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
B01J 20/30 - Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating
C03C 14/00 - Glass compositions containing a non-glass component, e.g. compositions containing fibres, filaments, whiskers, platelets, or the like, dispersed in a glass matrix
C04B 35/00 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
39.
PERFUSION BIOREACTORS AND SYSTEMS FOR LARGE SCALE CELL CULTURE
A bioreactor system for culturing cells is provided. The bioreactor system includes a vessel comprising an inlet, an outlet, and an interior cavity disposed between the inlet and the outlet and for perfusing cell culture media therethrough. The system also includes a cell culture substrate disposed in the interior cavity in a fixed-bed configuration, the cell culture substrate having a surface having a surface area upon for culturing cells thereon during operation of the bioreactor system. The bioreactor system can scale up or down with a desired number of cells to be cultured by adjusting the surface area of the cell culture substrate.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Unworked or semi-worked glass, not for building, for use in vehicle exterior windows, namely, windshields, side windows, rear windows, sunroofs, moonroofs, side panels as well as for use in vehicle interior glass applications.
42.
DYNAMICALLY BENDABLE AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR DISPLAY SYSTEMS
Embodiments of a dynamically bendable automotive interior display system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a display, a dynamically bendable cover substrate assembly disposed over the display, wherein the cover substrate assembly comprises a cover substrate with a bend axis, and a reversible support attached to at least a portion the cover substrate that dynamically bends the cover substrate along the bend axis in a cycle from a first radius of curvature to a second radius of curvature and from the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more frames that partially house the display and are attached to the cover substrate.
G06F 1/16 - Constructional details or arrangements
G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (Republic of Korea)
Inventor
Hong, Won-Bin
Kang, Byounggwan
Youn, Youngno
Abstract
A wireless communication device includes at least one antenna configured to transmit or receive a signal, and a frequency selection surface arranged adjacent to the at least one antenna and configured to diffract the signal generated from the at least one antenna, wherein the frequency selection surface includes a transparent substrate on which a plurality of unit cells are defined, and a plurality of conductive patterns arranged in the plurality of unit cells, respectively.
A method for separating continuous glass tubing, the method comprising: passing the continuous glass tubing through a laser system operable to produce a laser beam; forming a scribe line in the continuous glass tubing by focusing the laser beam to be incident on a surface of the continuous glass tubing; and separating the continuous glass tubing along the scribe line to produce a glass tube having a fixed length. The laser system is configured to cause the laser beam to be incident on less than half of a circumference of the continuous glass tubing.
C03B 33/02 - Cutting or splitting sheet glassApparatus or machines therefor
B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
B23K 26/53 - Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece for modifying or reforming the material inside the workpiece, e.g. for producing break initiation cracks
C03B 33/06 - Cutting or splitting glass tubes, rods, or hollow products
C03B 33/09 - Severing cooled glass by thermal shock
45.
ARTICLE WITH A SUBSTRATE AND MULTILAYER COATING ON THE SUBSTRATE AND SOLAR PANEL INCORPORATING THE ARTICLE
An article is described herein that comprises: a substrate comprising a first major surface and a second major surface; and a multilayer coating disposed on the first major surface of the substrate, the multilayer coating comprising at least one period of a layer of low refractive index material and a layer of high refractive index material. The article exhibits a prime surface average reflectance of less than or equal to 0.550% across an entire wavelength range of from 600 nm to 750 nm. A solar panel including the article as a cover glass disposed over an array of photovoltaic cells.
Various examples are provided related to composite lightguides which can be used for augmented reality and other augmented display applications. In one example, a composite lightguide includes a support substrate including a surface and a lightguide layer disposed on the surface of the support substrate. The lightguide layer can have a density that is greater than the density of the support substrate. For example, the density of the lightguide layer can be greater than twice the density of the support substrate. The lightguide layer can have a thickness that is about 25% or less than the thickness of the support substrate.
The present disclosure is directed to methods and techniques for gob-pressing a glass part of challenging geometries, such as large surfaces with thin thickness as well as features positioned far from a centroid of the part.
