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Apparatus and Method for Dynamic Thermal Tempering of Glass
9 Oct 19
A process for thermally strengthening a glass article comprising first conveying a glass article, having a temperature above a transition point of the glass of the article, into position between two fluid bearing surfaces then moving the fluid bearing surfaces toward the glass article and cooling the glass article, with at least 20% of said cooling taking place by conduction from the glass article to the fluid bearing surfaces.
Douglas Dale Bressler, Brian Christopher Sheehan, John Thomas, Kevin Lee Wasson
Filed: 30 Nov 17
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Camera Modules with Autofocus and Optical Image Stabilization Functions
2 Oct 19
A camera module includes an image sensor, a lens assembly, and a mechanical actuator.
Joseph Marshall Kunick, Karan Mehrotra, Mark J Soulliere, Paul Michael Then
Filed: 16 Jun 19
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Laminating Apparatus
2 Oct 19
A laminating apparatus may include a first conveyor unit having a conveyance speed; a laminating unit disposed downstream of the first conveyor unit, wherein the laminating unit laminates a surface of a glass sheet with a film in a single stroke with the conveyance speed; and at least one first imaging unit disposed upstream of the laminating unit, the at least one first imaging unit correcting a position of the glass sheet entering the laminating unit.
Sangbum CHOI, Sanghoon LEE
Filed: 6 Jun 17
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System and Methods of Plugging Ceramic Honeycomb Bodies
2 Oct 19
A system and method to dry plug cement in a ceramic honeycomb body during the manufacture of plugged ceramic honeycomb bodies.
Keith Norman Bubb
Filed: 12 Jul 17
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Methods and Apparatus for Securing an Article
2 Oct 19
A carrier apparatus including a base including a plurality of peripheral portions, each peripheral portion including an inner surface facing an inner direction, at least one peripheral portion selectively moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, and an elastic member to bias the at least one peripheral portion into the retracted position such that the inner surfaces of the peripheral portions of the plurality of peripheral portions cooperate to circumscribe a retaining area.
Daniel Robert Boughton, James Gerard Fagan, Thomas Augustus Keebler
Filed: 23 Oct 17
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Ion Exchanged Glass-ceramic Articles
2 Oct 19
Disclosed herein are glass-ceramic article having a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, a first region extending from the first surface to a first depth d1, and a second region extending from a depth greater than or equal to d1 to a second depth d2, wherein the second region comprises a crystalline phase and a glass phase, and wherein an area percentage % of crystals in the first region is less than an area percentage % of crystals in the second region.
Qiang Fu, Jennifer Lynn Hunt, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Charlene Marie Smith, Alana Marie Whittier, Taylor Marie Wilkinson
Filed: 28 Mar 19
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Lighting Unit with Laminate Structure
2 Oct 19
A lighting unit includes a glass laminate structure including a base layer formed from a first glass composition with a refractive index nbase and a surface layer fused to a surface of the base layer and formed from a second glass composition with a refractive index nsurface.
Venkata Adiseshaiah Bhagavatula, Natesan Venkataraman
Filed: 10 Jul 17
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Selective Laser Processing of Transparent Workpiece Stacks
2 Oct 19
A method for processing a transparent workpiece comprises forming an optically modified region in or on a transparent workpiece and forming a contour in the transparent workpiece, the contour comprising a plurality of defects in the transparent workpiece positioned laterally offset from the optically modified region.
Uwe Stute
Filed: 21 Mar 19
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Glasses Having High Fracture Toughness
2 Oct 19
A glass composition includes: 50 mol % to 69 mol % SiO2; 12.5 mol % to 25 mol % Al2O3; 0 mol % to 8 mol % B2O3; greater than 0 mol % to 4 mol % CaO; greater than 0 mol % to 17.5 mol % MgO; 0.5 mol % to 8 mol % Na2O; 0 mol % to 2.5 mol % La2O3; and greater than 8 mol % to 18 mol % Li2O, wherein (Li2O+Na2O+MgO)/Al2O3 is from 0.9 to less than 1.3; and Al2O3+MgO+Li2O+ZrO2+La2O3+Y2O3 is from greater than 23 mol % to less than 50 mol %.
Xiaoju Guo, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Jian Luo
Filed: 28 Mar 19
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Methods for Laser Processing Rough Transparent Workpieces Using Pulsed Laser Beam Focal Lines and a Fluid Film
2 Oct 19
A method for processing a transparent workpiece includes applying a fluid film having a first refractive index to a impingement surface of the transparent workpiece that has a second refractive index.
Elisabeth Johanna Rosier
Filed: 27 Mar 19
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Methods and Kits for Post-ivt Rna Purification
2 Oct 19
The disclosure relates to methods for nucleic acid purification, comprising (a) combining a sample comprising at least one nucleic acid with a binding buffer comprising at least one magnetic particle and having a pH ranging from about 4 to about 10 to form a solution; (b) incubating the sample with the binding buffer for a time period sufficient to reversibly bind the at least one nucleic acid to the at least one magnetic particle to form at least one modified magnetic particle, (c) separating the at least one modified magnetic particle from the solution, (d) washing the at least one modified magnetic particle with at least one wash buffer; and (e) combining the at least one modified magnetic particle with an elution buffer Kits comprising these buffers and magnetic particles are also disclosed herein.
Yi-Cheng Hsieh, Cheng-I Hsu, Chia-Ling Wu, Hsan Jan Yen
Filed: 17 Jun 19
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Prism-coupling Stress Meter with Wide Metrology Process Window
2 Oct 19
The prism-coupling systems and methods include using a prism-coupling system to collect initial TM and TE mode spectra of a chemically strengthened article having a refractive index profile with a near-surface spike region and a deep region.
Ryan Claude Andrews, Chai Hsin Kuang, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev
Filed: 31 Mar 19