CORNING INCORPORATED Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160116671 | LIGHT-DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBER HAVING NANOSTRUCTURED INNER AND OUTER CORE REGIONS - A light-diffusing optical fiber having nanostructured inner and outer core regions is disclosed. The nanostructured inner core region is defined by a first configuration of voids that defines a first amount of light scattering. The outer core region is defined by a second configuration of voids that defines a second amount of light scattering that is different from the first amount of light scattering. A cladding surrounds the nanostructured core. Light scattered out of the inner core region scatters from the outer core region and then out of the cladding as scattered light. Selective bending of the light-diffusing optical fiber is used to define a bending configuration that allows for tailoring the intensity distribution of the scattered light emitted from the fiber as a function of the length of the fiber. | 04-28-2016 |
20160115067 | LAMINATE FUSION DRAW APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A laminate fusion draw apparatus including: a core isopipe having a first core melter; a clad isopipe having a clad melter; a first core down comer between the core melter and the core isopipe; and a second clad down comer between the clad melter and the clad isopipe, the second clad down comer having an independently adjustable linear and horizontal position with respect to a fixed horizontal position of the first down comer, and the core melter and the clad melter are linearly moveable for relative movement in the same or opposite horizontal direction, as described herein. Also disclosed is a method of using the apparatus where the first core down comer remains substantially centered or concentric on the first inlet tube, and the second clad down comer remains substantially centered or concentric on the second inlet tube. | 04-28-2016 |
20160103261 | OPTICAL FIBER ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS PRODUCING COLOR MOVEMENT - An illumination system configured to produce color movement along the length of an optical fiber. The system can include a light-diffusing optical fiber having a first input end and a second input end, a glass core, a cladding surrounding the glass core, and an outer surface. Nano-sized structures are situated within the glass core or at the core-cladding boundary in order to scatter light. A first light source is optically coupled to the first input end, and a second light source is optically coupled to the second input end. A color variation forms within the optical fiber at the junction of the light emitted from each end of the fiber, and adjusting the intensity of light emitted from one or more of the first light source and the second light source causes the location of the color variation to move along the length of the optical fiber. | 04-14-2016 |
20160075589 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING A GLASS RIBBON - Methods of conveying a glass ribbon are provided that each includes the step of conveying the glass ribbon over a support device with a cushion of fluid supporting the glass ribbon over the support device. Each method further includes the step of monitoring a physical contact event between the glass ribbon and the support device by detecting an acoustic signal associated with the physical contact event. In further examples, glass ribbon conveying apparatus are provided that each includes a support device configured to support a glass ribbon over the support device with a cushion of fluid. Each apparatus further includes an acoustic sensor configured to monitor a physical contact event between the glass ribbon and the support device by detecting an acoustic signal associated with the physical contact event. | 03-17-2016 |
20160071981 | GLASS WITH DEPLETED LAYER AND POLYCRYSTALLINE-SILICON TFT BUILT THEREON - There is disclosed a method for chemically treating a display glass substrate by treating at least one surface of the glass substrate with a heated solution containing HCl to form a depletion layer at the surface and under the surface of the glass substrate. The disclosure also relates to display glass substrates containing the depletion layer made by the disclosed process. In addition, the disclosure relates to methods of making thin-film transistors (“TFTs”) on these display glass substrates by depositing a Si layer directly on the chemically treated surface of the glass substrate, and annealing the Si layer to form polycrystalline silicon. | 03-10-2016 |
20160070059 | RANDOM AIR LINE ROD - A rod comprises an optically transmissive body having a length and a cross-section transverse to the length, with a maximum dimension along the cross-section that is from about 500 um to up to 10 cm, the optically transmissive body having air-filled lines, voids, or gas-filled lines that are distributed in a disordered manner over at least a central portion of the cross-section, desirably over the entire cross-section, whereby light launched into the body is confined in a direction transverse to the length of the body and is propagated along the length of the body. | 03-10-2016 |
20160051979 | PIPETTE TIP - A pipette tip ( | 02-25-2016 |
20160039718 | CERAMIC PRECURSOR BATCH COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF INCREASING CERAMIC PRECURSOR BATCH EXTRUSION RATE - A ceramic precursor batch composition comprising inorganic ceramic-forming ingredients, a hydrophobically modified cellulose ether binder having a molecular weight less than or equal to about 300,000 g/mole and an aqueous solvent is provided. The ceramic precursor batch composition has a ratio of binder to aqueous solvent of less than about 0.32. The ceramic precursor batch composition may be used to increase the rate of extrusion of the composition. A method for increasing a rate of extrusion of a ceramic precursor batch composition is also disclosed. | 02-11-2016 |
20160039588 | MAGAZINE APPARATUSES FOR HOLDING GLASSWARE DURING PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for holding may include a plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware. Each ware keeper may include a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume. A lower-most winding of the wire coil forms a ware stop in the retention body. The retention body may include a spacer coil extending from the retention body below the ware stop. A base frame may include a plurality of apertures extending through the base frame. Each of the plurality of ware keepers may be positioned in a corresponding aperture in the base frame such that the retention body of each ware keeper is above a top surface of the base frame and the spacer coil of each ware keeper is below a bottom surface of the base frame. | 02-11-2016 |
20160039587 | MAGAZINE APPARATUSES FOR HOLDING GLASS ARTICLES DURING PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, a magazine apparatus may include a plurality of dividing straps positioned substantially parallel with one another and a plurality of support straps positioned substantially parallel with one another. The plurality of support straps may intersect with the plurality of dividing straps to form a plurality of ware receiving channels. An upper end and a lower end of each ware receiving channel may be at least partially open. The magazine apparatus may also include a plurality of ware seats. Each ware seat may extend at least partially across a corresponding ware receiving channel proximate a lower end of the corresponding ware receiving channel. Each ware seat may provide a seat for glassware positioned in the corresponding ware receiving channel. A plurality of ware spacers may be positioned below and spaced apart from a corresponding ware seat and extending at least partially across the corresponding ware receiving channel. | 02-11-2016 |
20150375475 | TEXTURED GLASS LAMINATES USING LOW-TG CLAD LAYER - Textured glass laminates are described along with methods of making textured glass laminates. The textured glass laminates may be formed via addition of nanoparticles or manipulation of the glass surface. Laminate compositions are designed to take advantage of glass clad and core properties at Tg, annealing point, strain point, and or softening point, along with glass clad and core viscosities. The resulting compositions are useful for anti-reflection surfaces, anti-fingerprint surfaces, anti-fogging surfaces, adhesion-promoting surfaces, friction-reducing surfaces, and the like. | 12-31-2015 |
20150368147 | FICTIVATED GLASS AND METHOD OF MAKING - Silicate glasses that are fictivated and fast cooled and have high levels of intrinsic or “native” damage resistance. When ion exchanged, the silicate glasses described herein have a Vickers crack initiation threshold of at least 15 kgf and, in some embodiments, at least about 25 kgf. | 12-24-2015 |
20150360999 | GLASS ARTICLES WITH LOW-FRICTION COATINGS - Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. In embodiments, a coated pharmaceutical package may include a glass body comprising a first surface. A low-friction coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body. The low-friction coating may include a polymer chemical composition. The coated pharmaceutical package may be thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 260° C. for 30 minutes. The low-friction coating may have a mass loss of less than about 5% of its mass when heated from a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C. at a ramp rate of about 10° C./minute. | 12-17-2015 |
20150353853 | FUEL SEPARATION METHOD - A fuel separation method by which auxiliary fuel is separated from blended gasoline fuel for a flexible fuel vehicle capable of using ethanol-blended gasoline fuel, the method including the following steps (a) and (b): (a) a step in which, when the ethanol concentration is low, the blended gasoline fuel is separated by a polar separating membrane member at a relatively high separation temperature to obtain, at the permeation side of the membrane, a first auxiliary fuel enriched with the aromatic gasoline components and ethanol component, and (b) a step in which, when the ethanol concentration is high, the blended gasoline fuel is separated by a polar separating membrane member at a relatively low second separation temperature to obtain, at the permeation side of the membrane, a second auxiliary fuel enriched with the non-aromatic high-volatile gasoline components. | 12-10-2015 |
20150346114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A BODY - A system for inspecting a body, which includes a first end side, a second end side, and cells extending through the body from the first end side to the second end side, is provided. The system includes at least one light source configured to project light through and out of at least one corresponding group of the cells, a target configured to display the light projected through and out of the at least one corresponding group of the cells, an imaging system configured to determine at least one location of the displayed light on the target, and a system processor configured to compare the determined at least one location of the displayed light with a location of the at least one light source and calculate, from the comparison thereof, at least one of a pointing angle and a pointing vector for the at least one corresponding group of the cells. | 12-03-2015 |
20150344350 | ALKALINE EARTH ALUMINO-SILICATE GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - According to one embodiment, a glass composition may include from 67 mol. % to about 75 mol. % SiO | 12-03-2015 |
20150338578 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LEGACY MULTIMODE LINKS TO LONGER-WAVELENGTH LINKS - Systems and methods are disclosed for converting a legacy 850 nm optical-fiber link in a data center to a 1310 nm optical-fiber link. The methods include accessing the primary optical fiber of the legacy 850 nm optical-fiber link and optically connecting thereto one or more sections of compensating optical fiber. The resulting 1310 nm link has a peak wavelength of nominally 1310 nm and supports a bandwidth of greater than 2 GHz·km and a data rate of at least 25 Gb/s. | 11-26-2015 |
20150336839 | BURNER SHIELD TO REDUCE SOOT BUILDUP - A soot deposition burner assembly, having at least one burner including a burner face on a first surface of a burner support. The burner produces a flame which extends generally perpendicularly to the first surface. A burner shield includes a first wall extending generally perpendicularly from the first surface surrounding the burner face. The burner shield has a base end with a first surface area facing toward the first surface and a shield face with a second surface area facing away from the first surface. To reduce the buildup of soot material, the second surface area is smaller than the first surface area, and the wall thickness is less at the shield face than the base end. Additionally, air can be directed along an exterior surface of the first wall from the base end toward the shield face to further reduce soot buildup. | 11-26-2015 |
20150335773 | METHODS OF IRRADIATING ARTICLES AND SANITIZING SYSTEMS EMPLOYING LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBERS - A method of sanitizing a food article includes the steps: orienting a light-diffusing optical fiber in proximity to a food article; and directing ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet light source through a first end of the light-diffusing optical fiber. The food article is arranged on a substrate. The fiber comprises a glass composition and a plurality of scattering sites. The method also includes the steps: scattering the ultraviolet light off of the plurality of scattering sites and out of the fiber at about 0.1 dB/m to about 20 dB/m as scattered ultraviolet light; and sanitizing the food article with the scattered ultraviolet light. | 11-26-2015 |
20150331149 | ANTI-GLARE AND ANTI-SPARKLE TRANSPARENT STRUCTURES - A distortion-reducing anti-glare (DRAG) structure is disclosed, wherein the DRAG structure includes first and second transparent mediums. The first transparent medium has a first refractive index and a first light-scattering anti-glare (AG) surface. The first AG surface by itself reduces glare but introduces an amount of distortion to the transmitted light. A second transparent medium having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index is selectively added to the first transparent medium to reduce the amount of distortion in the transmitted light. | 11-19-2015 |
20150329416 | GLASS ARTICLES WITH LOW-FRICTION COATINGS - Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. In embodiments, a coated pharmaceutical package includes a glass body comprising a first surface. A low-friction coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body. The low-friction coating may include a polymer chemical composition. A light transmission through the coated pharmaceutical package may be greater than or equal to about 55% of a light transmission through an uncoated pharmaceutical package for wavelengths from about 400 nm to about 700 nm. The low-friction coating may have a mass loss of less than about 5% of its mass when heated from a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C. at a ramp rate of about 10° C./minute. | 11-19-2015 |
20150329410 | ALKALI SELENOGERMANATE GLASSES - Selenogermanate, selenogallo- or selenoindo-germanate glasses that are modified by alkali metals, for example, Na or Li and, as such, are characterized by high alkali ion mobility or conductivity. Ionic conducting chalcogenide glasses have potential application as an electrolyte medium for solid state batteries. | 11-19-2015 |
20150329401 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING HEAT LOSS FROM EDGE DIRECTORS - An apparatus and methods for making a glass ribbon includes a forming wedge with a pair of inclined forming surface portions converging along a downstream direction to form a root. The apparatus further includes an edge director intersecting with at least one of the pair of downwardly inclined forming surface portions, and a replaceable heating cartridge configured to direct heat to the edge director and thermally shield the edge director from heat loss. A replaceable heating cartridge is also provided for directing heat to the edge director and thermally shielding the edge director from heat loss. | 11-19-2015 |