Various examples are provided related to composite lightguides which can be used for augmented reality and other augmented display applications. In one example, a composite lightguide includes a support substrate including a surface and a lightguide layer disposed on the surface of the support substrate. The lightguide layer can have a density that is greater than the density of the support substrate. For example, the density of the lightguide layer can be greater than twice the density of the support substrate. The lightguide layer can have a thickness that is about 25% or less than the thickness of the support substrate.
A system for separating, isolating, and concentrating extracellular vesicles (EVs) is provided. The system comprises an ultrafiltration device; an isoporous membrane configured for use in the ultrafiltration device; and a collection container for collecting filtrate from the ultrafiltration device. The ultrafiltration device may be configured to perform diafiltration. The ultrafiltration device may comprise a fixed-volume ultrafiltration device. The ultrafiltration device may comprise a tangential flow filtration device. The system may be scalable.
Disclosed are liquid crystal devices including at least one cholesteric liquid crystal layer and having multiple stable states. Also disclosed are liquid crystal windows having at least three stable states in the absence of voltage.
G02F 1/137 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering
E06B 9/24 - Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshineSimilar screens for privacy or appearance
G02F 1/139 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering based on orientation effects in which the liquid crystal remains transparent
An alkali aluminosilicate glass article having: greater than or equal to 70.0 mol % and less than or equal to 78.0 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 7.0 mol % and less than or equal to 12.0 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 3.0 mol % and less than or equal to 7.0 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 2.0 mol % and less than or equal to 7.0 mol % Li2O; greater than or equal to 3.0 mol % and less than or equal to 6.0 mol % Na2O; greater than or equal to 0.0 mol % and less than or equal to 2.0 mol % P2O5; and greater than or equal to 0.0 mol % and less than or equal to 1.5 mol % REmOn.
A glass is provided, comprising: greater than or equal to 50.4 mol % to less than or equal to 60.5 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 16.0 mol % to less than or equal to 20.0 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 2.4 mol % to less than or equal to 9.5 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 11.0 mol % MgO; greater than or equal to 0.4 mol % to less than or equal to 7.5 mol % CaO; greater than or equal to 7.4 mol % to less than or equal to 13.0 mol % Li2O; greater than or equal to 0.4 mol % to less than or equal to 5.5 mol % Na2O; greater than or equal to 0.1 mol % to less than or equal to 1.5 mol % ZrO2; wherein (Li2O+Na2O+MgO+CaO)/(Al2O3+ZrO2) is from 0.98 to 1.2.
C03C 3/087 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
An optical fiber draw system that prints one or more fiber identifiers on optical fibers is described. In one example, the optical fiber draw system includes a draw furnace, a coating device, a marking device, and a lighting device. The draw furnace generates a glass fiber from a glass preform and the coating device is configured to apply a curable coating composition to the glass fiber. The lighting device applies an ultraviolet or other curing light to form a coating from the curable coating composition. The application and curing of a curable coating composition can be completed one or more times to form one or more coatings on the glass fiber. The marking device applies a tracer marking fluid to a curable coating composition or coating and can be placed at one or more positions along the process pathway.
A glass article comprises a glass substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, the second major surface being opposite the first major surface and a decorative ink layer disposed on the second major surface of the decorative ink layer and a conductive ink layer disposed on the second major surface. The conductive ink layer comprises conductive material dispersed in a dispersion medium and a sheet resistance that is less than a sheet resistance of the decorative ink layer. The conductive ink layer comprises a plurality of sensing structures arranged in a touch sensing circuit configured to vary in electrical properties in response to electromagnetic interactions with an external object.
C03C 17/34 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with at least two coatings having different compositions
C03C 3/085 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
57.
ION EXCHANGEABLE GLASS COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY
A glass composition includes: greater than or equal to about 70 mol % and less than or equal to about 90 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to about 2 mol % and less than or equal to about 9 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to about 5 mol % and less than or equal to about 15 mol % Li2O; greater than or equal to about 0 mol % and less than or equal to about 10 mol % Y2O3; greater than or equal to about 0 mol % and less than or equal to about 9 mol % Ta2O5; greater than or equal to about 0 mol % and less than or equal to about 10 mol % La2O3; and greater than or equal to about 0.05 mol % and less than or equal to about 1 mol % SnO2. The sum of Y2O3, Ta2O5, and La2O3 may be greater than or equal to about 2 mol % and less than or equal to about 15 mol %.
