A variable ratio optical coupler includes a plurality of waveguides arranged in or on a primary substrate, including waveguides arranged proximate to one another in at least one coupling region and configured for optical power transfer by evanescent coupling, with a phase change material (PCM) arranged over a waveguide in the at least one coupling region, and electrode segments arranged over the PCM at overlap regions. Individual electrode segments are configured to receive electrical pulses to heat the electrode segment to permit non-volatile adjustment of a degree of transition between a crystalline state and an amorphous state of the PCM at the corresponding overlap region, thereby adjusting optical properties thereof and affecting optical power transfer between adjacent waveguides. A kit includes the variable ratio optical coupler and a tuning device configured to deliver electrical pulses to at least one electrode segment to permit the above-mentioned state adjustment.
G02F 1/035 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels or Kerr effect in an optical waveguide structure
2.
CHARACTERIZING STRUCTURAL AND GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPTICAL FIBERS
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of characterizing an optical fiber, the method including: generating a coordinate point representation of an image comprising a cross-section of the optical fiber, the coordinate point representation comprising a series of edge points; determining, based on the series of edge points, a circular primary structure within the generated coordinate point representation; generating a first best-fit rounded shape corresponding to a series of inner edge points and a second best-fit rounded shape corresponding to a series of outer edges points of the circular primary structure; for each respective detected circular sub-structure, generating a series of subsequent best-fit rounded shapes corresponding to inner edge points and outer edge points of the respective detected circular sub-structure; and calculating a structural property of the optical fiber based on at least one of the generated first best-fit rounded shape, second best-fit rounded shape, and subsequent best-fit rounded shapes.
A waveguide assembly is provided. The waveguide assembly includes a glass substrate comprising a first waveguide, and the first waveguide is buried in the glass substrate. The waveguide assembly also comprises a second substrate comprising a second waveguide. The waveguide assembly also comprises an adhesive and a barrier layer. The first waveguide and the second waveguide are positioned proximate to each other at an optical interface with the adhesive positioned between the second substrate and the barrier layer and with the barrier layer positioned between the glass substrate and the adhesive. The barrier layer is configured to reduce the amount of alkali material migrating into the adhesive and the second substrate.
A system for forming a glass ribbon is provided comprising a glass forming body for formation of glass and a first laser module. The glass forming body is configured to enable molten glass to flow along a surface of the glass forming body to form a glass ribbon. The glass ribbon defines a first face with a width extending from a first edge to a second edge. The first laser module is configured to generate a first laser beam that is scanned at least partially along the width of the first face within a first scan angle range so as to apply heat to aid in thickness control of the glass ribbon. A first central facing direction of the first scan angle range for the first laser beam strikes the first face at a first central strike angle that is not normal to the first face.
An insulating glass unit (IGU) in various aspects includes: a first pane comprising a transparent material; a second pane comprising a transparent material, the second pane configured in a spaced relation with the first pane, wherein the second pane is configured as a safety laminate, the safety laminate having: a thin glass substrate and a film adhered to the thin glass substrate along a major surface of the thin glass substrate; a third pane comprising a transparent material, wherein the third pane is configured in spaced relation from the second pane; and at least one spacer material positioned adjacent an outer edge and connecting the first pane, the second pane and the third pane, such that; a first gas cavity is defined between the spacer, the first pane and the second pane and a second gas cavity is defined between the spacer, the second pane and the third pane.