20150309267 | FIBER OPTIC INTERFACE DEVICES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Fiber optic interface devices ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150307387 | METHOD FOR FORMING OPTICAL FIBER AND PREFORMS - A method of forming an optical fiber includes the steps of forming a silica-based soot blank with at least one silica-based soot core cane at least partially embedded in the soot blank. The soot blank with the soot core cane positioned therein is consolidated to form a preform. The preform is then drawn to form an optical fiber. The soot core cane preferably has an average bulk density within 10% of the bulk density of the soot blank, and more preferably within 5% of the bulk density of the soot blank. | 10-29-2015 |
20150307384 | GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus and a second pull roll apparatus such that the first pull roll apparatus rotates with a substantially constant torque the second pull roll apparatus rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. The control device is further configured to adjust the substantially constant torque of the first pull roll apparatus based on an operating condition of at least one of the first pull roll apparatus and the second pull roll apparatus. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided. | 10-29-2015 |
20150301668 | STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED ACOUSTICS FUNCTION - Embodiments disclosed herein include a device with an integrated acoustics function that includes a patterned touch screen cover, an acoustic thin film, a plurality of electrodes, and a substrate. In some embodiments, the substrate is coupled to the acoustic thin film and reduces heat loss from the acoustic thin film through the substrate. The acoustic thin film may be coupled to the patterned touch screen cover and conducts an oscillating electrical current provided by the plurality of electrodes, thereby acting as a nano-scale acoustic generator. In still some embodiments, the patterned touch screen cover provides an array of microspeakers and a viewing area, where the array of microspeakers is disposed around a perimeter of the patterned touch screen cover. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299035 | REDUCED REFLECTION GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are various articles that have anti-reflection properties, along with methods for their manufacture and use. The anti-reflection properties are imparted by way of an integral anti-reflection component on a surface of the articles. The articles exhibit a specular reflectance that is less than or equal to about 85 percent of a specular reflectance of the glass substrate alone when measured at wavelengths of about 450 nanometers to about 750 nanometers. The article may also exhibit a specular reflectance of less than 4 percent across the same spectrum. | 10-22-2015 |
20150291468 | COMPRESSIVELY STRESSED LAMINATED GLASS ARTICLE VIA PHOTOSENSITIVE GLASS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ARTICLE - Laminated articles comprised of glass core and clad layers, more specifically, to compressively stressed laminated articles comprising a glass core sandwiched between first and second clad layers, the clad layers being formed from photosensitive glass. | 10-15-2015 |
20150291446 | CO-EXTRUSION METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON-SUPPORTED TRANSITION METAL-BASED NANOPARTICLES - The disclosure relates to methods for making carbon-supported transition metal-based nanoparticles, comprising (a) mixing at least one carbon feedstock, at least one transition metal-containing feedstock, at least one organic binder, and at least one resin binder to form a feedstock mixture, (b) extruding the feedstock mixture, and (c) heating the extruded feedstock mixture at a temperature and for a time sufficient to carbothermally reduce the transition metal-containing feedstock. Also disclosed herein are carbon-supported transition metal-based nanoparticles produced by such methods. Further disclosed herein are methods for treating water and waste streams comprising contacting the water or waste streams with the carbon-supported transition metal-based nanoparticles. | 10-15-2015 |
20150284286 | METHOD FOR MAKING PREFORMS AND OPTICAL FIBERS - A method of forming an optical fiber includes the steps of forming a soot blank of a silica-based cladding material, wherein the soot blank has a top surface and a bulk density of between 0.8 g/cm2 and 1.6 g/cm3. At least one hole is drilled in the top surface of the soot blank. At least one core cane member is positioned in the at least one hole. The soot blank and at least one soot core cane member are consolidated to form a consolidated preform. The consolidated preform is drawn into an optical fiber. | 10-08-2015 |
20150279500 | SPUTTERED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ALUMINUM DOPED ZINC OXIDE FILMS - Disclosed are AZO films deposited on a transparent substrate by pulse DC using an oxide target with a composition in the range 0.5-2 wt % Al | 10-01-2015 |
20150277033 | OPTICAL FIBER WITH A LOW-INDEX CORE AND A CORE GRATING - An optical fiber with a low-index core and a core grating has a solid and generally cylindrical annular cladding having a refractive index n | 10-01-2015 |
20150274569 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING USING DUAL SOURCE CYCLONIC PLASMA REACTOR - Methods and apparatus provide for: feeding glass batch material into a plasma containment vessel; directing one or more sources of plasma gas into an inner volume of the plasma containment vessel in such a way that the plasma gas swirls in a cyclonic fashion within the plasma containment vessel; and applying first and second electromagnetic fields to the plasma gas to facilitate production of a plasma plume within the inner volume of the plasma containment vessel, where the plasma plume is of a generally cylindrical configuration, and is of sufficient thermal energy to cause the glass batch material to thermally react. | 10-01-2015 |
20150274567 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING USING PLASMA THERMAL SOURCE - Methods and apparatus provide for: feeding glass batch material into a plasma containment vessel in such a way that the glass batch material is dispensed as a sheet of glass batch material particles; directing one or more sources of plasma gas into the inner volume of the plasma containment vessel in such a way that the plasma gas enters the plasma containment vessel as at least one sheet of plasma gas; and applying an alternating electric field to facilitate production of a plasma plume within the inner volume of the plasma containment vessel, where the plasma plume is of dimensions sufficient to envelope the sheet of glass batch material particles, and is of sufficient thermal energy to cause the glass batch material to react and melt thereby forming substantially homogeneous, spheroid-shaped glass intermediate particles. | 10-01-2015 |
20150274566 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING USING ATMOSPHERIC THERMAL PLASMA REACTOR - Methods and apparatus provide for: producing a plasma plume within a plasma containment vessel from a source of plasma gas; feeding an elongate feedstock material having a longitudinal axis into the plasma containment vessel such that at least a distal end of the feedstock material is heated within the plasma plume; and spinning the feedstock material about the longitudinal axis as the distal end of the feedstock material advances into the plasma plume, where the feedstock material is a mixture of compounds that have been mixed, formed into the elongate shape, and at least partially sintered. | 10-01-2015 |
20150268174 | SKINNING OF CERAMIC HONEYCOMB BODIES - An in situ inspection system and method to inspect a honeycomb body skin in a skinning system. The inspection system includes a line illuminator to generate a line illumination on the skin perpendicular to an axial direction of the honeycomb body travel, and a detector to detect the line illumination scattered from the skin and generate a signal based on the detected line illumination. A controller is configured to receive the signal generated by the detector, compare the received signal to a previously stored defect free signal in real-time, and control at least one skinning process parameter based on the comparison. The method includes in situ inspecting the skin and controlling at least one skinning process parameter based on the inspection. In the method, the in situ inspection includes illuminating a line of the skin perpendicular to the axial direction and detecting the illuminated line scattered from the skin. | 09-24-2015 |
20150266782 | SKINNING OF CERAMIC HONEYCOMB BODIES - A ceramic honeycomb body having a skin that does not block partial cells extending from an inlet face to an outlet face at an outer periphery portion of the body. A method of making the ceramic honeycomb body having the skin includes disposing a sheet on an outer peripheral wall of a honeycomb core having an outer surface spaced apart from interiors of the partial cells and skinning the body having the sheet disposed thereon. Subsequent curing in the method bonds the skin to cell walls of the body spaced apart from interiors of the partial cells. | 09-24-2015 |
20150266768 | FINING AGENTS FOR SILICATE GLASSES - A fining agent for reducing the concentration of seeds or bubbles in a silicate glass. The fining agent includes at least one inorganic compound, such as a hydrate or a hydroxide that acts as a source of water. In one embodiment, the fining agent further includes at least one multivalent metal oxide and, optionally, an oxidizer. A fusion formable and ion exchangeable silicate glass having a seed concentration of less than about 1 seed/cm | 09-24-2015 |
20150251914 | AMORPHOUS ACTIVATED CARBON MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing an amorphous activated carbon material includes heating a carbon precursor to a temperature effective to form a partially-dense amorphous carbon, and activating the partially-dense amorphous carbon to produce an amorphous activated carbon. To facilitate efficient activation of the amorphous carbon, the carbonization is controlled to produce an amorphous carbon material that, prior to activation, has a density of from 85% to 99% of a maximum density for the amorphous carbon. | 09-10-2015 |
20150232374 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and pharmaceutical packaging formed from the same. According to one embodiment, a glass for pharmaceutical packaging includes from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 08-20-2015 |
20150232343 | METAL-FREE CVD COATING OF GRAPHENE ON GLASS AND OTHER DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES - A catalyst-free CVD method for forming graphene. The method involves placing a substrate within a reaction chamber, heating the substrate to a temperature between 600° C. and 1100° C., and introducing a carbon precursor into the chamber to form a graphene layer on a surface of the substrate. The method does not use plasma or a metal catalyst to form the graphene. | 08-20-2015 |
20150225287 | ANTIMICROBIAL GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are various antimicrobial glass articles that have improved resistance to discoloration when exposed to harsh conditions. The improved antimicrobial glass articles described herein generally include a glass substrate that has a low concentration of nonbridging oxygen atoms, a compressive stress layer and an antimicrobial silver-containing region that each extend inward from a surface of the glass substrate to a specific depth, such that the glass article experiences little-to-no discoloration when exposed to harsh conditions. Methods of making and using the glass articles are also described. | 08-13-2015 |
20150225245 | METHOD FOR FORMING ACTIVATED CARBON - Carbon particles are exposed to an activating gas to form activated carbon. The morphology of the carbon particles is controlled prior to activation. Efficient activation can be achieved by minimizing the elongation and maximizing the circularity of the carbon particles. | 08-13-2015 |
20150191387 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED GLASS SHEETS - According to one embodiment, a method for forming a laminated glass sheet includes forming a multi-layer glass melt ( | 07-09-2015 |
20150183680 | STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING - A strengthened glass article having a central tension that is below a threshold value above which the glass exhibits frangible behavior. The central tension varies non-linearly with the thickness of the glass. The glass article may be used as cover plates or windows for portable or mobile electronic devices such as cellular phones, music players, information terminal (IT) devices, including laptop computers, and the like. | 07-02-2015 |
20150153226 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A REMOTE OBJECT - A hyperspectral imaging system and a method are described herein for providing a hyperspectral image of an area of a remote object. In one aspect, the hyperspectral imaging system includes a fore optic with optics for acquiring and projecting an image from a remote object, a scannable slit mechanism with a plurality of slits for receiving the projected image, where the projected image simultaneously illuminates two or more of the plurality of slits, a spectrometer for receiving and dispersing images passing through the two or more simultaneously-illuminated slits, and a two-dimensional image sensor for recording images received from the spectrometer, where the images received from different slits are recorded on different sets of detection elements of the two-dimensional image sensor. | 06-04-2015 |
20150144802 | WATER PURIFICATION AND WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DECONTAMINATION APPARATUS - A water sanitizing system including a supply system having a supply conduit with a conduit length; a light-diffusing optical fiber in the conduit that substantially spans the conduit length; and an ultraviolet light source configured to inject ultraviolet light rays into the fiber. The fiber includes: (a) a first end and a second end, the ends defining a fiber length, (b) a core region comprising fused silica having a plurality of scattering sites, and (c) a cladding over the core region, the cladding having an outer photocatalyst region doped with a metal oxide. The cladding may comprise a polymer coating. The fiber is configured to propagate the light rays from the first end toward the second end of the fiber, and scatter the rays in substantially radial directions out of the core region of the fiber at the plurality of scattering sites, and through the photocatalyst region. | 05-28-2015 |
20150143680 | ULTRACAPACITOR VACUUM ASSEMBLY - A method for fabricating an EDLC includes (a) coating a porous activated carbon material onto current collector sheets to form carbon-based electrodes, (b) drying the carbon-based electrodes, (c) winding or stacking carbon-based electrodes interleaved with separator sheets to fabricate a jelly roll or prismatic electrode assembly, (d) inserting the electrode assembly into a package and forming electrical connections between the electrode assembly and package terminals, (e) filling the package with a liquid electrolyte, and (f) sealing the package. Steps (a)-(f) are performed in an atmosphere having a low moisture content. The atmosphere may be vacuum or purged with dry gas. | 05-28-2015 |
20150135667 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SKINNING ARTICLES - A skinning apparatus and a method of skinning a porous ceramic. The apparatus includes an axial skinning manifold. The axial skinning manifold includes a curved adaptive pipe to flow cement in a circumferential direction from an inlet at a first position and through an adaptive opening along an inner bend of the curve through a land channel disposed along the inner bend. The land channel emits the cement at a constant velocity from a land opening extending proximate the first position to a second position spaced apart from the first position. The land outlet emits cement at a constant velocity around the outer periphery of the porous ceramic to dispose a uniform skin thereon as the porous ceramic moves axially relative to the land outlet. | 05-21-2015 |
