1622 patents
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Single-mode optical fiber with thin coating for high density cables and interconnects
10 Oct 23
An optical fiber is provided that includes a core region, a cladding region having a radius less than about 62.5 microns; a polymer coating comprising a high-modulus layer and a low-modulus layer, wherein a thickness of the low-modulus inner coating layer is in a range of 4 microns to 20 microns, the modulus of the low-modulus inner coating layer is less than or equal to about 0.35 MPa, a thickness of the high-modulus coating layer is in a range of 4 microns to 20 microns, the modulus of the high-modulus inner coating layer is greater than or equal to about 1.6 GPa, and wherein a puncture resistance of the optical fiber is greater than 20 g, and wherein a microbend attenuation penalty of the optical fiber is less than 0.03 dB/km, and wherein an outer diameter of the coated optical fiber is less than or equal to 175 microns.
Scott Robertson Bickham, Matthew Ryan Drake, Shandon Dee Hart, Ming-Jun Li, Joseph Edward McCarthy, Weijun Niu, Pushkar Tandon
Filed: 21 Jul 21
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Method and system for measuring geometric parameters of through holes
3 Oct 23
A method of measuring geometric parameters of through holes in a thin substrate includes acquiring images of select sub-volumes of the substrate using an optical system having a field of depth greater than a thickness of the substrate.
Uta-Barbara Goers, Robert Wendell Sharps
Filed: 27 Aug 20
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Interconnect system and methods of installing the same
3 Oct 23
An interconnect system is provided that involves pre-installing a connector housing an optical connector in an adapter and a ferrule of the same optical connector on a cable.
Darrell Childers, Mitchell Cloud, Craig Conrad, Terry Lee Cooke, Jason Higley, Sherrh Clint Reinhardt
Filed: 30 Aug 22
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Biaxially oriented thermoplastic pipette, and method and apparatus for forming same
3 Oct 23
Unitary measuring pipettes include a tubular body of biaxially oriented thermoplastic material, together with size reduction, elimination, and/or reorientation of longitudinally spaced, raised circumferential witness features, to mitigate or avoid interference between such witness features and graduated volumetric markings on an outside surface of the tubular body.
John Claude Cadotte, Jr., Michael Kurt Schaefer, James Mark Seymour
Filed: 28 Nov 18
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Curved glass constructions and methods for forming same
3 Oct 23
The disclosure relates to fame constructions comprising a glass substrate and a curved surface defining at least one curvature, wherein the engagement of the glass substrate with the curved surface imparts a curvature on the glass substrate.
Daniel Warren Hawtof, Christopher Lee Timmons
Filed: 26 Mar 21
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Light guide-based deadfront for display, related methods and vehicle interior systems
3 Oct 23
Embodiments of a deadfront article for a display are disclosed herein.
Antoine D. Lesuffleur, Xiang-Dong Mi, Xu Ouyang, Yawei Sun
Filed: 12 Sep 18
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Glass articles with mixed polymer and metal oxide coatings
3 Oct 23
According to one or more embodiments, a pharmaceutical package may include a glass container and a coating.
David Henry, Valerie Claudine Lacarriere
Filed: 11 Jun 21
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Laser cutting and processing of display glass compositions
3 Oct 23
The present invention relates to a laser cutting technology for cutting and separating thin substrates of transparent materials, for example to cutting of display glass compositions mainly used for production of Thin Film Transistors (TFT) devices.
Thomas Hackert, Xinghua Li, Sasha Marjanovic, Moussa N'Gom, David Andrew Pastel, Garrett Andrew Piech, Daniel Schnitzler, Robert Stephen Wagner, James Joseph Watkins
Filed: 23 Mar 16
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Glasses for high performance displays
3 Oct 23
A method of making a glass includes batching constituents, including silica, alumina, boria, magnesia, quicklime, and strontia, where one or more of the constituents is from “dirty” raw material that includes a relatively large amount of sulfur.