A glass manufacturing apparatus can include a conduit connected to a delivery vessel and an inlet of a forming vessel. The conduit includes a closed sidewall surrounding a channel extending in a flow direction of the conduit. The closed sidewall is continuous from the delivery vessel to the inlet of the forming vessel to define a closed atmosphere from the delivery vessel, through the conduit, and through the inlet of the forming vessel. The glass manufacturing apparatus can include a heating enclosure including a heating wall and a first heating element. The heating wall surrounds a chamber within which the conduit extends. The first heating element is positioned within the chamber between the heating wall and the conduit to increase a temperature within the channel. Methods for manufacturing a glass ribbon with a glass manufacturing apparatus are provided.
2255; greater than or equal to 2 wt.% to less than or equal to 50 wt.% CaO; and a surface of the plurality of modified glass particles comprises a total amount of brushite and apatite of greater than or equal to 30 wt.% of the total weight of the modified glass particles, wherein the plurality of modified glass particles bind to a nucleic acid compound upon contact.
22O concentration therein of at least 5 mol.% at a depth of 200 nm below a surface of the glassy-phase regions. A method of forming an article described herein includes converting at least a portion of a first surface of a glass-ceramic substrate to a glassy-phase material and ion-exchange processing the glassy-phase material to introduce silver into the glassy-phase material. At least 70 wt.% of the glass-ceramic substrate remains a glass-ceramic material.
C03C 3/097 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing phosphorus, niobium or tantalum
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03C 15/00 - Surface treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by etching
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
C03C 23/00 - Other surface treatment of glass not in the form of fibres or filaments
61.
ION EXCHANGEABLE GLASS COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY
An optical fiber draw system that prints one or more fiber identifiers on optical fibers is described. In one example, the optical fiber draw system includes a draw furnace, a coating device, a marking device, and a lighting device. The draw furnace generates a glass fiber from a glass preform and the coating device is configured to apply a curable coating composition to the glass fiber. The lighting device applies an ultraviolet or other curing light to form a coating from the curable coating composition. The application and curing of a curable coating composition can be completed one or more times to form one or more coatings on the glass fiber. The marking device applies a tracer marking fluid to a curable coating composition or coating and can be placed at one or more positions along the process pathway.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41M 3/00 - Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
B41M 5/00 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
Disclosed herein is glass-ceramic and glass-ceramic articles including a crystalline phase comprising a jeffbenite crystalline structure, glass that may be cerammed to become such, and methods of making and using the same.
C03B 32/02 - Thermal crystallisation, e.g. for crystallising glass bodies into glass-ceramic articles
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
64.
ASYMMETRICAL GLASS LAMINATES HAVING A TPU INTERLAYER AND RELATED METHODS
Various embodiments for a laminate glass article and related methods are provided. The laminated glass article includes a first glass layer and a second glass layer with a TPU interlayer positioned therebetween.
B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
C03C 27/10 - Joining glass to glass by processes other than fusing with the aid of adhesive specially adapted for that purpose
E06B 3/66 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges
65.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITIES DURING GLASS RIBBON FORMATION
Apparatuses and methods are described for detecting anomalies during glass sheet production. In some examples, a glass forming apparatus draws down molten glass to produce a glass sheet. In addition, multiple cameras capture images of at least a portion of an interior of a housing assembly of the glass forming apparatus and the glass sheet. Further, the computing device receives the images from the cameras, and applies a machine vision process to the images. Based on the application of the machine vision process to the images, the computing device determines a position of an object in each of the images. The computing device further determines an anomaly based on the position of the object in each of the images. The computing device then generates anomaly detection data based on the anomaly, and stores the anomaly detection data in a database.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Optical fiber connectors; expanded beam optical connectors; high density, low insertion loss multi-fiber connectors and assemblies; push pull connectors; multi-fiber push on connectors; jumpers, shuffling hardware and assemblies; fiber optic hardware, housing and assemblies Non-downloadable, web-based optical density planning software and tools; high density optical design, engineering, and implementation services
A molybdenum conduit forming a passage for conveying molten glass from a first vessel to a second vessel, the molybdenum conduit. The molybdenum conduit may include a flange coupled thereto. The molybdenum conduit may include more than one flange attached thereto. The one or more flanges may comprise molybdenum. An electromagnetic inductor is positioned exterior to the molybdenum conduit and is configured to inductively heat the molybdenum conduit. A refractory material may be positioned around the molybdenum conduit to control heat loss from the molybdenum conduit and to support the molybdenum conduit. The molybdenum conduit may be spaced apart from the refractory material, thereby forming a gap between the refractory material and the molybdenum conduit. The gap may be filled with an inert gas or a glass material.