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
A process of forming a titania-silica glass body, the process including exposing a titania-doped silica soot body to a first thermal treatment by heating the body to a first temperature T1 between about 800° C. and about 1100° C. for a first time duration t1 calculated using the equation:
A process of forming a titania-silica glass body, the process including exposing a titania-doped silica soot body to a first thermal treatment by heating the body to a first temperature T1 between about 800° C. and about 1100° C. for a first time duration t1 calculated using the equation:
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A process of forming a titania-silica glass body, the process including exposing a titania-doped silica soot body to a first thermal treatment by heating the body to a first temperature T1 between about 800° C. and about 1100° C. for a first time duration t1 calculated using the equation:
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wherein Lc is the characteristic length (cm) of the body and α is the thermal diffusivity (cm2/sec) of the body. The process further including exposing the body to a second thermal treatment by heating the body to a second temperature T2 between about 1050° C. and about 1250° C. wherein, after the second thermal treatment, a peak-to-valley difference of hydroxyl concentration amongst a plurality of segments of the body is about 70 ppm or less.
A multicore optical fiber may include a first core element, a second core element, a common cladding surrounding and contacting the first core element and the second core element, and a marker element. The first core element and the second core element may be disposed symmetrically on either side of a reference plane passing through a centerline of the multicore optical fiber and passing through the marker element. The marker element may be disposed asymmetrically about the reference plane.
Aspects include: a solar panel having (a) an array of photovoltaic (PV) cells; and (b) a package encapsulating the array of PV cells, and with the top section and the bottom section of the package bonded together at a bonded perimeter of the package to form a hermetic seal around the array of PV cells; wherein (i) the top section of the package includes a glass composition or a glass-ceramic composition; and (ii) the bottom section of the package includes a glass composition, a glass-ceramic composition, or a metal.
Implementations are described to determine designs for devices that modify electromagnetic radiation incident upon the devices. In one or more examples, the designs can include arrangements of structures that are configured to perform one or more functions, such as beam steering, polarization state change, refraction, reflection, one or more combinations thereof, and the like. The designs can be generated using a metasurface design optimization process that includes a number of iterations with an efficiency of subsequent iterations of the metasurface design optimization process increasing with respect to at least one previous iteration.
Provided is a light extraction substrate disposed on a front portion of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) to extract light from the OLED. The light extraction substrate includes a base substrate and a light extraction layer disposed on the base substrate. The light extraction layer includes a matrix layer and BaTiO3 light-scattering particles dispersed in the matrix layer. The matrix layer contains a siloxane-based organic-inorganic hybrid material. An organic light-emitting device includes the light extraction substrate and an OLED disposed on the light extraction layer of the light extraction substrate.
Alkali aluminosilicate glasses that may be ion exchanged to achieve ultra-high peak compressive stress. The glasses may be ion exchanged to achieve a peak compressive stress of at least about 1000 MPa and up to about 1500 MPa. The high peak compressive stress provides high strength for glasses with shallow flaw size distributions. These glasses have high Young's moduli, which correspond to high fracture toughness and improved failure strength and are suitable for high-strength cover glass applications that experience significant bending stresses in use such as, for example, as cover glass in flexible displays.
C03C 3/087 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
12.
COPPER-BASED ANTIMICROBIAL CLEAR AND COLORLESS REACTIVE COATINGS INCLUDING COPPER(I) AND ADDITIVES
A biocidal composition including a carrier, including a polyurethane, a polyurethane precursor, an epoxy resin, an epoxy resin precursor, a melamine resin, or any combination thereof; a copper(I) salt; and a copper-assisting additive different from the carrier including a phosphite, a phosphine, or a combination thereof; and wherein the biocidal composition or a film thereof exhibits an antimicrobial efficacy of at least 3 log kill after storage of the biocidal composition or the film thereof at ambient temperature and ambient relative humidity for 90 days is provided. A biocidal additive formulation including a copper(I) salt and a copper-assisting additive, wherein a biocidal composition including the biocidal additive formulation and a carrier, or a film of the biocidal composition, exhibits an antimicrobial efficacy of at least 3 log kill as measured with an EPA Test, is further provided.
