Patents Assigned to Corning Incorporated
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Patent number: 11679368Abstract: A flow reactor has a module having a process fluid passage with an interior surface, a portion of the passage including a cross section along the portion having a cross-sectional shape, and a cross-sectional area with multiple minima along the passage. The cross-sectional shape varies continually along the portion and the interior surface of the portion includes either no pairs of opposing flat parallel sides or only pairs of opposing flat parallel sides which extend for a length of no more than 4 times a distance between said opposing flat parallel sides along the portion and the portion contains a plurality of obstacles distributed along the portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Patrick Jean, Elena Daniela Lavric
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Patent number: 11680006Abstract: Embodiments of a method of forming a glass article are disclosed. The methods include supplying a glass ribbon in a first direction and redirecting the glass ribbon to a second direction different from the first direction without contacting the glass ribbon with a solid material. The glass ribbon may exhibit a viscosity of less than about 108 Poise and a thickness of about 1 mm or less. Embodiments of a glass or glass-ceramic forming apparatus are also disclosed. The apparatus may include a glass feed device for supplying a glass ribbon in a first direction and a redirection system disposed underneath the glass feed device for redirecting the glass ribbon to a second direction. In one or more embodiments, the redirection system comprising at least one gas bearing system for supplying a gas film to support the glass ribbon.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Antoine Gaston Denis Bisson, Allan Mark Fredholm, Vincent Guillard
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Patent number: 11679354Abstract: A sorbent structure that includes a continuous body in the form of a flow-through substrate comprised of at least one cell defined by at least one porous wall. The continuous body comprises a sorbent material carbon substantially dispersed within the body. Further, the temperature of the sorbent structure can be controlled by conduction of an electrical current through the body.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree, Mallanagouda Dyamanagouda Patil, Kim Doreen Pierotti
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Patent number: 11680008Abstract: A glass composition includes: Si2O, greater than 15 mol % to less than or equal to 32 mol % Al2O3, B2O3, K2O, MgO, Na2O, and Li2O. The glass composition may have a fracture toughness of greater than or equal 0.75 MPa?m and a Young's modulus of greater than or equal to 80 GPa to less than or equal to 120 GPa. The glass composition is chemically strengthenable. The glass composition may be used in a glass article or a consumer electronic product.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Xiaoju Guo, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Jian Luo
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Patent number: 11682365Abstract: A method, of reducing display device energy consumption, including: (a) determining lighting conditions ambient to a display device; (b) determining content that a user chooses to view on the display device; (c) calculating the user's perception of display quality using an image appearance model; and (d) adjusting, when the perceived display quality is higher than a target display quality, display device conditions so that the perceived display quality matches the target display quality so as to reduce energy consumption. An apparatus utilizing the method so as to reduce energy consumption while providing an aesthetically pleasing viewing experience to a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Jaymin Amin, Shandon Dee Hart, Brooke Amber Hathaway, Karl William Koch, III, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, Alexandre Michel Mayolet
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Patent number: 11681098Abstract: Embodiments of the current disclosure include low moat volume single mode ultra-low loss optical fibers. In some embodiments, a single mode optical fiber includes a first core region; a second core region surrounding and directly adjacent to the first core region, wherein a volume V of the second core region is less than or equal to 14% ??m2; a cladding region surrounding the core region; and wherein the optical fiber has a cable cutoff of less than 1260 nm, a mode field diameter at 1310 nm of 8.6 microns to 9.7 microns, a mode field diameter at 1550 nm of 9.9 microns to 11 microns, and an attenuation at 1550 nm of less than or equal to 0.17 dB/km.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Peter Gottfried Hebgen, Hazel Benton Matthews, III, Snigdharaj Kumar Mishra
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Patent number: 11682792Abstract: A lithium-sulfur battery includes: a substrate; a composite cathode disposed on the substrate; a solid-state electrolyte disposed on the composite cathode; and a lithium anode disposed on the solid-state electrolyte, such that the composite cathode comprises: active elemental sulfur, conductive carbon, and sulfide electrolyte, and the sulfide electrolyte is uniformly coated on at least one surface of the conductive carbon. A method of forming a composite cathode for a lithium-sulfur battery includes: synthesizing dispersed carbon fiber from cotton to form carbonized dispersed cotton fiber (CDCF) powder; in-situ coating of the CDCF with an electrolyte component to form a composite powder; and mixing active elemental sulfur powder with the composite powder to form the composite cathode.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael Edward Badding, Jun Jin, Zhen Song, Qing Wang, Zhaoyin Wen, Tongping Xiu