A glass-based article having a first crystal-containing region, a second crystal-containing region, and a bendable amorphous region positioned between the first crystal-containing region and the second crystal-containing region. The glass-based article is a continuous glass-based article, and the bendable amorphous region is configured so that the glass-based article bends about the bendable amorphous region.
C03C 3/087 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
A glass composition is provided wherein the composition exhibits wavelength independent scattering of visible light. The glass composition may comprise a spontaneously opalizing glass composition. The glass composition may comprise a fusion formable ceramic glass composition. The glass composition comprises crystals having a size greater than or equal to 1 μm. A targeted total transmittance value of the glass composition is 50% to 80%. The glass composition is configured for use as a light diffuser for a backlit display panel. The glass composition is configured such that the light diffuser appears white in transmission. A light diffuser for a backlit display panel is provided. The light diffuser may comprise a laminate comprising a core layer comprising a clear glass, and a clad layer comprising a fusion formable ceramic glass composition. The laminate may comprise a double fusion laminate.
C03C 4/00 - Compositions for glass with special properties
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (Republic of Korea)
Inventor
Chang, Suho
Choi, Hyeng-Cheul
Hong, Won-Bin
Kang, Byounggwan
Kim, Choonkon
Youn, Youngno
Abstract
One or more devices for absorbing electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. The one or more devices include a substrate comprising a glass material. The substrate also includes a first pattern of a metal layer formed on a first surface of the substrate and a second pattern of a metal layer formed on a second surface of the substrate. The first pattern and the second pattern are different and features of the first pattern and the second pattern can be tunable to maximize optical transparency of the one or more devices and to maximize absorption of electromagnetic radiation having a target range of frequencies, such as one or more ranges of frequencies within the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A textured article is described herein comprising a substrate comprising a textured region defined on a primary surface of the substrate, in which the textured region comprises (a) a Vmp/Sq of at least 0.084, (b) a Vmp/Sq of at least 0.084 and an Smrk2 of at least 90%, and/or (c) a Vmp of at least 10 nm and an Sdq of 0-0.1. The textured article generally has good abrasion resistance and optical properties including antiglare, haze, sparkle, and distinctness of image. A method for making a textured article is also described herein comprising removing a first portion of a primary surface of a substrate through holes penetrating through a stop layer to the primary surface to form seed depressions and unremoved portions, removing the stop layer, and then removing a second portion of the primary surface comprising the seed depressions and the unremoved portions.
A glass-ceramic article comprises silica, lithia, phosphorus pentoxide, and zirconia in amounts that, when heat treated, provide a glass-ceramic including a lithium disilicate (L2Si2O5) crystalline phase. The glass-ceramic may have high fracture toughness, transparency, hardness, and may be strengthen via ion-exchange.
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03B 32/02 - Thermal crystallisation, e.g. for crystallising glass bodies into glass-ceramic articles
C03C 3/097 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing phosphorus, niobium or tantalum
C03C 4/02 - Compositions for glass with special properties for coloured glass
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
73.
ANTIGLARE SURFACES WITH ABRASION-RESISTANT PROPERTIES
A textured article is described herein comprising a substrate comprising a textured region defined on a primary surface of the substrate, in which the textured region comprises (a) a Vmp/Sq of at least 0.084, (b) a Vmp/Sq of at least 0.084 and an Smrk2 of at least 90%, and/or (c) a Vmp of at least 10 nm and an Sdq of 0-0.1. The textured article generally has good abrasion resistance and optical properties including antiglare, haze, sparkle, and distinctness of image. A method for making a textured article is also described herein comprising removing a first portion of a primary surface of a substrate through holes penetrating through a stop layer to the primary surface to form seed depressions and unremoved portions, removing the stop layer, and then removing a second portion of the primary surface comprising the seed depressions and the unremoved portions.
