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Optical Fiber Draw Production Systems, Pressure Devices and Methods Applying Pressure to Optical Fiber
4 May 23
Optical fiber draw production systems, pressure devices, and methods of fabrication of optical fiber are disclosed.
Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Ming-Jun Li, Bruce Warren Reding, Pushkar Tandon, Kevin Lee Wasson
Filed: 26 Oct 22
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Glass Compositions with Improved Bioactivity
4 May 23
A silicate-based glass composition includes 15-65 wt. % SiO2, 15-50 wt. % CaO, 1-30 wt. % P2O5, and 1-20 wt. % ZrO2, such that the composition has a hydrolytic resistance of glass grains (HGB) of at most 3, when measured by International Organization for Standardization section 719 (ISO 719), and forms a bioactive crystalline phase in simulated body fluid.
Qiang Fu, Aize Li, Charisse Marye Spier
Filed: 4 Nov 22
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Glass-based articles with improved fracture resistance
2 May 23
Glass-based articles are provided that exhibit improved fracture resistance.
Xiaoju Guo, Jennifer Lynn Hunt, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Charlene Marie Smith, Ross Johnson Stewart
Filed: 27 Sep 21
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Packed-bed bioreactor systems and methods of using the same
2 May 23
A packed-bed bioreactor system is provided, the system including a cell culture vessel having a first end, a second end, and a reservoir between the first and second ends; and a cell culture matrix disposed in the reservoir.
Ann MeeJin Ferrie, Vasiliy Nikolaevich Goral
Filed: 20 Jul 22
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Apparatus and method for molten glass flow control along an isopipe weir
2 May 23
Vladislav Yuryevich Golyatin, George Clinton Shay, William Anthony Whedon
Filed: 14 Aug 19
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Substrate edge test apparatus, system, and method
2 May 23
An apparatus for testing an edge portion of a substrate, includes a first illumination source configured to irradiate light to an end portion of the edge portion of the substrate; a second illumination source configured to irradiate light to a lower portion of the edge portion; a third illumination source configured to irradiate light to an upper portion of the edge portion; and first to third photographing portions, respectively corresponding to the first to third illumination sources, wherein the first illumination source comprises a C-shaped cross-section and comprises a first curved surface facing the end portion of the edge portion, the second illumination source comprises a half C-shaped cross-section and comprises a second curved surface facing the lower portion of the edge portion, and the third illumination source comprises a half C-shaped cross-section and comprises a third curved surface facing the upper portion of the edge portion.
Sung-chan Hwang, Ji Hwa Jung, Tae-ho Keem, SoYoung Song
Filed: 18 Apr 18
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Liquid lenses with multi-layer windows
2 May 23
A liquid lens can include a cavity disposed between a first window and a second window, first and second liquids disposed in the cavity, and a variable interface disposed between the first and second liquids, thereby forming a variable lens.
Justin Thomas Iveland
Filed: 6 Nov 20
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Light Guide Panel and Lighting Device Including Same
27 Apr 23
Provided are a light guide panel and a lighting device including the same.
Donghyun Kim, Gun-sang Yoon
Filed: 30 Mar 21
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Delamination Resistant Glass Containers with Heat-tolerant Coatings
27 Apr 23
Disclosed herein are delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical containers which may include a glass body having a Class HGA1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720:1985 testing standard.
Kaveh Adib, Dana Craig Bookbinder, Theresa Chang, Paul Stephen Danielson, Steven Edward DeMartino, Melinda Ann Drake, Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev, James Patrick Hamilton, Robert Michael Morena, Santona Pal, John Stephen Peanasky, Chandan Kumar Saha, Robert Anthony Schaut, Susan Lee Schiefelbein, Christopher Lee Timmons
Filed: 22 Dec 22
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Ion Exchangeable Glasses Having High Fracture Toughness
27 Apr 23
In embodiments, a glass includes from 45 mol % to 70 mol % SiO2; from 11.5 mol % to 25 mol % Al2O3; from 2 mol % to 20 mol % Li2O; from greater than 0 mol % to 10 mol % Na2O; from 9 mol % to 19 mol % MgO; from 4 mol % ZrO2; and from 0 mol % to 0.5 mol % TiO2.
George Halsey Beall, Qiang Fu, Xiaoju Guo, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Zhihao Liao, Pascale Oram, Charisse Marye Spier, Alana Marie Whittier
Filed: 25 Oct 22
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Ion Exchangeable Alkali Aluminosilicate Glass Compositions Having Improved Mechanical Durability
27 Apr 23
A glass composition comprises: 50.0 mol % to 70.0 mol % SiO2; 10.0 mol % to 25.0 mol % Al2O3; 0.0 mol % to 5.0 mol % P2O3; 0.0 mol % to 10.0 mol % B2O3; 5.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Li2O; 1.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Na2O; and 0.0 mol % to 1.0 mol % K2O.