20150132563 | SCRATCH-RESISTANT LIQUID BASED COATINGS FOR GLASS - A sol-gel method for forming durable, scratch-resistant coatings on glass substrates. Zirconia coatings, for example, are formed from a solution of zirconium oxychloride octahydrate in an organic, polar, aprotic solvent such as dimethylformamide. Annealed coatings, which optionally include an additive such as graphene, have a low coefficient of friction and can exhibit high hardness and hydrophobicity. | 05-14-2015 |
20150131955 | LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBER WITH LOW MELTING TEMPERATURE GLASS - A light-diffusing optical fiber that includes a core region in the fiber that comprises a core glass composition; and an inner cladding in the fiber that surrounds the core region and comprises a cladding glass composition that substantially differs from the core glass composition. The core glass composition comprises a doped, low-melting point silica glass having less than 90% by weight SiO | 05-14-2015 |
20150131306 | LIGHT DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBERS AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUSES INCLUDING LIGHT DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBERS - Light diffusing optical fibers and light emitting apparatuses including light diffusing optical fibers are disclosed. In one embodiment, a light emitting apparatus includes a base, a transparent or translucent enclosure affixed to the base, a light diffusing optical fiber including a coiled filament enclosed within the enclosure, and a light source optically coupled to the light diffusing optical fiber. The coiled filament includes a glass core, an outer surface, and a plurality of light scattering structures situated within the coiled filament for scattering light through the outer surface of the coiled filament. The coiled filament has a loss in a range of 0.5 dB/turn to 10.0 dB/turn at a turn radius of less than 50 mm. | 05-14-2015 |
20150116905 | ULTRACAPACITOR WITH IMPROVED AGING PERFORMANCE - An energy storage device such as an electric double layer capacitor has positive and negative electrodes, each including a blend of respective first and second activated carbon materials having distinct pore size distributions. The blend (mixture) of first and second activated carbon materials may be equal in each electrode. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114041 | METHOD OF MAKING A COVER GLASS - A method of making a strengthened glass article includes providing a flat glass article having a select contour and a glass surface covered by a protective coating layer. The protective coating layer is removed from the glass surface without touching the glass surface with any solid object. Immediately after the protective coating layer is removed from the glass surface, the flat glass article is subjected to an ion-exchange process to strengthen the flat glass article and improve the resistance of the flat glass article to subsequent damage. | 04-30-2015 |
20150111016 | STIFF INTERLAYERS FOR LAMINATED GLASS STRUCTURES - A new laminated glass structure for automotive glazing, architectural window and other applications that includes two sheets of relatively thin, optionally chemically strengthened glass, such as Corning® Gorilla® Glass, with a composite interlayer structure that includes at least one relatively stiff layer having relatively high Young's modulus of 50 MPa or higher and a relatively softer polymer layer having a relatively low Young's modulus of 20 MPa or lower. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111007 | LOCALLY-SINTERED POROUS SOOT PARTS AND METHODS OF FORMING - A porous soot sheet is formed using a roll-to-roll glass soot deposition and sintering process. The soot sheet formation involves depositing glass soot particles on a deposition surface to form a supported soot layer, removing the soot layer from the deposition surface to form a soot sheet, and heating a portion of the soot sheet to locally-sinter the glass soot particles and form a porous soot part having a sintered peripheral edge. | 04-23-2015 |
20150110998 | GLASS-CERAMICS SUBSTRATES FOR GRAPHENE GROWTH - An insulating glass-ceramic substrate for synthesizing graphene includes discrete, crystalline, nanophase metallic regions capable of catalyzing graphene growth. The nanophase regions may be formed by thermal treatment of a glass-ceramic substrate containing the corresponding metal oxide. Single layer and double layer graphene are prepared on the modified glass-ceramic substrate in a vacuum chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process from hydrocarbon precursors. The graphene-coated glass-ceramic substrate is electrically conductive. | 04-23-2015 |
20150110707 | PROCESS FOR MAKING CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED CARBON - A method for making activated carbon includes heating a mixture of a carbon precursor or a carbonized precursor and a chemical activating agent in a furnace. The furnace includes an internal surface either formed from or lined with a corrosion resistant material such as high purity silicon carbide or silicon nitride. | 04-23-2015 |
20150108680 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF CORRECTING EXTRUDATE BOW - Disclosed apparatus and method to extrude a honeycomb, providing correction in bowing of the extruded honeycomb structure, employs a deflector device having a base plate including an opening aligned in a direction parallel to the extrusion axis through which the plastic material is conveyed to the die. The deflector device includes a bow plate movably mounted to the downstream or upstream side of the base plate. The bow plate includes a constant area aperture. The deflector device positioned upstream of extrusion die imparts a degree of bow reduction by the position of the constant area aperture over the opening imparting a pressure drop gradient on the flow stream entering the die. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107306 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING GLASS RIBBON - An apparatus for producing glass ribbon comprises a melting vessel configured to melt a batch of material into a quantity of molten glass. The apparatus includes a cooling conduit with a peripheral wall comprising platinum and defining an interior pathway configured to provide a travel path for the quantity of molten glass traveling from the first conditioning station to the second conditioning station. The peripheral wall includes an outer surface defining a plurality of elongated radial peaks spaced apart by a plurality of elongated radial valleys. The elongated radial peaks and elongated radial valleys are helically wound along an elongated axis of the cooling conduit. In further examples, methods are provided with the step of passing molten glass through the interior pathway of the cooling conduit to pass the molten glass from the first conditioning station to the second conditioning station. | 04-23-2015 |
20150098131 | LENS ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS INCORPORATING LENS ASSEMBLIES - An optical system includes a lens assembly and a light source. The lens assembly includes an optical lens positioned to transmit and refract light provided by the light source, and a lens holder coupled to the optical lens and maintaining a position of the optical lens relative to the light source. The optical lens is coupled to the lens holder with a bonding agent arranged in an interrupted configuration at positions proximate to a circumference of the optical lens. The light source provides light to the optical lens of the lens assembly. The light provided to the optical lens has an optical footprint that includes a plurality of high-intensity regions separated from one another by low-intensity regions and the bonding agent is positioned in a circumferential orientation relative to the light source such that the bonding agent is spaced apart from the high-intensity regions of the optical footprint of the light. | 04-09-2015 |
20150096330 | GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SHEET - A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus, a second pull roll apparatus, and a third pull roll apparatus such that at least one of a first upstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque, at least one of a first midstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque, and at least one of a first downstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided. | 04-09-2015 |
20150096329 | Methods for Laser Cutting Glass Substrates - A method for cutting a glass article from a strengthened glass substrate having a surface compression layer and a tensile layer includes forming an edge defect in the surface compression layer on a first edge of the strengthened glass substrate. The method further includes propagating a through vent through the surface compression and tensile layers at the edge defect. The through vent precedes a region of separation along a cut line between the glass article and the strengthened glass substrate. | 04-09-2015 |
20150089977 | METHODS FOR LASER SCRIBING AND SEPARATING GLASS SUBSTRATES - Methods of forming scribe vents in a strengthened glass substrate having a compressive surface layer and an inner tension layer are provided. In one embodiment, a first and second defect is formed to partially expose the inner tension layer. A first scribe vent may be generated in a first scribing direction by translating a laser beam and a cooling jet on a surface of the strengthened glass substrate at a first scribing speed. A second scribe vent intersecting the first scribe vent may be generated in a second scribing direction by translating the laser beam and the cooling jet on the surface of the strengthened glass substrate at a second scribing speed that is greater than the first scribing speed. The defects may be perpendicular to the scribing directions. In another embodiment, the first scribe vent may be fused at an intersection location prior to generating the second scribe vent. | 04-02-2015 |
20150087507 | HONEYCOMB CERAMIC SUBSTRATES, HONEYCOMB EXTRUSION DIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING HONEYCOMB CERAMIC SUBSTRATES - A honeycomb ceramic substrate, a method of making thereof, and a honeycomb extrusion die configured to extrude a honeycomb ceramic substrate from a batch of ceramic or ceramic-forming material is provided. The substrate may include a lattice of intersecting walls defining a honeycomb network of flow channels extending between an inlet end and an outlet end of the honeycomb substrate. Each flow channel may be defined by a plurality of channel walls of the intersecting walls with at least two of the plurality of channel walls including concave inner surfaces facing a center of the corresponding flow channel from central portions of the concave inner surfaces to concave corner portions facing the center of the corresponding flow channel. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085365 | LOW BIREFRINGENT SENSOR SUBSTRATE AND METHODS THEREOF - A resonant waveguide article, including: a polymeric substrate having at least one integral grating region, wherein the article has a low birefringence property of for example, from about 5 to 270 nm/cm, as defined herein. Also disclosed is a microplate including the resonant waveguide article, and an integral well plate bonded to the sensor article, as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making a sensor article, and a method of making and using the microplate including the sensor article, as defined herein. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084217 | MICRO-FEATURE METHODS FOR OVER-MOLDING SUBSTRATE - A method of making a microplate, including: injection molding a resin to form a substrate ( | 03-26-2015 |
20150079318 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 03-19-2015 |
20150071913 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, PERJETA (pertuzumab), ACTEMRA (tocilizumab), KADCYLA (trastuzumab emtansine), MetMAb (onartuzumab), obinutuzumab, ocrelizumab or lebrikizumab. | 03-12-2015 |
20150070906 | UV PROTECTIVE COATING FOR LENS ASSEMBLIES - A lens assembly including a lens; a light absorber that does not transmit light with wavelengths from greater than or equal to about 250 nm to less than or equal to about 400 nm; a lens holder; and an adhesive configure to adhere the lens to the lens holder. The light absorber is positioned such that light having a wavelength from greater than or equal to about 190 nm to less than or equal to about 500 nm is not incident to the adhesive. A method including applying a light absorber, which does not transmit light with wavelengths from greater than or equal to about 190 nm to less than or equal to about 500 nm, to a lens; and configuring the light absorber and the adhesive so that the absorbed light is not incident to the adhesive. | 03-12-2015 |
20150066393 | PRISM-COUPLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING CURVED PARTS - Prism coupling systems and methods for characterizing curved parts are disclosed. A coupling surface of a coupling prism is interfaced to the curved outer surface of the curved part to define a coupling interface. Measurement light is directed through the coupling prism and to the interface, wherein the measurement light has a width of 3 mm or less. TE and TM mode spectra reflected from the interface are digitally captured. These mode spectra are processed to determine at least one characteristic of the curved part, such as the stress profile, compressive stress, depth of layer, refractive index profile and birefringence. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A WET GREEN CERAMIC ARTICLE - The present disclosure provides a system for cutting a wet green ceramic article. The system includes a power device to generate power and a transmission assembly including an input and an output. The input is operably coupled to the power device such that power is transferred through the transmission assembly from the input to the output. The system also includes a cutting tool holder that holds a cutting tool. The cutting tool holder is coupled to the output and pivotally coupled to a pivot point. The output of the transmission assembly pivots the cutting tool holder about the pivot point as the cutting tool reciprocates in a cutting motion between a first position and a second position. | 03-05-2015 |
20150064447 | ADHESIVE WITH EMBEDDED WAVEGUIDES FOR CURING - An optical device includes a support structure configured to retain an optical element using a cured adhesive composition that is disposed between a surface of the support structure and a surface of the optical element, wherein a structured optical particulate material is dispersed throughout the cured adhesive. The structured optical particulate material redirects curing radiation via a scattering mechanism to facilitate curing of portions of the adhesive compositions that cannot be directly exposed to the radiation, thereby facilitating rapid and more thorough curing than could otherwise be achieved without the structured optical particulate material. | 03-05-2015 |
20150064405 | LOW REFLECTIVITY ARTICLES AND METHODS THEREOF - An anti-reflective article, including:
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20150062956 | LIGHTING UNITS HAVING LIGHT-DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBER - Lighting units include a light source, a light-diffusing optical fiber assembly, and a support substrate. The light-diffusing optical fiber assembly includes a plurality of light-diffusing optical fibers that are arranged in a bundled portion surrounded by a jacket and a splayed portion free from the jacket. The plurality of light-diffusing optical fibers in the splayed portion scatter light optically coupled into the plurality of light-diffusing optical fibers from the light source. The plurality of light-diffusing optical fibers within the splayed portion are structurally coupled to the support substrate. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062954 | PHOSPHOR PRINTING ON LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBER BASED TEXTILE - A luminary fabric, useful for a variety of applications including signage, has at least one light-diffusing optical fiber woven, knitted, crocheted or otherwise integrated into the fabric. The light-diffusing optical fiber is coupled to at least one light source such as a laser or a light emitting diode. At least one coating is applied over at least a section of the outer surface of the optical fiber along its length. The coating contains at least one luminophore that absorbs energy from the light source and luminesces at a different higher wavelength. Multiple coatings containing one or more luminophores, one or more pigments, and/or one or more dyes may be employed to provide a variety of interesting visual effects. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062780 | LOW RESISTANCE ULTRACAPACITOR ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A carbon-based electrode includes activated carbon, carbon black, and a binder. The binder is fluoropolymer having a molecular weight of at least 500,000 and a fluorine content of 40 to 70 wt. %. A method of forming the carbon-based electrode includes providing a binder-less conductive carbon-coated current collector, pre-treating the carbon coating with a sodium napthalenide-based solution, and depositing onto the treated carbon coating a slurry containing activated carbon, carbon black and binder. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062779 | EDLC ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A method of forming a carbon-based electrode includes forming a mixture of activated carbon particles, carbon black particles, binder, and an optional liquid, fibrillating the binder to form a fibrillated mixture, and forming a carbon mat from the fibrillated mixture, wherein the mixture, during the forming of the mixture, is maintained at a temperature less than 19° C. The low temperature process facilitates dispersive and distributive mixing of the components of the carbon mat. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062778 | HIGH-VOLTAGE AND HIGH-CAPACITANCE ACTIVATED CARBON AND CARBON-BASED ELECTRODES - A positive electrode for an energy storage device includes a first activated carbon material comprising pores having a size of ≦1 nm, which provide a combined pore volume of >0.3 cm | 03-05-2015 |
20150055915 | LIGHT-COUPLING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LIGHT-DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBERS - Light-coupling apparatus and methods for light-diffusing optical fibers are disclosed. The light-coupling apparatus includes a light-diffusing fiber bundle having an end section made up of tightly packed cores by removing the claddings. The spaces between the cores are filled with a material having a refractive index equal to or less than that of the cores. A light-emitting diode light source can be butt-coupled to the bundled-core end of the light-diffusing fiber bundle or can be coupled thereto via a reflective concentrator. A method of forming a flat and smooth end on a cleaved fiber that has a rough end is also disclosed. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055276 | CARBON-BASED ELECTRODES CONTAINING MOLECULAR SIEVE - Carbon-based electrodes such as for incorporation into ultracapacitors or other high power density energy storage devices, include activated carbon, carbon black, binder and at least one molecular sieve material. The molecular sieve component can adsorb and trap water, which can facilitate the use of the device at higher voltage, such as greater than 3V. The molecular sieve material may be incorporated into the carbon-based electrodes or formed as a layer over a carbon-based electrode surface. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055275 | CERAMIC SEPARATOR FOR ULTRACAPACITORS - A separator such as for an electrochemical double layer capacitor includes acicular inorganic particles that are dried to form a porous membrane. Example inorganic particles are calcium silicate particles. A deposition method implementing slurry that includes the acicular inorganic particles and a dispersing medium along with a binder material can be used to form the separator layer directly on electrode materials. | 02-26-2015 |
20150052949 | IMPACT-DAMAGE-RESISTANT GLASS SHEET - Impact-damage-resistant glass sheet comprising at least one chemically etched surface in combination with a tempering surface compression layer, the glass sheet exhibiting a high standardized ball drop failure height and a high flexural modulus of rupture strength, useful to provide damage-resistant glass cover sheets for consumer electronic video display devices, is provided by subjecting thin glass sheet to a combination of a surface tempering treatment and a surface etching treatment that improves strength while maintaining the optical glass sheet properties required for video display applications. | 02-26-2015 |
20150048085 | VESSELS AND METHODS FOR CRYOPRESERVATION - An article including, either:
| 02-19-2015 |
20150037571 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 02-05-2015 |
20150030527 | HIGH VOLTAGE EDLC ELECTRODES CONTAINING CO2 ACTIVATED COCONUT CHAR - A method for producing activated carbon includes heating a coconut shell carbon precursor at a carbonization temperature effective to form a carbon material, and reacting the carbon material with CO | 01-29-2015 |
20150030526 | CARBON FOR HIGH VOLTAGE EDLCS - A method for producing activated carbon includes heating a phenolic novolac resin carbon precursor at a carbonization temperature effective to form a carbon material, and reacting the carbon material with CO | 01-29-2015 |
20150028528 | FAST FIRING METHOD FOR HIGH POROSITY CERAMICS - A method for firing a green honeycomb ceramic body including heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from room temperature to a first temperature of less than or equal to about 350° C. with at least one heating rate of greater than or equal to about 80° C./hr. The green honeycomb ceramic body may be heated from the first temperature to a second temperature of greater than or equal to about 800° C. at a heating rate of greater than or equal to about 90° C./hr. The green honeycomb ceramic body may be heated from the second temperature to a third temperature of greater than or equal to about 1000° C. The green honeycomb ceramic body may include aluminum raw materials for forming an aluminum titanate ceramic body. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028527 | FAST FIRING METHOD FOR HIGH POROSITY CERAMICS - A method for firing a green honeycomb ceramic body including heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from room temperature to a first temperature of about 300° C. The green honeycomb ceramic body is then heated from the first temperature to a second temperature of greater than or equal to about 800° C. at a heating rate of greater than or equal to about 90° C./hr. The green honeycomb ceramic body may have a diameter of from greater than or equal to about 4.0 inches to less than or equal to about 9.0 inches, and it may include a carbon-based pore former in a concentration of from greater than or equal to about 10% to less than or equal to about 45% by weight. | 01-29-2015 |
20150027168 | LASER WELDING TRANSPARENT GLASS SHEETS USING LOW MELTING GLASS OR THIN ABSORBING FILMS - A method of sealing a workpiece comprising forming an inorganic film over a surface of a first substrate, arranging a workpiece to be protected between the first substrate and a second substrate wherein the inorganic film is in contact with the second substrate; and sealing the workpiece between the first and second substrates as a function of the composition of impurities in the first or second substrates and as a function of the composition of the inorganic film by locally heating the inorganic film with a predetermined laser radiation wavelength. The inorganic film, the first substrate, or the second substrate can be transmissive at approximately 420 nm to approximately 750 nm. | 01-29-2015 |
20150026951 | METHODS OF FORMING POLARIZED PANES FOR VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WINDOWS - Methods of forming polarized panes for variable transmission windows are disclosed. The polarized panes are formed from transparent substrates that are brushed with a brushing pattern that varies continuously in a select direction over each of one or more periods. A layer of polarizable material such as POLARCOAT material can be deposited on and responds to the brushed surface by forming a polarization pattern that substantially matches the brushing pattern and thus also includes one or more periods. | 01-29-2015 |
20140376867 | OPTICAL FIBER COATING FOR SHORT DATA NETWORK - A hybrid cladding for optical fibers used in short data networks. The hybrid cladding surrounds a glass waveguide fiber and is surrounded by a primary coating. The hybrid cladding has low adhesion to the primary coating. The low adhesion permits stripping of the primary coating from the hybrid cladding without damaging the hybrid cladding and without leaving residue of the primary coating on the surface of the hybrid cladding. The hybrid cladding may be formed by curing a composition that includes a monomer with a radiation-curable functional group, a slip component, and a photoinitiator. The radiation-curable functional group may be a (meth)acrylate group. The slip component may contain silicon or silicone and may further contain a radiation-curable functional group. Silicone di(meth)acrylate is an illustrative slip component. | 12-25-2014 |
20140373572 | GLASS RIBBON ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES A ROBOT TOOLING DEVICE AND A GUIDANCE DEVICE - A glass ribbon engagement system is described herein that includes a robot tooling device with suction cups configured to engage a first side of a glass ribbon, and a guidance device with one or more devices (e.g., air nozzles, cylinder-wheel units) which are configured to apply one or more local forces to a second side of the glass ribbon to shift the glass ribbon towards the suction cups to assist the suction cups in engaging and securing the first side of the glass ribbon. | 12-25-2014 |
20140373571 | FUSED SILICA GLASS ARTICLE HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO LASER DAMAGE - A fused silica glass article having greater resistance to damage induced by exposure to laser radiation such as laser induced wavefront distortion at deep ultraviolet (DUV) wavelengths, and behaviors such as fluence dependent transmission, which are related to intrinsic defects in the glass. The improved resistance to laser damage may be achieved in some embodiments by loading the glass article with molecular hydrogen (H | 12-25-2014 |
20140370302 | Antimicrobial Glass Articles with Improved Strength and Methods of Making and Using Same - Described herein are various antimicrobial glass articles that have improved strength and resistance to discoloration. The improved antimicrobial glass articles described herein generally include a glass substrate with a compressive stress layer and an antimicrobial silver-containing region that each extend inward from a surface of the glass substrate to a specific depth. In some embodiments, the compressive stress layer has a compressive stress at the surface of about 500 MPa or greater and the compressive stress decreases monotonically from the surface into the depth of the glass substrate. Methods of making and using the glass articles are also described and include forming a compressive stress layer and forming an antimicrobial silver-containing region by preferentially exchanging a plurality of silver cations in a silver-containing medium for a specific plurality of first cations ions in the glass substrate. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368809 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH DMD MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A differential mode delay (DMD) measurement system for an optical fiber is provided. The system includes an optical test fiber with a plurality of modes; a single mode light source that provides a continuous light wave signal to a modulator; and a pulse generator that provides an electrical pulse train signal to the modulator and a triggering signal to a receiver. The modulator is configured to generate a modulated optical test signal through the optical fiber based at least in part on the received light wave and pulse train signals, and the receiver is configured to receive the test signal transmitted through the fiber and evaluate the test signal based at least in part on the triggering signal. The system can be employed to create DMD waveform and centroid charts to obtain minEMBc bandwidth information for a fiber within a wavelength range. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368808 | Prism Coupling Methods With Improved Mode Spectrum Contrast for Double Ion-Exchanged Glass - Methods of capturing improved-contrast mode spectra of a double ion-exchanged (DIOX) glass sample using prism coupling of index n | 12-18-2014 |
20140367030 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS TO PROCESS FLEXIBLE GLASS LAMINATES - Apparatuses and methods for processing flexible glass are disclosed. The flexible glass is directed along a conveyance path through a glass laminate processing apparatus. The glass laminate processing apparatus includes a glass laminate pay-out spool paying out flexible glass and a first laminate material electrostatically pinned to each other in a glass laminate. The glass laminate processing apparatus also includes at least one electrostatic charging head positioned downstream of a pay-out spool, where the electrostatic charging head neutralizes an electrostatic charge on at least one of the flexible glass or the first laminate material that are electrostatically pinned to each another in the glass laminate. The glass laminate processing apparatus further includes a laminate material take-up spool positioned downstream of the electrostatic device collecting the first laminate material. | 12-18-2014 |
20140366579 | Mixing Apparatus for Substrate Ion Exchange Systems with Multi-Component Ion Exchange Baths and Methods of Mixing Such Baths - A substrate ion exchange system is provided for a multi-component ion exchange bath that minimizes stratification effects within the bath, along with methods of mixing such baths. The system includes a substrate having an outer region containing a plurality of substrate metal ions; an ion exchange bath with a first metal salt and a second metal salt; and a vessel for containing the ion exchange bath and the substrate. The system further includes a mixing apparatus configured to mix the bath such that the metal ion concentration associated with the first metal salt in the bath is substantially uniform within the vessel. The substrate metal ions are exchangeable with metal ions from the first and second metal salts. Further, the first and second metal salts are miscible and molten. | 12-18-2014 |
20140366578 | Substrate Ion Exchange Systems With Single- and Multi-Component Ion Exchange Baths and Methods for Maintaining Such Systems - A substrate ion exchange system, along with methods of maintain such a system, is provided that includes a substrate having an outer region containing a plurality of substrate metal ions, an ion exchange bath that includes a plurality of first metal ions at a first metal ion concentration and a plurality of second metal ions at a second metal ion concentration, and a vessel for containing the ion exchange bath and the substrate. The ion exchange system also includes a temperature sensor coupled to the vessel, and a processor configured to receive a vessel temperature from the sensor and to evaluate the first metal ion concentration based at least in part on a first metal ion consumption rate relationship and the vessel temperature. Further, the first metal ion consumption rate relationship is predetermined. | 12-18-2014 |