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Patent number: 11681173Abstract: Embodiments of an image panel are provided. The image panel includes a transparent substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. A first image layer is disposed on the second major surface. A diffuser layer is disposed on the first image layer, and a second image layer is disposed on the diffuser layer. The second image layer includes mask regions and image regions. An optical density of the image panel is at least 3.0 in the mask regions and less than 3.0 in the image regions. The image regions are not visible from the first major surface when light is not incident upon the second major surface. The image regions are visible from the first major surface and form a composite image with the first image layer when light is incident upon the second major surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Matthew Wade Fenton, Joshua Lee Tokar
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Patent number: 11680166Abstract: A thermoset barrier film including: a reaction product of the formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), or a mixture thereof, as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the thermoset barrier film, and devices incorporating the thermoset barrier film.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Arthur Winston Martin, Shawn Michael O'Malley
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Patent number: 11673371Abstract: Shaped glass structures, in particular to curved glass structures, having optically improved transmittance are provided along with methods of making such glass structures. Articles and methods described herein mask tube or reforming defects with help of refractive index-matching substances (e.g. optically clear adhesives) and/or additional glass layers. The articles and methods are applicable to any shaped glass, and is particularly useful for 3D-shaped parts for use in portable electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Jaymin Amin, Patrick Joseph Cimo, Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Vladislav Yuryevich Golyatin, Santona Pal
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Patent number: 11675124Abstract: A single mode optical fiber is provided that includes a core region and a cladding region, the cladding region including a depressed-index cladding region, a first outer cladding region, and a second outer cladding region. The first outer cladding region has a lower relative refractive than the second outer cladding region. The single mode optical fiber has a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 15 mm diameter mandrel of less than about 0.75 dB/turn, has a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 20 mm diameter mandrel of less than about 0.2 dB/turn, and a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 30 mm diameter mandrel of less than about 0.005 dB/turn. Additionally, the single mode optical fiber has a mode field diameter of about 9.0 microns or greater at 1310 nm wavelength and a cable cutoff of less than or equal to about 1260 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Ming-Jun Li, Pushkar Tandon
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Patent number: 11675182Abstract: A method of operating a liquid lens can include positioning a variable interface between first and second liquids in a brace position in response to a brace trigger event. The variable interface can be adjustable between (a) a rest position in which a perimeter of the variable interface is spaced from a first window of the liquid lens by a rest distance and (b) the brace position in which the perimeter of the variable interface is spaced from the first window by a brace distance. The brace distance can be greater than the rest distance. In the rest position, the variable interface can have a rest surface area. In the brace position, the variable interface can have a brace surface area. The brace surface area can be less than the rest surface area.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Paul Ewing Langenbacher, Minjie Ma, Christopher R C Olson, Upendra Milind Phatak
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Patent number: 11674030Abstract: This disclosure provides A resin system comprising (1) a resin including (i) 1-30 wt % of a binder comprising an aqueous-soluble, photopolymerizable monomer, oligomer, or polymer, (ii) 1-20 wt % of an emulsion component; and (ii) from greater than 0 to 10 wt % of a photoinitiator, and (2) 41-90 wt % of a filler including glass or glass ceramic particles wherein the particles have an average size along their longest dimension of from 5 nm to 20 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Laura Beth Cook, Laura Jeanne Cunneen