A01N 57/12 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-oxygen bonds or phosphorus-to-sulfur bonds containing acyclic or cycloaliphatic radicals
A01N 57/14 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-oxygen bonds or phosphorus-to-sulfur bonds containing aromatic radicals
Particulate filters comprising a honeycomb structure for cabin air filtration. The honeycomb-structured particulate filter body has a low L/D ratio, high cell density, thin cell wall, high porosity, large median pore diameter, and preferably short plugs and optional deposited material disposed in the honeycomb structure.
A storage cart for thin glass that includes: a supporting frame comprising at least one opening, a rear face, two opposing sides, a top, and a bottom; a plurality of glass slots, each slot running from the at least one opening to the back of the frame and configured to accommodate one or more thin glass sheets having a thickness of less than 2.2 mm; and a plurality of sets of elastic strings arranged between the opposing sides of the frame. Each set of elastic strings defines the side of one of the glass slots. Further, each elastic string is coupled to the top and bottom of the frame and arranged in a slightly tilted orientation greater than 0°and less than or equal to 35° from vertical.
B65D 85/48 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for glass sheets
B62B 3/10 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape
B65D 25/10 - Devices to locate articles in containers
B65G 49/06 - Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles for fragile sheets, e.g. glass
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HOLLOW-CORE PREFORMS AND HOLLOW-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
A hollow-core preform including a preform longitudinal axis may include: an outer tube disposed around the preform longitudinal axis and having an inner surface defining an interior cavity, and an inner tube disposed inside the interior cavity of the outer tube. The inner tube may include an inner tube longitudinal axis offset from the preform longitudinal axis and an outer surface. In some embodiments, the outer surface of the inner tube may be bonded to the inner surface of the outer tube along at least a middle portion or an entirety of a length of the inner tube, and a distance between the inner surface of the inner tube and the outer surface of the outer tube at the location of bonding may substantially correspond to a combined thickness of the inner tube and the outer tube.
C03B 37/018 - Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means by glass deposition on a glass substrate, e.g. by chemical vapour deposition
C03B 37/012 - Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
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GAS SENSOR BASED ON THIOPHENE-BASED HIGH PERFORMANCE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS WITH LARGE SURFACE AREA VERTICAL DEVICE DESIGN
NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY (Taiwan, Province of China)
Inventor
He, Mingqian
Li, Yang
Liu, Hung-Chuan
Mehrotra, Karan
Meng, Hsin-Fei
Zan, Hsiao-Wen
Abstract
Described herein are ultrasensitive gas sensors based on a vertical-channel organic semiconductor (OSC) diode, along with methods for making such devices, and uses thereof. The organic sensing layer comprises a fused thiophene-based organic polymer that connects top and bottom electrodes to deliver a vertical current flow. The nano-porous top-electrode structure enables the contact between ambient gas molecules and the vertical organic channel. The device has high sensitivity, is easy to process, and has a long shelf life.
A glass article includes a frame having a curved frame surface and a rear frame surface. The curved frame surface defines at least one convex curvature. The glass article also includes a glass substrate having a first major surface, a second major surface, a first end, and a second end. A first adhesive attaches the second major surface of the glass substrate to the curved frame surface such that the glass substrate is elastically deformed and the first major surface defines a convex curvature. A first anchor has a first portion attached to the second major surface of the glass substrate and a second portion abutted against the rear frame surface. The frame and first anchor are configured such that the first anchor is able to move laterally and such that the first anchor is constrained against movement in a direction perpendicular to the second major surface.
B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
B32B 7/08 - Interconnection of layers by mechanical means
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B60R 13/02 - Trim mouldingsLedgesWall linersRoof liners
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METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM USING AIR FLOW TO REMOVE DEBRIS GENERATED DURING LASER WELDING AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD
A method of manufacturing a fiber preform includes (a) a gas flow step that includes introducing gas to flow through one or more of an outer preform cladding and an inner preform tube of a fiber preform workpiece at a first preform end of the fiber preform workpiece; and (b) a laser welding step, occurring simultaneously with the gas flow step, the laser welding step including directing a welding emission from a laser into the fiber preform workpiece proximate a second preform end, the welding emission increasing temperature and reducing viscosity of the outer preform cladding and one of the inner preform tubes sufficiently for a laser weld volume to form that fuses the outer preform cladding and the inner preform tube together. A system to perform the method is additionally disclosed.