20140363670 | OPTICAL PREFORMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Optical preforms and methods for forming optical preforms are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for producing an optical preform includes compressing silica-based glass soot to form a porous optical preform comprising a soot compact. The porous optical preform is heated to a dwell temperature greater than or equal to 100° C. Thereafter, the porous optical preform is humidified at the dwell temperature in a water-containing atmosphere having a dew point greater than or equal to 30° C. to form a humidified porous optical preform. The soot compact portion of the humidified porous optical preform generally comprises greater than or equal to 0.5 wt. % water. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362444 | ARTICLES WITH ANTI-REFLECTIVE HIGH-HARDNESS COATINGS AND RELATED METHODS - Methods and articles are provide for: a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces; an intermediate layer substantially covering the first surface of the substrate, the intermediate layer being between about 1-5 microns in thickness and having a hardness of at least 15 GPa; a first outer layer substantially covering the intermediate layer; and a second outer layer substantially covering the first outer layer, and having a hardness of at least 15 GPa. | 12-11-2014 |
20140357889 | SYNTHESIS OF POLYFUNCTIONAL POLYOL ACRYLATES - A method of synthesizing urethane-free polyfunctional acrylate compounds. The method includes reaction of a polyol with acrylic acid in the presence of an inhibitor. A catalyst may also be present. The catalyst may be an acid and the inhibitor may be a substituted phenol compound. Excess acid may be removed by adding a salt and excess water may be removed by adding a drying agent. The reaction converts alcohol groups of the polyol to acrylate groups to provide a radiation-curable polyfunctional acrylate compound. The reaction is applicable to polyols generally and provides a scalable high yield process for forming urethane-free polyfunctional acrylates over a wide range of molecular weights. Coatings made from the acrylate products exhibit modulus and tensile strength characteristics favorable for primary fiber coatings. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357474 | FORMED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION FOR CATALYST INTEGRATION - Disclosed herein are formed ceramic substrates comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the formed ceramic substrate comprises a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm. Also disclosed are composite bodies comprising at least one catalyst and a formed ceramic substrate comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the composite body has a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm, and methods for preparing the same. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356628 | GLASS CERAMICS HAVING LOW RHODIUM LEVELS - A glass ceramic precursor glass and a glass ceramic having low levels of rhodium and a method of controlling the amount of rhodium in such glasses and glass ceramics. The precursor glass and glass ceramic contain from about 1 ppm to about 10 ppm and, in certain embodiments, from about 1 ppm to about 6 ppm rhodium. The method of controlling of reducing rhodium dissolution from a rhodium-containing material such as, for example, an alloy into a glass melt comprises controlling and/or lowering the partial pressure of oxygen at the rhodium-containing vessel/glass interface by imposing a high humidity condition around the external (non-glass-contact) surface of the rhodium-containing material. The lower concentration of rhodium minimizes its coloring effect on the white color of the glass ceramic. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356605 | Antimicrobial Articles and Methods of Making and Using Same - Described herein are glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic articles having improved antimicrobial efficacy. Further described are methods of making and using the improved articles. The improved articles generally include a glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic substrate, a compressive stress layer that extends inward from a surface of the glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic substrate to a first depth therein, and an antimicrobial agent-containing region that extends inward from the surface of the glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic substrate to a second depth therein. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356604 | GLASS ARTICLES WITH INFRARED REFLECTIVITY AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Glass articles with infrared reflectivity and methods for making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, glass article having infrared reflectivity includes a first surface, a second surface and a body extending between the first and second surfaces. A plurality of discrete layers of metallic silver are formed in the body creating at least one optical cavity in the body. Each discrete layer may have a thickness T such that 100 nm≦T≦250 nm and may be spaced apart from adjacent layers of metallic silver by a spacing S≦500. The glass article reflects at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation incident on the glass article having a wavelength from 800 nm to 2500 nm and transmits at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation incident on the glass article having a wavelength from 390 nm to 750 nm. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356406 | Antimicrobial Articles and Methods of Making and Using Same - Described herein are glass or glass-ceramic articles having improved antimicrobial efficacy. Further described are methods of making and using the improved articles. The improved articles generally include a glass or glass-ceramic substrate, a compressive stress layer that extends inward from a surface of the glass or glass-ceramic substrate to a first depth therein, and an antimicrobial agent-containing region that extends inward from the surface of the glass or glass-ceramic substrate to a second depth therein. The antimicrobial agent-containing region may include at least one of a plurality of ion exchanged-copper ions and a plurality of ion exchanged-silver ions, arranged in a predetermined portion of the surface. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355641 | ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE POWER FEEDTHROUGH FOR CORROSION INHABITANCE - A method of making an electrode assembly for a furnace includes providing a heating element within the furnace. The method further includes providing a power feedthrough having an end portion that extends into the furnace to couple with the heating element. The power feedthrough includes a conductive member for transmitting electricity to the heating element. The method includes cleaning an exterior surface of the conductive member proximate the end portion of the power feedthrough. The method further includes a step of applying an electroless nickel plating to the exterior surface of the conductive member for preventing corrosion of the conductive member within the furnace. The method also includes connecting the end portion of the power feedthrough to the heating element. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355295 | UNIFORM ILLUMINATION LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBER DEVICE - An illumination device comprising: (i) a light diffusing optical fiber having a numerical aperture of NA | 12-04-2014 |
20140354868 | PORTABLE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER - A portable hyperspectral imager. The imager is modular and may include a hyperspectral camera and a removably-coupled mobile display module. The hyperspectral camera may include an Offner spectrometer. The mobile display module may be adapted to receive data from the hyperspectral camera and may include an internal camera. The mobile display module may include a cell phone or a tablet computer. The mobile display module may be integrally attached to the hyperspectral camera. The integral attachment may include a data link or USB connection. The length of the data link or USB connection may be less than 6 inches and the imager may weigh less than one pound. The imager may include a battery module or a scanning optical module. | 12-04-2014 |
20140352361 | METHOD FOR MAKING LOW BEND LOSS OPTICAL FIBER PREFORMS - A method of making an optical fiber preform comprising in order: (i) manufacturing a glass preform with at least one porous layer; (ii) exposing the glass preform with at least one porous layer to a fluorine precursor at temperature below 1295° C. to make a fluorine treated preform, and (iii) exposing the fluorine treated glass preform with at least one porous silica based layer the temperatures above 1400° C. to completely sinter the preform. Preferably, the porous silica based layer of the glass preform exposed to fluorine precursor has average density of at least 0.7 g/cm | 12-04-2014 |
20140352356 | GLASS FORMING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF FORMING GLASS RIBBONS - Methods of forming a glass ribbon with a glass forming apparatus including a first glass roll device are disclosed. The methods include a step (I) of drawing the glass ribbon along a draw direction with the glass forming apparatus. Also included is a step (II) of adjusting a first roll member relative to a first support structure of the first glass roll device by translating the first roll member in a first linear direction parallel to a linear adjustment axis of the first support structure while the first roll member is adjustably mounted to the first support structure. Also included is a step (III) of contacting a first surface of the glass ribbon with the first roll member at a first adjusted contact location of the glass ribbon. Also disclosed are corresponding glass forming apparatus configured to form glass ribbons and draw the glass ribbons in a draw direction. | 12-04-2014 |
20140350274 | METHODS FOR ASYMMETRIC E POXIDATION USING FLOW REACTORS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to asymmetric epoxidation of olefinic alcohols, using a chiral alcohol chelated titanium catalyst and an organic peroxide performed in a microreactor flow reactor system that can comprise multiple microreactor modules. Molecular sieves can be used to remove any adventitious water in the reagent feed solutions and ensure an anhydrous reaction solution. The use of a microreactor flow reactor allows for the epoxidation reaction to be run at elevated temperatures of at least 20, 30, or even 50° C., which dramatically accelerates the reaction, but without a large drop in enantioselectivity. The reaction can therefore be performed with short reaction times resulting in a high throughput. | 11-27-2014 |
20140345328 | METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS-CERAMIC - A method of producing glass-ceramic includes providing a glass made from a glass composition comprising LiO | 11-27-2014 |
20140345325 | DOUBLE ION EXCHANGE PROCESS - A method for optimizing ion exchange of glass. The glass is ion exchanged in a series of two ion exchange baths. The first ion exchange bath contains an amount of a poisoning ion or salt and the second ion exchange bath contains an amount of the poisoning ion or salt that is less than that in the first bath. When the concentration of the poisoning ion/salt in the first bath reaches a maximum value, the first bath is discarded and replaced by the second bath and a third bath that initially does not contain the poisoning cation/salt replaces the second ion exchange bath. This cycling of baths may be repeated to produce a plurality of glass articles, each having a surface layer under a compressive stress and depth of layer that are within predetermined limits. | 11-27-2014 |
20140342979 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, Victoza (liraglutide), Tresiba (insulin degludec), Ryzodeg (insulin degludec/insulin aspart), IDegLira (liraglutide and insulin degludec), NovoSeven (recombinant human coagulation factor VIIa), NovoSeven RT (recombinant human coagulation factor VIIa), or Turoctocog alfa (third-generation recombinant coagulation factor VIII). | 11-20-2014 |
20140342898 | POROUS CERAMIC ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to porous ceramic articles and a method of making the same. The porous ceramic articles have microstructure of sinter bonded or reaction bonded large pre-reacted particles and pore network structure exhibiting large pore necks. The method of making the porous ceramic articles involves using pre-reacted particles having one or more phases. A plastic ceramic precursor composition is also disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of at least one of dense, porous, or hollow spheroidal pre-reacted particles and a liquid vehicle. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342897 | Glass Articles/Materials For Use As Touchscreen Substrates - The present disclosure relates to glass articles for use as a touchscreen substrate for use in a portable electronic device, particularly comprising an alkali-free aluminosilicate glass exhibiting a high damage threshold of at least 1000 gf, as measured by the lack of the presence of median/radial cracks when a load is applied to the glass using a Vickers indenter, a scratch resistance of at least 900 gf, as measured by the lack of the presence of lateral cracks when a load is applied by a moving Knoop indenter and a linear coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) over the temperature range 0-300° C. which satisfies the relationship: 25×10-7/° C.≦CTE≦40×10-7/° C. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342148 | GLASS STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF CREATING AND PROCESSING GLASS STRUCTURES - A glass structure and a method for creating the glass structure include a glass carrier layer and a flexible glass substrate. The glass structure includes an intermediate layer at least temporarily bonding the flexible glass substrate to the glass carrier layer. The intermediate layer includes a first debond layer attached to an adhesion layer. The first debond layer is at least partially resistant to a high temperature processing of the glass structure at a temperature of greater than or equal to about 500° C. The first debond layer is configured to enable the flexible glass substrate to be debonded from the glass carrier layer after the high temperature processing of the glass structure. A method for processing the glass structure includes debonding the flexible glass substrate from the glass carrier layer after the high temperature process. | 11-20-2014 |
20140341945 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, PREVNAR 13 (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine). | 11-20-2014 |
20140341891 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, LYXUMIA (lixisenatide), LEMTRADA (alemtuzumab), REGN727/SAR236553 (alirocumab), SAR2405550/BSI-201 (iniparib), OTAMIXABAN (otamixaban), SARILUMAB (sarilumab), LANTUS and LYXUMIA (insulin glargine and lixisenatide) or VISAMERIN/MULSEVO (semuloparin sodium). | 11-20-2014 |
20140341890 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab), BEXSERO® (meningococcal group B vaccine [rDNA, component, adsorbed]), AIN457 (secukinumab) or RELAXIN® (serelaxin). | 11-20-2014 |
20140341889 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, Prolia® (denosumab), Xgeva® (denosumab), Aranesp® (darbepoetin alfa), AMG-145, romosozumab (AMG-785), ganitumab (AMG-479), trebananib (AMG-386), brodalumab (AMG-827), and rilotumumab (AMG-102). | 11-20-2014 |
20140341888 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, FORTEO® (recombinant human teriparatide), DULAGLUTIDE® (LY2189265), recombinant insulin glargine, RAMUCIRUMAB® (IMC-1121B), SOLANEZUMAB® (LY2062430), IXEKIZUMAB® (LY2439821), TABALUMAB® (LY2127399), NECITUMUMAB® (IMC-11F8), or CIXUTUMUMAB® (IMC-A12). | 11-20-2014 |
20140341883 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, GAMMAGARD LIQUID (an immune globulin infusion (human)); ADVATE (Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Plasma/Albumin-Free Method, (rAHF)); BAX 111 (vonicog alfa, or [618-threonine,709-aspartic acid] von Willebrand factor | 11-20-2014 |
