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High Throughput Electro-thermal Poling
4 Jan 24
An apparatus for continuous electro-thermal poling of glass or glass ceramic material, includes a lower support conveying and contacting electrode structure, an upper contacting electrode structure positioned above the lower support structure, and one or more DC bias voltage sources connected to one or both of the upper contacting structure and the lower support structure.
Christopher William Drewnowski, Michael Thomas Gallagher, Charles Thomas McLaren, Nicholas James Smith, Nicholas Ryan Wheeler, Thomas Michael Zajicek
Filed: 12 Sep 23
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Modular Fixed-bed Bioreactor Systems and Methods of Using the Same
4 Jan 24
A fixed-bed bioreactor system for culturing cells is provided.
Paul Kevin Seeto
Filed: 17 Nov 21
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Cell Culture Media Conditioning Vessels and Perfusion Bioreactor System
4 Jan 24
A media conditioning vessel is provided for a perfusion bioreactor system.
Stephen Joseph Caracci, Joel Andrew Schultes
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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Cell Separation Device and Method for Using Same
4 Jan 24
A cell separation device configured for separating cells from microcarriers or spheroids in a liquid is provided.
Gregory Roger Martin, Allison Jean Tanner
Filed: 14 Sep 23
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Systems and Methods for Firing Green Ceramic Ware In a Kiln with Atmospheric Control of Oxygen
4 Jan 24
A method firing green ware.
Daniel Burkey, Bernd Geismar, Raymar Markus Kreis, Thomas Madison Tebo, III
Filed: 5 Nov 21
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Few Mode Optical Fibers with Reduced Mode Coupling and Low Birefringence
4 Jan 24
A few mode optical fiber that includes a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding comprising at least one stress member.
Xin Chen, Kangmei Li, Ming-Jun Li
Filed: 21 Jun 23
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Multi-piece Layered Honeycomb Extrusion Dies and Methods of Making Same
28 Dec 23
Extrusion dies and methods of manufacturing extrusions dies, the extrusion die including a first plate and a second plate.
Samir Biswas, Memduh Volkan Demirbas, Ryan Joseph Grohsmeyer, Mark Lee Humphrey, Zakariya Radwan Khayat, Kenneth Richard Miller
Filed: 8 Sep 23
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Methods and Apparatus for Fabricating and Cutting Flexible Glass and Polymer Composite Structures
28 Dec 23
Methods and apparatus provide for: sourcing an ultra-thin glass sheet having first and second opposing major surfaces and perimeter edges therebetween, the glass sheet having a thickness between the first and second surfaces of less than about 400 microns; adhering at least one polymer layer directly or indirectly to at least one of the first and second surfaces of the glass sheet to form a laminated structure; and cutting the laminated structure using at least one of the following techniques: shear cutting, burst cutting, slit cutting, and crush cutting.
Dana Craig Bookbinder, Patrick Joseph Cimo, Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Timothy Michael Gross, Glafiro Guerrero-Medina, Kiat Chyai Kang, Sue Camille Lewis
Filed: 11 Sep 23
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Glass Polymer Laminates with Compressive Top Layer
28 Dec 23
Laminated glass-based articles are provided.
Ravindra Kumar Akarapu, Matthew John Dejneka, Michael Edward DeRosa, Diane Kimberlie Guilfoyle, Camden Wayne Isenberg, Manuela Ocampo Davila, Shawn Michael O'Malley, Paul George Rickerl, Amber Leigh Tremper, Erick Franklin VanDuyne, Jonathan Earl Walter
Filed: 24 Nov 21
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Glass Laminates Containing Low Expansion Glass
28 Dec 23
Apparatus and related methods are provided for a laminate glass article, comprising: a first layer of a first material, the first sheet having a thickness less than 2 mm and a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) measured over a range of from 0-300° C.; a second layer of a second material, the second sheet having a thickness greater than 2 mm and a second CTE greater than the first CTE; and a polymer interlayer between the first and second layers, wherein the first glass sheet has a surface compressive stress greater than 4 MPa.
James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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Cold Forming of Complexly Curved Glass Articles
28 Dec 23
Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a vehicle interior system comprising a base having a base surface; and a glass article coupled to the surface, wherein the glass article comprises a first portion comprising a first elastically deformed surface forming a first concave shape with a first radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 2000 mm, and a second elastically deformed surface directly opposite the first elastically deformed surface that forms a second convex shape, wherein the second elastically deformed surface has a surface compressive stress that is less than a compressive stress at the first elastically deformed surface, and a second portion adjacent the first portion, wherein the second portion is substantially planar portion or curved.