Shuo Cui, Xiaoju Guo, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Jian Luo
Filed: 18 Dec 22
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Method for Making Uniform Porous Surface Layer on Garnet Thin Film
27 Apr 23
A solid garnet composition includes a bulk composition having a lithium garnet; and a surface composition having a protonated garnet on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the lithium garnet, such that the protonated garnet is uniformly disposed over the at least a portion of the exterior surface of the lithium garnet.
Michael Edward Badding, Yinghong Chen, Aaron David DeGeorge, Zhen Song
Filed: 22 Oct 21
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Light-based Optical Fiber Heaters Using Hollow Light Pipes
27 Apr 23
A method of processing an optical fiber that includes drawing an optical fiber along a fiber pathway through a hollow light pipe, wherein the hollow light pipe comprises a first end having an opening with a radius Rp, a second end and a pipe body comprising a chamber extending from the first to the second end, the fiber pathway extending through the pipe body, and a reflective coating is disposed on the pipe body, and directing a light from a directed light source into the hollow light pipe through the opening such that the light is reflected by the reflective coating while propagating in the hollow light pipe, the optical fiber absorbing the light reflected by the reflective coating, wherein the light enters the opening of the hollow light pipe at an input angle in a range of from 10° to 70° with respect to the fiber pathway.
Anthony Sebastian Bauco, Joel Patrick Carberry, Ming-Jun Li, Craig Daniel Nie, Vincent Matteo Tagliamonti, Chunfeng Zhou
Filed: 19 Oct 22
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Rotating light source utilized to modify substrates
25 Apr 23
A system comprising a beam source (110) and an optical system (304) comprising first and second portions.
Heiko Kiessling, Florian Spaeth, Ralf Joachim Terbrueggen
Filed: 26 Sep 19
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Colored glass articles having improved mechanical durability
25 Apr 23
A colored glass article may include 50-80 mol % SiO2; 7-20 mol % Al2O3; 1-35 mol % R2O, wherein R2O comprises at least one of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O; 1×10−6-10 mol % of a colorant, wherein the colorant comprises at least one of Cr2O3, Au, Ag, CuO, NiO, Co3O4, TiO2, CeO2; and 12-24 mol % of Al2O3+MgO+CaO+ZnO.
Xiaoju Guo, Jesse Kohl, Nicole Taylor Wiles
Filed: 10 Mar 22
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High strength glass-ceramics having petalite and lithium silicate structures
25 Apr 23
In embodiments, a precursor glass composition comprises from about 55 wt. % to about 80 wt. % SiO2; from about 2 wt. % to about 20 wt. % Al2O3; from about 5 wt. % to about 20 wt. % Li2O; greater than 0 wt % to about 3 wt. % Na2O; a non-zero amount of P2O5 less than or equal to 4 wt. %; and from about 0.2 wt. % to about 15 wt. % ZrO2.
George Halsey Beall, Qiang Fu, Charlene Marie Smith
Filed: 11 Dec 20
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Strengthened glass with deep depth of compression
25 Apr 23
Chemically strengthened glass articles having at least one deep compressive layer extending from a surface of the article to a depth of at least about 45 μm within the article are provided.
Jaymin Amin, Benedict Osobomen Egboiyi, Jonathan David Pesansky, Kevin Barry Reiman, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Brian Paul Strines
Filed: 19 Oct 18
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Chemically strengthened lithium disilicate-petalite glass-ceramics
25 Apr 23
Ion-exchanged glass ceramic articles described herein have a stress that decreases with increasing distance according to a substantially linear function from a depth of about 0.07t to a depth of about 0.26t from the outer surface of the ion-exchanged glass ceramic article from a compressive stress to a tensile stress.
Ryan Claude Andrews, Albert Joseph Fahey, Lisa Marie Noni, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Charlene Marie Smith, Ljerka Ukrainczyk, Shelby Kerin Wilson
Filed: 30 Aug 21
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Fiber optic ferrule and a guide pin clamp with field changeable guide pins
25 Apr 23
A fiber optic ferrule and a guide pin clamp allows for changing guide pins in the field.
Darrell R. Childers, Craig M. Conrad, Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Myron W. Yount
Filed: 5 May 22
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Low-modulus Ion-exchangeable Glasses with Enhanced Thermal Properties for Manufacturing
20 Apr 23
Ion-exchanged alkali aluminosilicate glass articles with a ratio of peak compressive stress value to Young's modulus value of 15 or more.
PETER JOSEPH LEZZI
Filed: 10 Oct 22