B65D 81/05 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
C09J 7/00 - Adhesives in the form of films or foils
75.
METHODS OF MAKING HONEYCOMB BODIES HAVING INORGANIC FILTRATION DEPOSITS
Methods for applying a surface treatment to a plugged honeycomb body comprising porous wall includes: atomizing particles of an inorganic material into liquid-particulate-binder-adhesion promoter droplets comprised of an aqueous vehicle, an alkali-free binder and an adhesion promoter, and the particles, evaporating substantially all of the aqueous vehicle from the droplets to form agglomerates comprised of the particles and the alkali-free binder and the adhesion promoter, and depositing the agglomerates onto the porous walls of the plugged honeycomb body, wherein the agglomerates are disposed on, or in, or both on and in, the porous walls. Plugged honeycomb bodies comprising porous walls and inorganic material deposited thereon are also disclosed.
A method of forming a nanostructure, comprising: providing a first polymeric brush structure attached to at least one surface of a substrate, wherein the first polymeric brush structure comprises a pre-glass polymerizable precursor; and curing the first polymeric brush structure to form a nanostructure comprising glass. The first polymeric brush structure can be formed by reacting (i) at least one vinyl-containing group comprising a pre-glass precursor with (ii) a polymerization active group on the linker comprising a reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) agent or an atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiator. The present disclosure further relates to a substrate, comprising: a surface comprising a plurality of nanostructures comprising glass, wherein at least a portion of the nanostructures comprises a detectable amount of carbon by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
A molding apparatus for forming a glass article comprises a mold shell comprising a cooling surface comprising at least a first zone and a second zone; an adjustable nozzle system comprising a mold-facing surface having a plurality of apertures sized to receive a nozzle or a plug; a plurality of nozzles, each coupled to one of the apertures to direct a stream of fluid onto the cooling surface; and a fluid supply providing a fluid through the plurality of nozzles. The fluid is jetted through the nozzles to impinge against the first zone or the second zone of the cooling surface, and a number of nozzles through which the fluid is jetted to impinge against the first zone of the cooling surface is different than a number of nozzles through which the fluid is jetted to impinge against the second zone of the cooling surface.
Methods, systems, and devices, implementing counter-directional gas injection for a furnace system are described. A furnace system may be configured to heat and draw optically transmissive material to form optical fibers. For example, the furnace system may include an insulated muffle coupled with a heater, where the muffle defines a diametrically consistent cavity in which the optically transmissive material is heated and drawn. The optically transmissive material may be drawn through the cavity in a direction associated with gravity. The furnace system may inject one or more inert gases into the cavity via an inlet port at a bottom portion of the muffle, and release the one or more inert gases from the cavity via an outlet port at a top portion of the muffle, such that the one or more inert gases flow in a direction counter to the drawing of the optically transmissive material.
Described are laminated glass that include a first glass substrate comprising a first thickness extending between a first major surface and a second major surface, a second glass substrate comprising a second thickness extending between a third major surface and a fourth major surface, and a polymer interlayer disposed between and joining with the second major surface and the third major surface. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness, while both the first thickness and the second thickness are greater than or equal to 0.5 mm The second glass substrate is strengthened to a greater extent than the first glass substrate. A composite edge surface of the laminated glass article extends from the first major surface to the fourth major surface and defines an arc between the first major surface and the fourth major surface with a continuous curvature.
B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
80.
VIAS INCLUDING AN ELECTROPLATED LAYER AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE VIAS
A via includes a substrate, a seed layer, and an electroplated layer. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The substrate includes a tapered through-hole extending from the first surface to the second surface. The seed layer includes copper contacting the substrate on sidewalls of the tapered through-hole. The electroplated layer includes copper contacting the seed layer.
H01L 21/48 - Manufacture or treatment of parts, e.g. containers, prior to assembly of the devices, using processes not provided for in a single one of the groups or
H01L 21/02 - Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
H01L 21/768 - Applying interconnections to be used for carrying current between separate components within a device
Articles comprise a substrate and a conductive film disposed on a surface of the substrate. The conductive film comprises a volume resistivity in a range from about 0.01 Ohm-centimeters to about 10-3 Ohm-centimeters. The conductive film comprises a pencil hardness of about 8H or more. The conductive film comprises a scratch resistance of about 3 Newtons or more. Methods of forming articles comprise disposing a conductive ink on a surface of the substrate. Methods comprise heating the conductive ink at a first temperature from about 100° C. to about 250° C. for a first period of time to form a conductive film. The conductive ink comprises a conductive filler, a reactive, silane-containing binder, and a solvent.
