Patents by Inventor Christopher Morton Lee

Christopher Morton Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11208717
    Abstract: A process in which both an optical coating, for example, an AR coating, and an ETC coating are deposited on a glass substrate article, in sequential steps, with the optical coating being deposited first and the ETC coating being deposited second, using the same apparatus and without exposing the article to the atmosphere at any time during the application of the optical coating and ETC coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-Feng Lu, Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11180410
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190010083
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xy Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10077207
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180230589
    Abstract: A process in which both an optical coating, for example, an AR coating, and an ETC coating are deposited on a glass substrate article, in sequential steps, with the optical coating being deposited first and the ETC coating being deposited second, using the same apparatus and without exposing the article to the atmosphere at any time during the application of the optical coating and ETC coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-Feng Lu, Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9957609
    Abstract: A process in which both an optical coating, for example, an AR coating, and an ETC coating are deposited on a glass substrate article, in sequential steps, with the optical coating being deposited first and the ETC coating being deposited second, using the same apparatus and without exposing the article to the atmosphere at any time during the application of the optical coating and ETC coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160122564
    Abstract: A method of printing a decoration on a substrate includes applying an ink coating in a predetermined design on the substrate by inkjet printing. The ink coating is cured to form a cured ink coating, and a portion of the cured ink coating is trimmed. Residual ink particles generated by the trimming are cleaned off the substrate. A printed substrate includes a substrate and a decoration printed on the substrate. The decoration comprises at least one layer of an inkjet-printed ink coating free of a saw edge and having a thickness in a range from 1.5 ?m to 5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Tzu-Han Chen, Christopher Morton Lee, Yongsheng Yan
  • Patent number: 9278884
    Abstract: A method of printing a decoration on a substrate includes applying an ink coating in a predetermined design on the substrate by inkjet printing. The ink coating is cured to form a cured ink coating, and a portion of the cured ink coating is trimmed. Residual ink particles generated by the trimming are cleaned off the substrate. A printed substrate includes a substrate and a decoration printed on the substrate. The decoration comprises at least one layer of an inkjet-printed ink coating free of a saw edge and having a thickness in a range from 1.5 ?m to 5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tzu-Han Chen, Christopher Morton Lee, Yongsheng Yan
  • Patent number: 9013795
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150103123
    Abstract: A method of printing a decoration on a substrate includes applying an ink coating in a predetermined design on the substrate by inkjet printing. The ink coating is cured to form a cured ink coating, and a portion of the cured ink coating is trimmed. Residual ink particles generated by the trimming are cleaned off the substrate. A printed substrate includes a substrate and a decoration printed on the substrate. The decoration comprises at least one layer of an inkjet-printed ink coating free of a saw edge and having a thickness in a range from 1.5 ?m to 5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Tzu-Han Chen, Christopher Morton Lee, Yongshen Yan
  • Publication number: 20150015959
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8817376
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140016201
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8619365
    Abstract: Multilayer anti-reflective coatings having four or more layers are disclosed. In one aspect, the multilayer anti-reflective coating comprises a first layer having a refractive index n1, where n1<1.4, and an optical thickness of (0.25±5%) ?o nm; a second layer adjacent to the first layer, the second layer having a refractive index n2, where n2?1.8, and an optical thickness of (0.5±5%) ?o nm; a third layer adjacent to the second layer, the third layer having a refractive index n3, where 1.4?n3<1.6, and an optical thickness of (0.1±5%) ?o nm; and a fourth layer adjacent to the third layer, the fourth layer having a refractive index n4, where n4?1.8, and an optical thickness of (0.05±10%) ?o nm; where ?o is a wavelength in the visible light range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael David Harris, Christopher Morton Lee, Lawrence George Mann, Mike Xu Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20130334031
    Abstract: A process in which both an optical coating, for example, an AR coating, and an ETC coating are deposited on a glass substrate article, in sequential steps, with the optical coating being deposited first and the ETC coating being deposited second, using the same apparatus and without exposing the article to the atmosphere at any time during the application of the optical coating and ETC coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130263784
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130135741
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an improved process for making glass articles having optical coating and easy-to clean coating thereon, an apparatus for the process and a product made using the process. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a process in which the application of the optical coating and the easy-to-clean coating can be sequentially applied using a single apparatus. Using the combination of the coating apparatus and the substrate carrier described herein results in a glass article having both optical and easy-to-clean coating that have improved scratch resistance durability and optical performance, and in addition the resulting articles are “shadow free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Xiao-feng Lu, Michael Xu Ouyang, Junhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8312739
    Abstract: A method of chemically strengthening a glass. The method includes ion exchange of the glass in a first bath, followed by immersion in the second bath. The first bath is diluted with an effluent ion. The second bath has a smaller concentration of the effluent ion than the first bath. The method provides a compressive stress at the surface of the glass that is sufficient to arrest flaws introduced by contact forces at the surface of the glass while having sufficiently deep compressive depth-of-layer for high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Lawrence George Mann, Jose Mario Quintal, Yongsheng Yan
  • Publication number: 20100060979
    Abstract: Multilayer anti-reflective coatings having four or more layers are disclosed. In one aspect, the multilayer anti-reflective coating comprises a first layer having a refractive index n1, where n1<1.4, and an optical thickness of (0.25±5%) ?o nm; a second layer adjacent to the first layer, the second layer having a refractive index n2, where n2?1.8, and an optical thickness of (0.5±5%) ?o nm; a third layer adjacent to the second layer, the third layer having a refractive index n3, where 1.4?n3<1.6, and an optical thickness of (0.1±5%) ?o nm; and a fourth layer adjacent to the third layer, the fourth layer having a refractive index n4, where n4?1.8, and an optical thickness of (0.05±10%) ?o nm; where ?o is a wavelength in the visible light range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Michael David Harris, Christopher Morton Lee, Lawrence George Mann, Mike Xu Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20100028607
    Abstract: A method of chemically strengthening a glass. The method includes ion exchange of the glass in a first bath, followed by immersion in the second bath. The first bath is diluted with an effluent ion. The second bath has a smaller concentration of the effluent ion than the first bath. The method provides a compressive stress at the surface of the glass that is sufficient to arrest flaws introduced by contact forces at the surface of the glass while having sufficiently deep compressive depth-of-layer for high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher Morton Lee, Lawrence George Mann, Jose Mario Quintal, Yongsheng Yan