Adam James Ellison, Ellen Anne King, Lisa Ann Lamberson, Peter Joseph Lezzi
Filed: 22 Nov 22
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High throughput electro-thermal poling
3 Oct 23
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: 27 Jan 21
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Diffuse reflector and methods of use
3 Oct 23
An apparatus for curing a coating composition disposed on a glass fiber includes a diffuse reflector surrounding a coating composition disposed on a glass fiber.
Martin Hempstead, Stephan Lvovich Logunov
Filed: 19 Nov 19
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Bezel-free display tile with edge-wrapped conductors and methods of manufacture
3 Oct 23
Display tiles comprising pixel elements on a first surface of a substrate connected by an electrode, a driver located opposite the first surface, and a connector wrapped around an edge surface of the substrate connecting the driver to the pixel elements.
Jiangwei Feng, Sean Matthew Garner, Jen-Chieh Lin, Robert George Manley, Timothy James Orsley, Richard Curwood Peterson, Michael Lesley Sorensen, Pei-Lien Tseng, Rajesh Vaddi, Lu Zhang
Filed: 17 Mar 22
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Garnet-type solid electrolytes with modification layer, method of making thereof, and application
3 Oct 23
A modified garnet-type solid electrolyte, includes: a garnet-type solid electrolyte; a modification layer, such that the modification layer is formed on at least one side of the garnet-type solid electrolyte, and possesses a three-dimensional crosslinking structure comprising at least one strongly acidic lithium salt and at least one weakly acidic lithium salt.
Jun Jin, Yadong Ruan, Zhaoyin Wen
Filed: 23 Nov 20
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Gel composite cathode for solid-state batteries and methods of manufacturing thereof
3 Oct 23
A 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 a gel polymer electrolyte layer and a porous cathode active material layer.
Michael Edward Badding, Mingli Cai, Jun Jin, Zhen Song, Zhaoyin Wen, Tongping Xiu, Liu Yao
Filed: 24 Jun 21
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Phase-modified quasi-non-diffracting laser beams for high angle laser processing of transparent workpieces
26 Sep 23
Viacheslav Viacheslavovich Ivanov, Nikolay Alekseyevich Kaliteevskiy, Nickolaos Savidis, Petr Mikhaylovich Sterlingov, Ralf Joachim Terbrueggen, Craig John Mancusi Ungaro
Filed: 11 May 20
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Methods and apparatus for fabricating and cutting flexible glass and polymer composite structures
26 Sep 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: 10 Mar 14
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Systems and methods for vacuum-forming aspheric mirrors
26 Sep 23
A method of forming a 3D mirror for a heads-up display (HUD) system includes providing a glass-based preform having a first major surface, a second major surface, and a minor surface connecting the first and second major surfaces, and further includes disposing the glass-based preform on a mold having a concave surface such that the first and second longitudinal side surfaces are adjacent to a longitudinal wall of a housing.
Kyubong Chae, Hong-keun Jee, BongChul Kim, Jonghwa Kim, Taemun Kim, Myoung-se Lee
Filed: 30 Nov 18
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Zircon compatible, ion exchangeable glass with high damage resistance
26 Sep 23
An ion exchangeable glass having a high degree of resistance to damage caused by abrasion, scratching, indentation, and the like.
Matthew John Dejneka, Adam James Ellison, John Christopher Mauro
Filed: 24 Feb 20
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Glasses with low excess modifier content
26 Sep 23
A glass composition includes: from 55.0 mol % to 70.0 mol % SiO2; from 12.0 mol % to 20.0 mol % Al2O3; from 5.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Li2O; and from 4.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Na2O.
Timothy Michael Gross, Xiaoju Guo, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Alexandra Lai Ching Kao Andrews Mitchell, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev
Filed: 27 Mar 20
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Glass compositions and methods with steam treatment haze resistance
26 Sep 23
Glass-based articles that include a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression are formed by exposing glass-based substrates to water vapor containing environments.
Timothy Michael Gross, Jingshi Wu
Filed: 28 Oct 22