Methods, systems, and devices, implementing counter-directional gas injection for a furnace system are described. A furnace system may be configured to heat and draw optically transmissive material to form optical fibers. For example, the furnace system may include an insulated muffle coupled with a heater, where the muffle defines a diametrically consistent cavity in which the optically transmissive material is heated and drawn. The optically transmissive material may be drawn through the cavity in a direction associated with gravity. The furnace system may inject one or more inert gases into the cavity via an inlet port at a bottom portion of the muffle, and release the one or more inert gases from the cavity via an outlet port at a top portion of the muffle, such that the one or more inert gases flow in a direction counter to the drawing of the optically transmissive material.
A coated textured glass article is described herein that comprises: a glass body comprising a first surface; a plurality of polyhedral surface features extending from the first surface; and a coating disposed on the first surface of the body and the plurality of polyhedral surface features. Each of the plurality of polyhedral surface features comprises a base on the first surface and a plurality of facets extending from the base and converging toward one another. The coating comprises a multilayer interference stack.
TEXTURED REGION TO REDUCE SPECULAR REFLECTANCE INCLUDING A LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX SUBSTRATE WITH HIGHER ELEVATED SURFACES AND LOWER ELEVATED SURFACES AND A HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX MATERIAL DISPOSED ON THE LOWER ELEVATED SURFACES
A substrate for a display article includes (a) a primary surface; and (b) a textured region on at least a portion of the primary surface, the textured region comprising: (i) one or more higher surfaces residing at a higher mean elevation parallel to a base-plane disposed below the textured region and extending through the substrate; (ii) one or more lower surfaces residing at a lower mean elevation parallel to the base-plane that is less than the higher mean elevation; and (iii) a high-index material disposed on each of the one or more lower surfaces residing at the lower mean elevation, the high-index material forming one or more intermediate surfaces residing at an intermediate mean elevation parallel to the base-plane that is greater than the lower mean elevation but less than the higher mean elevation.
C03C 15/00 - Surface treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by etching
C23C 14/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 14/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
C23C 16/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
G02B 1/118 - Anti-reflection coatings having sub-optical wavelength surface structures designed to provide an enhanced transmittance, e.g. moth-eye structures
G02B 1/14 - Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings
Apparatus, devices, and methods of forming apparatuses and devices are provided. The apparatus comprises a color conversion cell disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate. The color conversion cell comprises a low-index material layer adjacent a color filter, wherein either the low-index material layer or the color filter is adjacent the first substrate. The color conversion cell further comprises a color conversion matrix comprising a plurality of quantum dots within a medium adjacent the second substrate and one of either the low-index material layer or the color filter. The color conversion cell is bound between a first wall and a second wall, each comprising an absorption portion and a reflective portion. The first substrate extends between the absorption portion of the first wall and the second wall, and the second substrate extends between the reflective portion of the first wall and the reflective portion of the second wall.
A display is provided. The display comprises a first light source configured to generate light having a first wavelength. The display also comprises a first plurality of quantum structures, and the first plurality of quantum structures are configured to receive the light having the first wavelength from the first light source and convert the light having the first wavelength to a first output wavelength. The display also comprises a first color filter. The first color filter is separated from the first plurality of quantum structures by an air gap. The air gap is defined by a first distance between the first color filter and the first plurality of quantum structures. The first distance is greater than zero.
H01L 25/075 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid-state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in a single subclass of subclasses , , , , or , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group
87.
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING GLASS RIBBON CURVATURE
Apparatuses and methods are described for determining the curvature of glass during glass sheet production. In some examples, a glass forming apparatus draws down molten glass to produce a glass sheet, and an infrared camera captures infrared images of an edge of the glass sheet. Further, a computing device receives the infrared images from the infrared camera and determines, for each infrared image, a subset of the plurality of pixels based on pixel values for the plurality of pixels and a pixel value threshold. For example, the subset of the plurality of pixels may include those pixels with pixel values at or above the pixel value threshold. In addition, the computing device determines a line based on the positions of the subset of the plurality of pixels within the infrared image, and generates curvature data characterizing a curvature of the glass sheet based on the line.
