Patents by Inventor Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques 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).
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Patent number: 11919801Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPA·m½, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3 w.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: George Halsey Beall, Marie Jacqueline Monique Comte, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Publication number: 20240051867Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m1/2, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3 w.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: George Halsey Beall, Marie Jacqueline Monique Comte, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Publication number: 20230348318Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m½, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3w.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: George Halsey Beall, Marie Jacqueline Monique Comte, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Patent number: 11739021Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m1/2, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3w.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: George Halsey Beall, Marie Jacqueline Monique Comte, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Patent number: 11667561Abstract: A composition for a glass material comprising, on an oxide basis: one or more network formers chosen from the group of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5); one or more alkali metal oxides chose from the group consisting of lithium oxide (Li2O) and sodium oxide (Na2O); 8 to 15 percent by weight zirconium oxide (ZrO2); and one transition metal oxide consisting of 9 to 45 percent by weight niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5). In an embodiment, the composition consists of: 35 to 60 percent by weight silicon dioxide (SiO2); 9.25 to 15.0 percent by weight lithium oxide (Li2O); 0.5 to 2 percent by weight sodium oxide (Na2O); 8 to 15 percent by weight zirconium oxide (ZrO2); 0 to 3.5 percent by weight phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5); and 9 to 45 percent by weight niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5). In an embodiment, the glass material is a light guide for an augmented reality device.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Qiang Fu, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Patent number: 11591253Abstract: A glass composition is provided. The glass composition includes: 25-40 wt % SiO2; 2.5-10 wt % B2O3; 0-10 wt % Al2O3; 0-15 wt % Li2O; 0-16 wt % of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O in total; 10-25 wt % CaO; 0-15 wt % BaO; 0-5 wt % MgO; 0-5 wt % SrO; 10-30 wt % CaO, BaO, MgO, and SrO in total; 0-7 wt % ZnO; 2-10 wt % ZrO; 2-15 wt % TiO2; 5-25 wt % Nb2O5; 0-5 wt % Ta2O5; 5-25 La2O3; and 0-5 wt % Y2O3. The glass composition has a refractive index from about 1.74 to about 1.80, a density from about 3.5 g/cm3 to about 4.0 g/cm3, a critical cooling rate from about 1° C./min to about 50° C./min, and a liquidus viscosity greater than 25 Poises.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventor: Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Publication number: 20220324744Abstract: Glass compositions include titania (TiO2), lanthanum oxide (La2O3), boron oxide (B2O3), silica (SiO2) as essential components and may optionally include zirconia (ZrO2), niobia (Nb2O5), calcium oxide (CaO), barium oxide (BaO), yttria (Y2O3), zinc oxide (ZnO), gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3), gallia (Ga2O3), tungsten oxide (WO3) and other components. The glasses may be characterized by high refractive index at 587.56 nm at comparably low density at room temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques, Antoine Marie Joseph Lepicard, Jian Luo, Lina Ma, Alexander I. Priven, Adam Robert Sarafian
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Publication number: 20220144690Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m1/2, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3w.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: George Halsey Beall, Marie Jacqueline Monique Comte, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Patent number: 11319243Abstract: A borate glass includes from 25.0 mol % to 70.0 mol % B2O3; from 0.0 mol % to 10.0 mol % SiO2; from 0.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Al2O3; from 3.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Nb2O5; from 0.0 mol % to 12.0 mol % alkali metal oxides; from 0.0 mol % to 5.0 mol % ZnO; from 0.0 mol % to 8.0 mol % ZrO2; from 0.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % TiO2; less than 0.5 mol % Bi2O3; and less than 0.5 mol % P2O5. The optical borate glass includes a sum of B2O3+Al2O3+SiO2 from 35.0 mol % to 76.0 mol %, a sum of CaO+MgO from 0.0 mol % to 35.5 mol %. The borate glass has a refractive index, measured at 587.6 nm, of greater than 1.70, a density of less than 4.50 g/cm3, and an Abbe number, VD, from 20.0 to 47.0.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Xiaoju Guo, Lina Ma, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques, Zhongzhi Tang