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Patent number: 11673132Abstract: A ceramic honeycomb body, suitable for use in exhaust gas processing, includes a honeycomb structure having a plurality of through-channels, a first portion of the plurality of through-channels have a first hydraulic diameter dh1, a second portion of the plurality of through-channels have a second hydraulic diameter that is smaller than the first hydraulic diameter dh1, the first hydraulic diameter dh1 is equal to or greater than 1.1 mm, and the first and second portions of through-channels, taken together, have a geometric surface area GSA greater than 2.9 mm?1. Diesel oxidation catalysts and methods of soot removal are also provided, as are other aspects.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Douglas Munroe Beall, Dana Craig Bookbinder, Achim Karl-Erich Heibel, Pushkar Tandon
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Patent number: 11673824Abstract: A process and system for forming a curved glass article from a sheet of glass material is provided. The process and system includes supporting a glass sheet on a shaping frame and then heating the sheet of glass material while supported by the shaping frame such that the central region of the sheet of glass material deforms into an open central cavity of the bending frame. The process and/or system are configured such that a steep, localized temperature differential is formed in the region adjacent the outer edge of the glass sheet during the heating stage of the shaping process.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Anurag Jain, Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Zheming Zheng
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Patent number: 11673822Abstract: A glass tube manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing glass tubing includes a glass delivery tank with molten glass. The glass delivery tank has a bottom opening. A bell has an upper portion with an outer diameter located at the bottom opening. A heating apparatus is at least partially disposed around the bell. The heating apparatus includes a heated portion and a muffle portion located below the heated portion. A lower extended muffle structure extends downwardly from the muffle portion. The lower extended muffle structure extending about the glass tubing on all sides to manage convective airflow therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Adam Charles Berkey, Eliot Geathers, Daniel Warren Hawtof, Douglas Edward McElheny, Jiandong Meng, Elias Panides, Gaozhu Peng, Randy Lee Rhoads, Yuriy Yurkovskyy, Chunfeng Zhou
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Patent number: 11675122Abstract: The present disclosure provides optical fibers with an impact-resistant coating system. The fibers feature low attenuation. The coating system includes a primary coating and a secondary coating. The primary coating and secondary coating have reduced thickness to provide low-diameter fibers without sacrificing protection. The primary coating has high tear strength and is resistant to damage caused by mechanical force. The secondary coating has high puncture resistance. The outer diameter of the optical fiber is less than or equal to 190 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Scott Robertson Bickham, Ming-Jun Li, Pushkar Tandon, Ruchi Sarda Tandon
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Patent number: 11674211Abstract: Provided are a refractory article, an anti-redox coating composition, and a method of manufacturing the refractory article. The refractory article includes: a platinum (Pt)-based substrate; and a coating layer for preventing a redox reaction on a surface of the Pt-based substrate, wherein the coating layer for preventing a redox reaction includes on an oxide basis SiO2 in an amount of about 40 wt % to about 70 wt %, Al2O3 in an amount of about 20 wt % to about 52 wt %, B2O3 in an amount of about 3 wt % to about 6 wt %; and CaO in an amount of about 2.4 wt % to about 4.8 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Myeong-jin Cho, Hong-goo Choi, Soon-yong Choi, Ki-ju Kwak, Yong-won Lee, Yun-Kyung Sung
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Patent number: 11675125Abstract: A single mode optical fiber is provided that includes a core region having an outer radius r1 and a maximum relative refractive index ?1max. The single mode optical fiber further includes a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region includes a depressed-index cladding region, a relative refractive index ?3 of the depressed-index cladding region increasing with increased radial position. The single mode optical fiber has a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 15 mm diameter mandrel of less than about 0.75 dB/turn, a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 20 mm diameter mandrel of less than about 0.2 dB/turn, and a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 30 mm diameter mandrel of less than 0.005 dB/turn. Additionally, the single mode optical fiber has a mode field diameter of 9.0 microns or greater at 1310 nm wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Ming-Jun Li, Pushkar Tandon
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Patent number: 11667906Abstract: Magnetic microcarrier beads have a particle size of 1 to 1000 micrometers and include a composite core and a polymer coating that surrounds and encapsulates the core. The composite core includes magnetic particles embedded within an indigestible polymer matrix. The coating is a digestible or indigestible polymer that facilitates cell adhesion to the surface of the beads during cell culture. Magnetic force can be used to agitate the microcarrier beads during cell culture as well as to separate the beads from cultured cells or processed bio-media.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Stephen Joseph Caracci, Ye Fang, Ann MeeJin Ferrie, Yan Jin, Lingyan Wang, Yue Zhou