A method of scoring a surface of a glass ribbon and separating the glass ribbon along the scored surface is disclosed. The method includes expelling compressed air from an air knife in a path substantially parallel to a surface of the glass ribbon, the air knife including a bumper, an exit gap, and a body, the body including a distal edge and a flat surface substantially perpendicular to the glass ribbon, the bumper located on the distal edge of the body adjacent to and spaced apart from the scored surface of the glass ribbon, the exit gap located on the flat surface spaced apart from the bumper and operable to expel the air perpendicular to the flat surface. Scoring apparatus and an air knife are also described.
C03B 33/10 - Glass-cutting tools, e.g. scoring tools
C03B 33/033 - Apparatus for opening score lines in glass sheets
B08B 11/04 - Cleaning flexible or delicate articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto specially adapted for plate glass, e.g. prior to manufacture of windshields
B08B 5/02 - Cleaning by the force of jets, e.g. blowing-out cavities
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DISPLAYS INCLUDING MICROSTRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE DISPLAYS
A display includes a backplane, an array of light sources coupled to the backplane, and a cover plate arranged over the array of light sources. The cover plate includes a first side facing the array of light sources and a second side opposite to the first side. The cover plate includes a microstructure layer and an absorption layer. The microstructure layer is arranged on the first side of the cover plate. The absorption layer is arranged on the microstructure layer facing the array of light sources.
H01L 25/16 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid-state devices the devices being of types provided for in two or more different subclasses of , , , , or , e.g. forming hybrid circuits
H01L 33/00 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof
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HYBRID FIXED BED CELL CULTURE SUBSTRATE AND BIOREACTOR
A cell culture matrix for culturing cells in a fixed bed reactor is provided. The cell culture matrix includes a plurality of substrate layers in a stacked arrangement, with each layer being a substrate material with an ordered and regular array of openings passing through the layer, where the openings are separated by the substrate material, which has a physical structure that is substantially regular and uniform and that is for growing cell thereon. The plurality of substrate layers includes a first substrate material and a second substrate material that is different from the first substrate material in at least one physical dimension. The first substrate material and the second substrate material make up separate layers of the plurality of substrate layers.
A temporary sheet bonding method includes dip-coating temporary bonding layer 200 on a first sheet 100 by dipping the first sheet into a bonding solution comprising a surfactant and temporarily bonding the second sheet 300 to the first sheet via the temporary bonding layer. The surfactant includes cetyltrimethylammonium bromide or poly [(3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium chloride)-co-(1-vinylpyrrolidone)]. A sheet dip coating apparatus includes a bonding solution bath 410 in which a bonding solution containing a surfactant is contained, a cassette 430 into which a plurality of first sheets are to be loaded, and a driver configured to move the cassette up/down. The driver sequentially moves the cassette down to immerse the first sheet in the bonding solution, the cassette up until the plurality of first sheets are removed from the bonding solution, and the cassette up and away from a surface of the bonding solution.
C09J 5/02 - Adhesive processes in generalAdhesive processes not provided for elsewhere, e.g. relating to primers involving pretreatment of the surfaces to be joined
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CELL CULTURE SAMPLING FROM FIXED BED BIOREACTOR METHODS AND APPARATUS
A fixed bed bioreactor assembly for culturing cells is provided and methods for sampling cell culture substrates from such assemblies. The assembly includes a bioreactor vessel having an interior space for culturing cells and a sidewall at least partly defining the interior space; and a plurality of cell culture substrate layers in the interior space, each layer having a structurally defined surface for culturing cells thereon. The structurally defined surface defines an ordered and regular array of openings through a thickness of the layer. The assembly further includes a sleeve at least partially surrounding the plurality of cell culture substrate layers and having at least one sample access window. The sample access window includes an opening in the sleeve to allow one or more layers of the cell culture substrate to be removed from the sleeve through the opening.