20140341524 | OPTICAL FIBER COATING COMPOSITIONS WITH NON-CURABLE REINFORCING AGENTS - A coating composition including a reinforcing agent. The coating composition may include one or more radiation-curable monofunctional monomers, one or more radiation-curable multifunctional monomers or oligomers, a photoinitiator, and a reinforcing agent. The monofunctional monomers, multifunctional monomers, and multifunctional oligomers may include acrylate groups. The reinforcing agent may be an acrylic co-polymer that includes two or more repeat units. At least one of the repeat units includes chemical groups that enable self-association of the acrylic co-polymer. Self-association of the acrylic co-polymer may improve the tensile strength of coatings formed from the coating compositions. | 11-20-2014 |
20140341521 | LOW COST, FAST CURING OPTICAL FIBER COATINGS - A low cost composition that cures rapidly and which is suitable for coating an optical fiber comprises at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer; at least one photoinitiator; and at least one non-radiation-curable polar polymer having pendent groups that facilitate low energy chemical bonding, hydrogen bonding, dipolar interactions or other interactions with radical compounds formed during polymerization of the monomer. The non-radiation-curable polar polymer(s) are inexpensive and reduce and/or eliminate the need for expensive urethane acrylate oligomers, without sacrificing properties, and while achieving rapid cure speeds. | 11-20-2014 |
20140339744 | POROUS CERAMIC ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to porous ceramic articles and a method of making the same. The porous ceramic articles have microstructure of sinter bonded or reaction bonded large pre-reacted particles and pore network structure exhibiting large pore necks. The method of making the porous ceramic articles involves using pre-reacted particles having one or more phases. A plastic ceramic precursor composition is also disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of at least one of dense, porous, or hollow spheroidal pre-reacted particles and a liquid vehicle. | 11-20-2014 |
20140339194 | MEDIA AND METHODS FOR ETCHING GLASS - Described herein are aqueous acidic glass etching solutions or media comprising HF and H | 11-20-2014 |
20140339126 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, PEDIARIX® (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Hepatitis B (Recombinant) and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine), HAVRIX® (Hepatitis A Vaccine), ENGERIX-B® (Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant)), TWINRIX® (Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B (Recombinant) Vaccine), EPERZAN® (albiglutide), MAGE-A3 Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic (astuprotimut-R), GSK2402968 (drisapersen), and HZ/su (herpes zoster vaccine). | 11-20-2014 |
20140339125 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, daclizumab (ZENAPAX®). | 11-20-2014 |
20140339122 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS CONTAINING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, VELCADE (bortezomib), STELARA (Ustekinumab), SIMPONI (golimumab), siltuximab, and AMG 403 (fulranumab). | 11-20-2014 |
20140338296 | POROUS CERAMIC ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to porous ceramic articles and a method of making the same. The porous ceramic articles have microstructure of sinter bonded or reaction bonded large pre-reacted particles and pore network structure exhibiting large pore necks. The method of making the porous ceramic articles involves using pre-reacted particles having one or more phases. A plastic ceramic precursor composition is also disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of at least one of dense, porous, or hollow spheroidal pre-reacted particles and a liquid vehicle. | 11-20-2014 |
20140335335 | Scratch-Resistant Articles with Retained Optical Properties - One or more aspects of the disclosure pertain to an article including an optical film structure disposed on an inorganic oxide substrate, which may include a strengthened or non-strengthened substrate that may be amorphous or crystalline, such that the article exhibits scratch resistance and retains the same or improved optical properties as the inorganic oxide substrate, without the optical film structure disposed thereon. In one or more embodiments, the article exhibits an average transmittance of 85% or more, over the visible spectrum (e.g., 380 nm-780 nm). Embodiments of the optical film structure include aluminum-containing oxides, aluminum-containing oxy-nitrides, aluminum-containing nitrides (e.g., AlN) and combinations thereof. The optical film structures disclosed herein also include a transparent dielectric including oxides such as silicon oxide, germanium oxide, aluminum oxide and a combination thereof. Methods of forming such articles are also provided. | 11-13-2014 |
20140335331 | ALKALI-FREE PHOSPHOBOROSILICATE GLASS - Alkali-free phosphoboroaluminosilicate glasses are provided. The glasses include the network formers SiO | 11-13-2014 |
20140335330 | Low-Color Scratch-Resistant Articles with a Multilayer Optical Film - Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles that exhibit scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle in the range from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer and a second a second high refractive index sub-layer. In some instances, the optical interference layer may include a third sub-layer. | 11-13-2014 |
20140335322 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING SHAPED GLASS ARTICLES - A process using a three-piece mold for making a three-dimensionally shaped glass article having a flat area and a curved/bend area is disclosed. The process includes placing a glass sheet on a mold having a shaping surface with a desired surface profile for the shaped glass article including a flat area and a bend area, moving a flat area plunger toward the glass sheet to compress the glass sheet, heating a portion of the glass sheet corresponding to an area above the bend area of the mold to a temperature above a forming temperature, and moving a bend area plunger toward the heated glass sheet to compress the heated glass sheet. A temperature of the glass sheet in the area above the bend area of the mold is higher than a temperature of the glass sheet in the area above the flat area of the mold when compressing the heated glass sheet with the bend area plunger. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334869 | METHOD OF TREATING JOINT IN CERAMIC ASSEMBLY - A method of forming an improved sealed joint between two or more shaped ceramic structures includes providing at least first and second ceramic structures joined together by a joint comprising one or more of silicon, a silicon alloy and a silicon compound, the joint including an exposed portion interior of the joined structures, then converting at least a portion of the one or more of silicon, a silicon alloy, and a silicon compound of the joint to silicon nitride and/or silicon carbide, desirably at least at an interior exposed portion of the joint, so as to provide increased chemical resistance for the joint when aggressive chemicals are used within device formed from the sealed-together ceramic structures. The ceramic structures desirably comprise silicon carbide. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334006 | Scratch-Resistant Articles with a Gradient Layer - Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles that exhibit scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle in the range from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and a refractive index gradient. In one or more embodiments, the refractive index includes a refractive index that increases from a first surface at the interface between the substrate and the optical film to a second surface. The refractive index gradient may be formed from a compositional gradient and/or a porosity gradient. | 11-13-2014 |
20140331716 | COMPENSATED MOLDS FOR MANUFACTURING ION EXCHANGE STRENGTHENED, 3D GLASS COVERS - Methods for compensating for the warp exhibited by three-dimensional glass covers as a result of ion exchange strengthening are provided. The methods use a computer-implemented model to predict/estimate changes to a target three-dimensional shape for the 3D glass cover as a result of ion exchange strengthening. The model includes the effects of ion exchange through the edge of the 3D glass cover. In an embodiment, the inverse of the predicted/estimated changes is used to produce a compensated (corrected) mold which produces as-molded parts which when subjected to ion exchange strengthening have shapes closer to the target shape than they would have had if the mold had not been compensated (corrected). | 11-13-2014 |
20140329660 | CRACK AND SCRATCH RESISTANT GLASS AND ENCLOSURES MADE THEREFROM - A glass and an enclosure, including windows, cover plates, and substrates for mobile electronic devices comprising the glass. The glass has a crack initiation threshold that is sufficient to withstand direct impact, has a retained strength following abrasion that is greater than soda lime and alkali aluminosilicate glasses, and is resistant to damage when scratched. The enclosure includes cover plates, windows, screens, and casings for mobile electronic devices and information terminal devices. | 11-06-2014 |
20140328566 | OPTICAL FIBER WITH LARGE MODE FIELD DIAMETER AND LOW MICROBENDING LOSSES - Optical fibers having a mode field diameter at 1310 nm of at least 8.8 μm, wire mesh covered drum microbending losses at 1550 nm less than 0.03 dB/km, and a 2 m cutoff wavelength less than 1320 nm. The fibers may include a central core region, an inner cladding region, an outer cladding region, a primary coating with an in situ modulus less than 0.20 MPa and glass transition temperature less than −35° C., and a secondary coating with an in situ modulus greater than 1500 MPa. The fibers may further include a depressed index cladding region. The relative refractive index of the central core region may be greater than the relative refractive index of the outer cladding region may be greater than the relative refractive index of the inner cladding region. The fibers may be produced at draw speeds of 30 m/s or greater. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327186 | RAPID DRYING OF CERAMIC GREENWARES - Systems and methods for rapid drying of ceramic greenwares having a high graphite content are disclosed. The methods include employing microwave drying to bring the dryness of the ceramic greenware to a first select dryness and then employing close-coupled hot-air drying to bring the dryness to the final target dryness. The judicious use of close-coupled hot-air drying reduces end defects due to unevenness in the microwave drying process while also substantially speeding up the drying process. Various configurations for and combinations of microwave drying and close-coupled hot-air drying are disclosed. | 11-06-2014 |
20140323286 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE PACKAGE - Fusion-formable sodium-containing aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described. The glasses are particularly useful for controlled release of sodium—useful in semiconductor applications, such as thin film photovoltaics where the sodium required to optimize cell efficiency is to be derived from the substrate glass. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322806 | SPHEROID CELL CULTURE WELL ARTICLE AND METHODS THEREOF - A spheroid cell culture article including:
| 10-30-2014 |
20140322547 | Antimicrobial Glass Articles and Methods for Making and Using Same - Described herein are coated glass or glass-ceramic articles having improved antimicrobial efficacy. Further described are methods of making and using the improved articles. The coated articles generally include a glass or glass-ceramic substrate and an antimicrobial coating disposed thereon. The antimicrobial coating is not a free-standing adhesive film, but a coating that is formed on or over at least a portion of a surface of the glass or glass-ceramic substrate. | 10-30-2014 |
20140319354 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBER BANDWIDTH - Methods and apparatus for measuring the modal bandwidth of a multimode optical fiber as a function of wavelength are disclosed. The methods include emitting polarized light from a single-mode fiber, frequency-modulating the single-mode polarized light, and then conditioning the frequency-modulated polarized light to excite multiple modes of the multimode optical fiber. The multimode light transmitted by the multimode optical fiber is detected and analyzed by a network analyzer to determine a bandwidth for at least three different wavelengths. A controller performs a fit to the measured bandwidths using a fitting equation to determine the modal bandwidth as a function of wavelength. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318659 | SEALING METHOD FOR SILICON CARBIDE PARTS USED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - The present disclosure describes a silicon carbide articles useful at high temperatures, and the method of making them. The method comprises providing a plurality of silicon carbide parts; providing a mullite gasket; placing the gasket between the ends of the parts to be joined to thereby form an assembly; applying a load in the range of 15-25 pounds per square inch to the parts' ends distal from the gasket to thereby press the gasket; heating the assembly in a muffle furnace under load to a temperature in the range of 1450° C. to 1550° C.; increasing the load on the to range of 30-50 pounds per square inch and holding the assembly at the temperature for a time in the range of 2-5 days to adhere the mullite gasket to the ends of the silicon carbide parts. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318578 | METHOD OF CLEANING GLASS SUBSTRATES - A method of cleaning thin glass substrates comprises applying a sequence of chemical washing steps as the thin glass substrate is being conveyed in a conveyance direction. In addition, surfaces of the glass substrate may be treated to enhance electrostatic discharge properties of the glass substrates. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318523 | METHOD OF MAKING A GLASS FORMING APPARATUS WITH REDUCED WEIGHT - A method of making a glass forming apparatus with reduced weight includes forming a cavity in the glass forming apparatus and expanding the size of the cavity by abrasively removing material from the glass forming apparatus through application of a wire saw. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318188 | METHODS FOR MODIFYING MULTI-MODE OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - Methods for modifying multi-mode optical fiber manufacturing processes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for modifying a process for manufacturing multi-mode optical fiber includes measuring at least one characteristic of a multi-mode optical fiber. The at least one characteristic is a modal bandwidth or a differential mode delay at one or more wavelengths. The method further includes determining a measured peak wavelength of the multi-mode optical fiber based on the measured characteristic, determining a difference between the target peak wavelength and the measured peak wavelength, and modifying the process for manufacturing multi-mode optical fiber based on the difference between the target peak wavelength and the measured peak wavelength. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318184 | METHOD FOR REDUCING GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE ADHESION, AND PRE-FORM FOR THE SAME - Provided herein is a method for producing glass-ceramic sheets. The method includes texturing at least one surface of a first glass sheet, and stacking the first glass sheet and a second glass sheet. The first glass sheet and the second glass sheet are stacked so that the textured surface of the first glass sheet contacts a surface of the second glass sheet. The first and second glass sheets are cerammed. After cooling, the cerammed first and second glass sheets are separated. Also provided is a pre-form for producing glass-ceramic sheets. The pre-form includes a first glass sheet having a textured surface, and a second glass sheet contacting the first glass sheet. The textured surface of the first glass sheet is in contact with a surface of the second glass sheet. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318182 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMAL PROFILE CONTROL IN AN ISOPIPE - A glass fusion draw apparatus for molten glass stream thermal profile control, including:
| 10-30-2014 |
20140313517 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING WAVEFRONT-BASED AND PROFILE-BASED MEASUREMENTS OF AN ASPHERIC SURFACE - Apparatus and methods for performing wavefront-based and profile-based measurements of an aspheric surface are disclosed. The apparatus includes an interferometric wavefront measurement system that collects wavefront-based measurement data of the aspheric surface. The apparatus also includes a profile measurement system that performs at least one non-contact profile-based measurement of the aspheric surface to collect profile-based measurement data of the aspheric surface. The measurements are performed without removing the aspheric element from a rotatable base. The two measurements are then used to form a combined measurement of the aspheric surface. | 10-23-2014 |
20140311341 | SORBENT COMPOSITIONS, SORBENT ARTICLES, METHODS FOR PREPARING SORBENT ARTICLES, AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING TARGET GASES USING THE SORBENT ARTICLES - Articles for capturing or separating a target gas from a gas stream may include a porous substrate such as a flexible sheet or mat, or a rigid ceramic monolith impregnated or coated with a sorbent composition. The sorbent composition may include a polyamine and a coexistent polymer chemically bonded to the polyamine. The polyamine may include a polyethylenimine. The coexistent polymer may include a polyurethane, a polyolefin-acrylic acid copolymer, or a combination thereof. The sorbent composition may be substantially less water-insoluble than compositions containing only a polyamine and may have high durability and good adsorption capacity for acidic target gases such as carbon dioxide. Methods for preparing the articles using aqueous polymer solutions are provided. Methods for capturing or separating target gases using the articles are provided. | 10-23-2014 |
20140308015 | LOW DIAMETER OPTICAL FIBER - Small-radius coated optical fibers having large mode field diameter and low bending losses. The coated fiber may have an outer radius of 110 μm or less, while providing a mode field diameter of 9.0 μm or greater and a bending loss when wrapped about a 15 mm mandrel of 0.5 dB/km or less at wavelength of 1550 nm. The coated fiber may have a mode field diameter of 9.2 μm or greater and may have a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.25 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 20 mm mandrel or a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.02 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 30 mm mandrel. | 10-16-2014 |
20140306370 | MIXING SEGMENTS FOR AN EXTRUSION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A mixing segment for an extrusion apparatus comprises a shaft and a plurality of plow elements aligned along a helical path extending about a rotation axis of the shaft. Each plow element includes an outer peripheral arcuate ramp extending radially outwardly along the helical path from a root to an outer tip of the plow element. Methods of manufacturing a mixing segment and methods of manufacturing a honeycomb structure with an extrusion apparatus are also provided. | 10-16-2014 |
20140304963 | METHOD OF MINIMIZING STACKING ELEMENT DISTORTIONS IN OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES - A compound optical assembly is constructed from a plurality of stacking elements for spacing, aligning, and retaining optical elements within the assembly. Stacking faces of the stacking elements are measured and low-order surface errors are extracted, represented by mathematical approximations having a primary angular frequency. The stacking elements including the optic holders are relatively oriented to promote complementarity between the low-order surface errors of mating stacking faces. | 10-16-2014 |
20140301708 | LOW BEND LOSS OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber having both low bend loss. The fiber has a central core region having refractive index Δ | 10-09-2014 |
20140295286 | CERAMIC ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL COMPRISING A MODIFIED POLYCRYSTALLINE LITHIUM METAL PHOSPHATE - There is disclosed a polycrystalline lithium-ion conductive membrane for a lithium-air battery that comprises at least one surface, a polycrystalline lithium-ion conductive material comprising grain boundaries, and at least one modifying phase, wherein (a) the at least one modifying phase is incorporated into the grain boundaries to form a modified polycrystalline lithium-ion conductive material comprising modified grain boundaries, (b) the at least one modifying phase is incorporated into the at least one surface to form a modified surface, or both (a) and (b). Various lithium based batteries, including lithium ion, lithium-air, and lithium-water batteries are disclosed, as well as methods for modifying the polycrystalline lithium-ion conductive membrane to allow it to be used in such battery applications. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294717 | CHEMICAL ACTIVATION OF CARBON VIA A GAS ATOMIZATION METHOD - The disclosure relates to methods for forming activated carbon comprising providing a feedstock mixture comprising a carbon feedstock and at least one chemical activating agent, heating the feedstock mixture to at least the fluxing temperature of the feedstock mixture to form a feedstock melt, atomizing the feedstock melt and introducing the atomized feedstock mixture into a reactor, rapidly heating the atomized feedstock to at least the solidification temperature by introducing a hot stream into the reactor, introducing the heated feedstock mixture into a reaction vessel, and holding the heated feedstock mixture in the reaction vessel at a temperature and for a time sufficient to react the carbon feedstock with the at least one chemical activating agent to form activated carbon, wherein rapidly heating the atomized feedstock comprises heating the mixture within a time period sufficient to maintain the feedstock mixture in a substantially solid state throughout the rapid heating stage. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294355 | LARGE EFFECTIVE AREA FIBER WITH LOW BENDING LOSSES - A fiber having a large effective area at 1550 nm of at least 130 μm | 10-02-2014 |
20140287506 | DEFINED CELL CULTURING SURFACES AND METHODS OF USE - In one aspect, there is provided a cell culturing substrate including: | 09-25-2014 |
20140272215 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL DURABILITY - The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. According to one embodiment, the glass composition may include greater than or equal to about 68 mol. % SiO | 09-18-2014 |
20140271394 | IMPERMEABLE POLYMER COATING ON SELECTED HONEYCOMB CHANNEL SURFACES - Absorbent structures for CO | 09-18-2014 |
20140268815 | LIGHT-DIFFUSING ELEMENTS - A light-diffusing element with high coupling efficiency to LED sources. The light-diffusing element may be a glass monolith that includes a plurality of internal voids. When light propagating through the monolith encounters the internal voids, it is scattered in a transverse direction and exits the lateral surface of the monolith to provide a broad-area illumination effect. The glass monolith has a diameter of at least 0.7 mm and features a numerical aperture of at least 0.6 to facilitate efficient coupling to LED sources. The internal voids have a cross-sectional dimension that ranges from about 100 nm to several microns and a length that ranges from about 1 μm to a few millimeters. The light-diffusing element can be configured as a rod or as a bent or arbitrarily-shaped fixture. | 09-18-2014 |
20140264356 | DIMENSIONALLY-STABLE, DAMAGE-RESISTANT, GLASS SHEETS - Described herein are aluminoborosilicate glass compositions that are substantially alkali-free and exhibit desirable physical and chemical properties for use as substrates in flat panel display devices, such as, active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). The glass compositions can be formed into glass sheets by, for example, the float process. When used as substrates, the glass sheets exhibit dimensional stability during processing and damage resistance during cutting. | 09-18-2014 |
20140255903 | DURABLE GLASS ARTICLES FOR USE AS WRITABLE ERASABLE MARKER BOARDS - The invention relates to glass articles suitable for use as writable erasable marker boards. More particularly, disclosed is a strengthened glass article suitable for use as a writable erasable marker boards, wherein the glass sheet exhibits an ion exchanged glass having a front surface and a back surface and exhibiting a thickness of less than 2.0 mm and having a depth of layer (DOL) greater than 20 microns and a surface compressive strength of at least 300 MPa. The strengthened glass article exhibits certain optical properties which render it particularly suitable for use as a writable erasable marker boards electronic including: (1) shadow parallax to thickness ratio of less than 1 measured at a 60 degree incident light angle and for an index of refraction n; and, (2) a haze of less than 50%. Further disclosed is a markerboard with improved magnetic force attributes; sufficient to hold weak magnets in place. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255616 | CRYSTALLIZATION AND BLEACHING OF DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON AND SILICON OXYNITRIDE THIN FILMS - Optically transparent diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films are formed using relatively low-temperature deposition conditions followed by a post-deposition bleaching step. The bleaching can include exposure of an as-deposited thin film to UV laser radiation, which reduces the concentration of defects in the film. The method is compatible with temperature-sensitive substrates, and can be used to form water clear DLC layers on glass substrates, for example, which can be used in display applications. | 09-11-2014 |
20140252695 | FAST FIRING METHOD FOR CERAMICS - A method for firing a green honeycomb ceramic body in a kiln may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body in four stages. The first stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from room temperature to a first temperature that at a first heating rate that is greater than or equal to about 75° C./hr. The second stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from the first temperature to a second temperature at a second heating rate that is less than or equal to the first heating rate. The third stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from the second temperature to a hold temperature at a third heating rate that is less than or equal to the first heating rate. The fourth stage may include holding the green honeycomb ceramic body at the hold temperature to remove residual carbon. | 09-11-2014 |
20140249020 | CERAMIC BODY FORMING BATCH MATERIALS COMPRISING SILICA METHODS USING THE SAME AND CERAMIC BODIES MADE THEREFROM - The disclosure relates to ceramic-body-forming batch materials comprising at least one pore former and inorganic batch components comprising at least one silica source having a specified particle size distribution, methods of making ceramic bodies using the same, and ceramic bodies made in accordance with said methods. The disclosure additionally relates to methods for reducing pore size variability in ceramic bodies and/or reducing process variability in making ceramic bodies. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249017 | GLASS WITH IMPROVED PITCH STABILITY - Described herein are alkali-free, boroalumino silicate glasses exhibiting desirable physical and chemical properties for use as substrates in flat panel display devices, such as, active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) and active matrix organic light emitting diode displays (AMOLEDs). In accordance with certain of its aspects, the glasses possess excellent compaction and stress relaxation properties. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248096 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING GLASS SHEETS - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for characterizing attributes of a moving glass sheet comprising complementary mechanical material handling technologies that progressively stabilize, position, capture, flatten, and release the lower portion of glass sheets traveling past the apparatus while posing minimal constraint on the top section of the sheet. The apparatus includes a pressure-vacuum (PV)-type device comprising distinct regions such that the glass sheets experience a non-contact but gradual increase in constraining force until the point where measurements can be performed, then a gradual decrease in constraining force until the glass sheets are released from the inspection station. This graduated force technique is applied along the direction of travel of the sheets and may also be applied vertically upwards along the height of the sheet to restrict the motion of the sheet without constraining it at pinch points near the conveyor. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247619 | LIGHT DIFFUSION APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERIOR SPACE ILLUMINATION - An apparatus including: an illumination source; and a climate controlled enclosure having at least one light diffusion element situated within the enclosure, the at least one light diffusion element being in photonic communication with the illumination source, and the illumination source being remote to the enclosure. The disclosure also provides a method of using the apparatus to illuminate the interior of the apparatus and optionally the contents of the apparatus. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247455 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ASSEMBLY - An OCT assembly comprising: (a) a light transmissive rod having a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and a refractive surface adjacent to the second end; (b) a housing surrounding the OCT probe component; the housing having a tubular body with the window situated over the refractive surface, said tubular body having a surface wherein said surface of said tubular body has a coefficient of friction being less than 0.3; (c) an optical fiber connected to the OCT probe component; (d) an annular structure surrounding said optical fiber and capable of translating and rotating the OCT probe component. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247454 | POWER TRANSMISSION AND SENSING DEVICE - A torque transmission assembly comprising: (i) an optical fiber coupled to an optical sensing component and capable of rotating and translating the optical sensing component and of transmitting light to and from the optical sensing component; and (b) an annular structure surrounding the optical fiber, the annular structure in conjunction with said optical fiber transmits torque from a rotating component to the optical sensing component, wherein the annular structure does not include a steel wire torque spring. | 09-04-2014 |
20140246631 | MERCAPTOFUNCTIONAL HIGH MUBETA EO CHROMOPHORES AND HIGH TG, LOW OPTICAL LOSS, COVALENTLY BONDED, HIGH MUBETA EO CHROMOPHORE CONTAINING POLYMERS AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING EO MATERIALS - The present invention relates generally to mercaptofunctional high μβ EO chromophores and EO polymers, and particularly to mercaptofunctional high μβ EO chromophores and EO polymers useful for making electro-optical devices and systems. Mercaptofunctional high μβ EO chromophores are covalently bonded to poly(imido sulfide) polymers producing high Tg, low optical loss, covalently bonded, high μβ EO chromophore containing polymers. Methods of synthesizing these EO materials using mild polymerization conditions are also described. | 09-04-2014 |