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Publication number: 20220073410Abstract: Glasses containing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and/or boron oxide (B2O3) as glass formers and having a refractive index nd of greater than or equal to 1.80, as measured at 587.56 nm, a density of less than or equal to 5.5 g/cm3, as measured at 25° C., and a high transmittance to, particularly to blue light, are provided. Optionally, the glasses may be characterized by a high transmittance in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum and/or good glass forming ability.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques, Antoine Marie Joseph Lepicard, Jian Luo, Lina Ma, Alexander I Priven
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Publication number: 20220073409Abstract: Glasses containing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and/or boron oxide (B2O3) as glass formers and having a refractive index nd of greater than or equal to 1.7, as measured at 587.56 nm, and a density of less than or equal to 4.5 g/cm3, as measured at 25° C., are provided. Optionally, the glasses may be characterized by a low optical dispersion, a high transmittance in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and/or good glass forming ability.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques, Antoine Marie Joseph Lepicard, Jian Luo, Lina Ma, Alexander I. Priven
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Patent number: 11267747Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m1/2, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3w.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: George Halsey Beall, Marie Jacqueline Monique Comte, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Publication number: 20200172427Abstract: A glass composition is provided. The glass composition includes: 25-40 wt % SiO2; 2.5-10 wt % B2O3; 0-10 wt % Al2O3; 0-15 wt % Li2O; 0-16 wt % of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O in total; 10-25 wt % CaO; 0-15 wt % BaO; 0-5 wt % MgO; 0-5 wt % SrO; 10-30 wt % CaO, BaO, MgO, and SrO in total; 0-7 wt % ZnO; 2-10 wt % ZrO; 2-15 wt % TiO2; 5-25 wt % Nb2O5; 0-5 wt % Ta2O5; 5-25 La2O3; and 0-5 wt % Y2O3. The glass composition has a refractive index from about 1.74 to about 1.80, a density from about 3.5 g/cm3 to about 4.0 g/cm3, a critical cooling rate from about 1° C./min to about 50° C./min, and a liquidus viscosity greater than 25 Poises.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventor: Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Publication number: 20200165156Abstract: A composition for a glass material comprising, on an oxide basis: one or more network formers chosen from the group of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5); one or more alkali metal oxides chose from the group consisting of lithium oxide (Li2O) and sodium oxide (Na2O); 8 to 15 percent by weight zirconium oxide (ZrO2); and one transition metal oxide consisting of 9 to 45 percent by weight niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5). In an embodiment, the composition consists of: 35 to 60 percent by weight silicon dioxide (SiO2); 9.25 to 15.0 percent by weight lithium oxide (Li2O); 0.5 to 2 percent by weight sodium oxide (Na2O); 8 to 15 percent by weight zirconium oxide (ZrO2); 0 to 3.5 percent by weight phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5); and 9 to 45 percent by weight niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5). In an embodiment, the glass material is a light guide for an augmented reality device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Qiang Fu, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques
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Publication number: 20190218137Abstract: A borate glass includes from 25.0 mol % to 70.0 mol % B2O3; from 0.0 mol % to 10.0 mol % SiO2; from 0.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Al2O3; from 3.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Nb2O5; from 0.0 mol % to 12.0 mol % alkali metal oxides; from 0.0 mol % to 5.0 mol % ZnO; from 0.0 mol % to 8.0 mol % ZrO2; from 0.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % TiO2; less than 0.5 mol % Bi2O3; and less than 0.5 mol % P2O5. The optical borate glass includes a sum of B2O3+Al2O3+SiO2 from 35.0 mol % to 76.0 mol %, a sum of CaO+MgO from 0.0 mol % to 35.5 mol %. The borate glass has a refractive index, measured at 587.6 nm, of greater than 1.70, a density of less than 4.50 g/cm3, and an Abbe number, VD, from 20.0 to 47.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Xiaoju Guo, Lina Ma, Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques, Zhongzhi Tang