A method of forming an optical fiber, the method including heating a forming region of the optical fiber preform within a pressure device while exposing the forming region to a total pressure of about 500 atm or greater, directing the optical fiber preform in a downstream direction along a process pathway to form the optical fiber, and traversing the optical fiber through an aperture of a nozzle to maintain the total pressure of about 500 atm or greater within the pressure device.
A fixed-bed bioreactor system is provided that includes a vessel with a media inlet, a media outlet, and an interior cavity disposed between and in fluid communication with the media inlet and media outlet. The vessel further includes a cell culture substrate disposed in the interior cavity between the media inlet and the media outlet in a packed-bed configuration, the cell culture substrate including a plurality of porous disks in a stacked arrangement. The interior cavity includes a cell culture section and a spacer section, the cell culture substrate defining the cell culture section and the spacer section being disposed between the cell culture section and the media outlet, and each of the plurality of porous disks has a surface configured to culture cells thereon.
Aluminosilicate or aluminoborosilicate glass compositions and products comprising the same are provided. Such glass compositions are substantially alkali-free and include oxides of alkaline earth metals. The glass composition may include a low concentration of boron oxide. The glass compositions exhibit desirable physical properties and chemical properties, for example, improved annealing point (e.g., higher than 775°C), improved elastic modulus, lowered stress optical coefficient (SOC), and desirable liquidus viscosity. The glass compositions are suitable for use as substrates in flat panel display devices such as active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) with ultra-high resolution.
Aluminoborosilicate glass compositions, products comprising the same, methods of making the same, and methods of using the same are provided. Such glass compositions include oxides of alkaline earth metals. The glass compositions include a low concentration of boron oxide and strontium oxide. Such glass compositions may be substantially alkali-free. The glass compositions exhibit desirable physical and chemical properties, for example, high annealing point, high elastic modulus, low stress optical coefficient (SOC), low T(35kP) and T(200P), and desirable liquidus viscosity. The glass compositions are suitable for use as substrates in flat panel display devices such as active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) with ultra-high resolution.
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of preparing an antimicrobial extractant. In the method, a mixture including a source of Cu1+ions, a ligand configured to form a coordination complex with the Cu1+ions, and a solvent is prepared. The mixture is reacted for a time sufficient to form Cu1+ coordination complexes, and the source is separated from the mixture to form the antimicrobial extractant.
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A biocidal composition including a carrier, including a polyurethane, a polyurethane precursor, an epoxy resin, an epoxy resin precursor, a melamine resin, or any combination thereof; a copper(I) salt; and a copper-assisting additive different from the carrier including a phosphite, a phosphine, or a combination thereof; and wherein the biocidal composition or a film thereof exhibits an antimicrobial efficacy of at least 3 log kill after storage of the biocidal composition or the film thereof at ambient temperature and ambient relative humidity for 90 days is provided. A biocidal additive formulation including a copper(I) salt and a copper-assisting additive, wherein a biocidal composition including the biocidal additive formulation and a carrier, or a film of the biocidal composition, exhibits an antimicrobial efficacy of at least 3 log kill as measured with an EPA Test, is further provided.
A glass is provided, comprising: greater than or equal to 30 mol % to less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO2, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 10 mol % B2O3, greater than or equal to 1.1 mol % to less than or equal to 12 mol % Al2O3, greater than or equal to 3 mol % to less than or equal to 35 mol % Li2O, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 20 mol % Na2O, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % K2O, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % MgO, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % CaO, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % SrO, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % BaO, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % WO3, greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % Y2O3, greater than or equal to 1 mol % to less than or equal to 15 mol % ZrO2, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol % to less than or equal to 20 mol % Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 1 mol % to less than or equal to 20 mol % La2O3, greater than or equal to 1 mol % to less than or equal to 20 mol % TiO2. The glass compositions have a high index of refraction. Related articles, including lenses, are also provided.
Aluminosilicate or aluminoborosilicate glass compositions and products comprising the same are provided. Such glass compositions are substantially alkali-free and include oxides of alkaline earth metals. The glass composition may include a low concentration of boron oxide. The glass compositions exhibit desirable physical properties and chemical properties, for example, improved annealing point (e.g., higher than 775° C.), improved elastic modulus, lowered stress optical coefficient (SOC), and desirable liquidus viscosity. The glass compositions are suitable for use as substrates in flat panel display devices such as active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) with ultra-high resolution.