James Gregory Couillard, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
Filed: 5 Sep 23
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Apparatus for Cutting Glass Laminated Substrate
28 Dec 23
Provided is an apparatus for cutting a glass laminated substrate, the apparatus including a first rotating plate, a second rotating plate, and a connection member interposed between the first rotating plate and the second rotating plate and configured to rotate around the first axis, in which a channel having a ring shape surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the connection member is formed between the first rotating plate and the second rotating plate.
Woo Jin Lee
Filed: 10 Nov 21
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Open-well Microcavity Plate
28 Dec 23
Cell culture devices comprise a frame comprising an open well disposed therein and a fluid inlet area in communication with the open well.
William Joseph Lacey, Allison Jean Tanner
Filed: 17 Nov 21
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Fenestration Apparatus and Related Methods
28 Dec 23
In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a fenestration apparatus is provided, comprising: a laminate having a thickness of not greater than 3 mm; a frame, configured perimetrically around a corresponding perimetrical edge of the glass pane; a seal, configured between the frame and the glass pane; and an attachment member configured to the frame, wherein the attachment member is configured to be removably fixable to an existing window wherein the attachment member is configured to define a gap between the frame, the at least one glass pane, and the existing window.
Anthony Robert Board, James Gregory Couillard
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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In-situ Aluminium Cleaning Using Atomic Layer Etching Followed by Atomic Layer Deposition Capping for Enhanced Aluminium Mirrors for Vuv Optics
28 Dec 23
A method of making an enhanced aluminium mirror for vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) optics includes depositing a reflective coating comprising aluminium metal to at least one surface of a substrate through physical vapor deposition (PVD) to produce a mirror comprising the substrate and the reflective coating.
Donald Erwin Allen, Narendra Shamkant Borgharkar, Ming-Huang Huang, Hoon Kim, Jue Wang
Filed: 15 Jun 23
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Co-alkali Doped Optical Fibers
28 Dec 23
An optical fiber comprising a core region doped with a first alkali dopant and a second alkali dopant.
Sushmit Sunil Kumar Goyal, Rostislav Radiyevich Khrapko, Craig Daniel Nie, Benjamin Pelham Schrock, Samuel David Stewart, Pushkar Tandon
Filed: 20 Jun 23
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Compliant Optical Fiber Having Updoped Outer Cladding
28 Dec 23
An optical fiber includes a core region having a relative refractive index profile Δ1 with a maximum relative refractive index Δ1max in a range from 0.20% to 0.50%, and a surrounding cladding region that includes a triangular trench cladding region and an outer cladding region, and a relative refractive index Δ3 with a minimum relative refractive index Δ3min greater than −0.60% and less than 0.00%, and a trench volume greater than 30% μm2.
Snigdharaj Kumar Mishra, Pushkar Tandon
Filed: 20 Jun 23
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Stepped Ferrule Seating in an MTP Inner Housing
21 Dec 23
A fiber optic ferrule and a fiber optic connector housing make contact only along two sides of the fiber optic ferrule when in an unmated condition.
Jillcha F. Wakjira, Darrell R. Childers
Filed: 4 Sep 23
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Bendable Glass Stack Assemblies, Articles and Methods of Making the Same
21 Dec 23
A glass element having a thickness from 25 μm to 125 μm, a first primary surface, a second primary surface, and a compressive stress region extending from the first primary surface to a first depth, the region defined by a compressive stress σI of at least about 100 MPa at the first primary surface.
Theresa Chang, Polly Wanda Chu, Patrick Joseph Cimo, Adam James Ellison, Timothy Michael Gross, Guangli Hu, Nicholas James Smith, Butchi Reddy Vaddi, Natesan Venkataraman
Filed: 3 Aug 23
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Light Guide-based Deadfront for Display, Related Methods and Vehicle Interior Systems
21 Dec 23
Embodiments of a deadfront article for a display are disclosed herein.
Antoine Daniel Lesuffleur, Xiang-Dong Mi, Xu Ouyang, Yawei Sun
Filed: 1 Sep 23