20140243598 | OPTICAL PROBE DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Optical probe delivery and retrieval systems and methods are disclosed. The optical probe includes a dissolvable capsule that contains micro-components that are substantially smaller than the size of the capsule. The capsule is allowed to dissolve in the stomach after imaging data is collected in the esophagus. Thus, only the optical fiber tether and the relatively small micro-components attached thereto need be retrieved. Delivery devices that facilitate comfortable delivery and retrieval of the optical probe are also disclosed. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243243 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CELL-EXCLUSION PATTERNING - This disclosure relates to devices and methods for cell-exclusion patterning. Specifically, this disclosure provides a device and method to exclude cells in selected areas during cell seeding and create cell-free arrays that can be used for cell migration and related studies and assays. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243186 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS HAVING HIGH THERMAL AND CHEMICAL STABILITY AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Described herein are alkali-free, boroalumino silicate glasses exhibiting desirable physical and chemical properties for use as substrates in flat panel display devices, such as, active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). In accordance with certain of its aspects, the glasses possess good dimensional stability as a function of temperature. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243183 | FUSION FORMABLE LITHIUM ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS CERAMIC - A down-drawable glass ceramic. The glass ceramic has a composition which yields a liquidus viscosity that enables formation of the parent glass by down-draw techniques such as fusion-draw and slot-draw methods. The resulting glass ceramic is white or translucent in appearance with high strength achieved through heat treatment of the fusion-formed glass. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242390 | METHODS FOR MEASURING THE ASYMMETRY OF A GLASS-SHEET MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Methods are provided for measuring the asymmetry of glass-sheet manufacturing processes. The methods include subjecting glass sheets or test samples taken from glass sheets to an ion-exchange process and measuring warp values. Metrics for the asymmetry of the glass-sheet manufacturing process are then obtained from the warp values. In one embodiment, the metric is independent of the geometry of the glass sheets or the test samples (the BM | 08-28-2014 |
20140242375 | LAMINATED GLASS ARTICLES WITH PHASE-SEPARATED CLADDINGS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Laminated glass articles and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a laminated glass article may include a glass core layer and at least one glass cladding layer fused to the glass core layer. The at least one glass cladding layer may be phase separated into a first phase and at least one second phase having different compositions. The first phase of the at least one glass cladding layer may have an interconnected matrix. The at least one second phase of the at least one glass cladding layer may be dispersed throughout the interconnected matrix of the first phase of the at least one glass cladding layer. In some embodiments, the at least one second phase may be selectively removed from the interconnected matrix leaving a porous, interconnected matrix of the first phase. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242306 | LOW Tg GLASS GASKET FOR HERMETIC SEALING APPLICATIONS - A glass-coated gasket comprises a gasket main body defining an inner hole and having a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface, and a glass layer formed over at least a portion of one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface. The glass layer comprises a low melting temperature glass. A vacuum insulated glass window comprises a substrate/glass-coated gasket/substrate structure that can be sealed using a thermo-compressive sealing step. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242291 | METHOD OF GLASS EDGE COATING - A method of glass edge coating includes supplying a coating material to a jetting dispenser. Droplets are jetted from a nozzle of the jetting dispenser. Beads of coating material are deposited on a perimeter edge of the glass article by arranging for the droplets to drop on the perimeter edge after falling through a standoff distance between the nozzle and the perimeter edge, whereafter each bead flows in a plurality of directions on the perimeter edge, thereby forming a coating on the perimeter edge. During the jetting, a relative motion is effected between the nozzle and the perimeter edge such that the beads are deposited at a plurality of locations along the perimeter edge. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING A FLUID - A fluid dispensing system may include a first die portion having a first face defining a first edge and a second die portion spaced from the first die portion and having a second face facing the first face and defining a second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge define a fluid outlet opening. The fluid dispensing system may also include a fluid inlet for introducing fluid to a region between the first face and the second face, and a cavity in flow communication with the fluid inlet, wherein the cavity opens to the region between the first face and the second face. The fluid dispensing system may further include a shim disposed between the first die portion and the second die portion to maintain the spaced positioning of the first and second die portions, wherein the shim defines a plurality of channels bounded by the first and second faces and extending from the cavity in a direction toward the fluid outlet. | 08-28-2014 |
20140241684 | LOW ATTENUATION OPTICAL FIBERS WITH AN F-GRADED INDEX CORE - An optical fiber is provided that includes a fiber configured to transmit optical data in a plurality of modes or in a single mode; a core region in the fiber that comprises fluorine-doped silica; and a cladding in the fiber that surrounds the core region and that comprises fluorine-doped silica. The core region has a graded refractive index profile with an alpha of about 0.5 to 5. The core of the fiber may be set with a radius of approximately 6 to 50 microns. The cladding may also comprise one or a plurality of layers, including trench or moat regions of a relatively lower refractive index. Still further, an inner cladding may be doped with fluorine at a concentration greater than that in the core region. An outer cladding can comprise silica with fluorine at a concentration below or equal to that in the inner cladding. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240859 | OPTIC OBSCURATION ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORKING ON AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND RESULTING OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optic obscuration assembly, a system and method for working on an optical element, and the resulting optical element are described herein. In one example, the system and related components (e.g., optic obscuration assembly, positioning system, and coating system) allow the accurate placement of a very round thin metal obscuration (e.g., thin metal disk) in the center of a front surface of the optical element before a high reflective thin film coating is applied to the front surface. Once, the optical element has had the high reflective thin film coating applied thereto then the thin metal obscuration is removed to reveal a transmissive aperture. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240821 | ENHANCED, DURABLE SILVER COATING STACKS FOR HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MIRRORS - The disclosure is directed to a highly reflective multiband mirror that is reflective in the VIS-NIR_SWIR-MWIR-LWIR bands, the mirror being a complete thin film stack that consists of a plurality of layers on a selected substrate. In order from substrate to the final layer, the mirror consists of (a) substrate, (b) barrier layer, (c) first interface layer, (d) a reflective layer, (e) a second interface layer, (f) tuning layer(s) and (g) a protective layer. In some embodiments the tuning layer and the protective are combined into a single layer using a single coating material. The multiband mirror is more durable than existing mirrors on light weight metal substrates, for example 6061-Al, designed for similar applications. In each of the five layer types methods and materials are used to process each layer so as to achieve the desired layer characteristics, which aid to enhancing the durability performance of the stack. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240489 | OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SURFACE DISCONTINUITY DEFECTS - Optical inspection system and methods for detecting surface discontinuity defects in glass sheet are disclosed. A reflective diffuser resides adjacent a back surface of the glass sheet and is illuminated with gradient intensity illumination. A digital camera having a two-dimensional image sensor resides adjacent the front surface of the glass sheet. The digital camera has, at the reflective diffuser, an acceptance circle that shifts relative to the gradient illumination due to the surface discontinuity. The shift causes the digital inspection image to change intensity, and the change is faster than if the illumination of the reflective diffuser had uniform intensity. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239034 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A THIN GLASS PANE - Methods of manufacturing a glass pane comprise the steps of providing a glass sheet with a thickness of less than about 1.6 mm between a first major surface and a second major surface of the glass sheet. The methods include scoring the first major surface of the glass sheet to provide a boundary score line and a relief score line. In some examples, the method provides a relief score depth that is greater than a boundary score depth. In another example, the method includes the step of placing the glass sheet on a conveyor belt including a Shore A hardness of greater than or equal to 70. In further examples, methods of breaking a glass sheet with an oversized template are provided. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238481 | SODIUM OUT-FLUX FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CIGS GLASSES - Photovoltaic devices where glass substrates have a composition where (RO+M | 08-28-2014 |
20140238242 | CERAMIC PARTIAL WALL-FLOW FILTER WITH LOW DEEP BED - A partial wall-flow filter, having a honeycomb structure including an inlet end, an outlet end, and parallel channels disposed and configured to flow fluid from the inlet end to the outlet end. The channels are defined by a plurality of intersecting porous walls. The partial wall-flow filter has a filtration region of channels plugged at the outlet end and a bypass region of unplugged channels. An N/S ratio of the filter material is less than or equal to about 0.5, less than or equal to about 0.3, less than or equal to about 0.1, or even 0, where N is a pressure drop difference induced by deep bed soot and S is a pressure drop change from 0 grams per liter (g/l) to about 5 g/l for a conditioned curve induced by cake bed soot, where N and S are measured on a full wall-flow filter of the filter material. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238079 | GLASS FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A glass forming apparatus and method include a weir on at least a first side of a molten core glass reservoir. The weir includes an inclined surface that, in the intended direction of molten glass flow, slopes downward in the vertical direction while extending away from the molten core glass reservoir in the horizontal direction. A source of molten clad glass is configured above the glass forming apparatus such that when molten clad glass is flowing down and molten core glass is flowing over the weir, the molten clad glass drops onto the molten core glass at a highest upstream contact point that is located directly above the inclined surface of the weir. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238078 | Machining Of Fusion-Drawn Glass Laminate Structures Containing A Photomachinable Layer - Methods for machining glass structures may be performed on fusion-drawn glass laminates having a core layer interposed between a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer. The core layer may be formed from a core glass composition having a core photosensitivity, the first cladding layer may be formed from a glass composition having a photosensitivity different from the core photosensitivity, and the second cladding layer may be formed from a glass composition having a photosensitivity different from the core photosensitivity. At least one of the core layer, the first cladding layer, and the second cladding layer is a photomachinable layer. The methods may include exposing a selected region of a photomachinable layer in the fusion-drawn laminate to ultraviolet radiation; heating the glass structure until the selected region crystallizes; and removing the crystallized material selectively from the photomachinable layer. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238077 | REPOSITIONABLE HEATER ASSEMBLIES FOR GLASS PRODUCTION LINES AND METHODS OF MANAGING TEMPERATURE OF GLASS IN PRODUCTION LINES - Repositionable heater assemblies and methods of controlling temperature of glass in production lines using the repositionable heater assemblies are disclosed. The repositionable heater assembly includes a support frame, a first sled and a second sled each coupled to the support frame with bearing members that allow the first sled and the second sled to translate in a longitudinal direction. Each of the first sled and the second sled include at least one heating element, where the heating elements are spaced apart from the glass ribbon a spacing distance. The first and second sleds are movable in the longitudinal direction to controlling the spacing distance between the heating elements of the first sled and the second sled and the glass ribbon to manage temperature of the glass ribbon. | 08-28-2014 |
20140234581 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING SHAPED GLASS ARTICLES - A method of forming a shaped glass article includes placing a glass sheet on a mold such that a first glass area of the glass sheet corresponds to a first mold surface area of the mold and a second glass area of the glass sheet corresponds to a second mold surface area of the mold. The first glass area and the second glass area are heated such that the viscosity of the second glass area is 8 poise or more lower than the viscosity of the first glass area. A force is applied to the glass sheet to conform the glass sheet to the mold surface. During the heating of the second glass area, the first mold surface area is locally cooled to induce a thermal gradient on the mold. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234542 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING OXYGEN AND MOISTURE DEGRADATION OF A DEVICE AND THE RESULTING DEVICE - A method for inhibiting oxygen and moisture degradation of a device and the resulting device are described herein. To inhibit the oxygen and moisture degradation of the device, a low liquidus temperature (LLT) material which typically has a low low liquidus temperature (or in specific embodiments a low glass transition temperature) is used to form a barrier layer on the device. The LLT material can be, for example, tin fluorophosphate glass, chalcogenide glass, tellurite glass and borate glass. The LLT material can be deposited onto the device by, for example, sputtering, evaporation, laser-ablation, spraying, pouring, frit-deposition, vapor-deposition, dip-coating, painting or rolling, spin-coating or any combination thereof. Defects in the LLT material from the deposition step can be removed by a consolidation step (heat treatment), to produce a pore-free, gas and moisture impenetrable protective coating on the device. Although many of the deposition methods are possible with common glasses (i.e. high melting temperature glasses like borate silicate, silica, etc.), the consolidation step is only practical with the LLT material where the consolidation temperature is sufficiently low so as to not damage the inner layers in the device. | 08-21-2014 |