A glass-ceramic substrate includes a crystalline phase, a residual glass phase, greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 80 mol % SiO2, greater than or equal to 1 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Al2O3, greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % TiO2, greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 5 mol % ZrO2, and greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 3 mol % P2O5. TiO2+ZrO2+P2O5 is greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 13 mol %. The glass-ceramic substrate comprises a fracture toughness greater than or equal to 0.75 MPa·m1/2.
C03C 4/10 - Compositions for glass with special properties for infrared transmitting glass
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
The disclosure provides multicore optical fibers with low sensitivity to microbending, low crosstalk, and low coated diameter. Low microbending sensitivity is achieved by (1) configuring the relative refractive index profile of the optical fiber to have a mode field diameter less than or equal to 8.2 μm at 1310 nm and (2) reducing the in situ modulus of the primary coating to less than or equal to 0.25 MPa. The low mode field diameter also reduces crosstalk between cores. The optical fiber preferably includes a secondary coating with an in situ modulus greater than or equal to 1200 MPa. The relative refractive index profile of the optical fiber preferably includes a trench cladding region with a moat volume greater than or equal to 30% Δ-μm2. The multicore optical fibers enable high core density in cables and cables with reduced sensitivity of attenuation to temperature.
Glass compositions include phosphorus oxide (P2O5), niobia (Nb2O5), titania (TiO2) and bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) as essential components and may optionally include barium oxide (BaO), calcium oxide (CaO), potassium oxide (K2O), lithium oxide (Li2O), sodium oxide (Na2O), tungsten oxide (WO3), boron oxide (B2O3) and other components. The glasses may be characterized by high refractive index at 587.56 nm at comparably low density at room temperature.
The present disclosure relates to agarose and methylcellulose storage and transport mediums, systems for cell storage and transport, and cell storage and transport methods. The instantly-disclosed agarose and methylcellulose storage and transport medium is ideally suited for 3D spheroid cell culture storage and transport. In particular aspects, the storage and transport mediums, systems, and methods are used in combination with or performed in labware that combine 3D spheroid culture with a gas permeable, micro-patterned design that allows for protection and prolonged maintenance of spheroid cell (e.g. hepatocytes) viability and functionality during storage and transport.
The present disclosure relates to a quantum dot-doped glass and method of making the same. A quantum dot-doped glass includes glass that includes quantum dots in an internal structure of the glass. The quantum dots within the glass have a photoluminescence quantum yield of greater than or equal to 10%.
C03C 14/00 - Glass compositions containing a non-glass component, e.g. compositions containing fibres, filaments, whiskers, platelets, or the like, dispersed in a glass matrix
C03C 3/089 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing boron
C09K 11/02 - Use of particular materials as binders, particle coatings or suspension media therefor
C09K 11/88 - Luminescent, e.g. electroluminescent, chemiluminescent, materials containing inorganic luminescent materials containing selenium, tellurium or unspecified chalcogen elements
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COVER GLASS ARTICLES FOR CAMERA LENS AND SENSOR PROTECTION AND APPARATUS WITH THE SAME
A cover glass article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising an outer primary surface with an outer optical film structure disposed thereon and an inner primary surface with an inner optical film structure disposed thereon. The outer film structure comprises a first plurality of alternating high index and low index layers with an outermost low index layer. The inner film structure comprises a second plurality of alternating high index and low index layers with a low or high index layer disposed on the inner primary surface, and an innermost low or high index layer. Each high index layer of the first and the second plurality comprises a nitride or an oxynitride, and an oxide or a nitride, respectively. Further, the cover glass article exhibits an average photopic transmittance of greater than 95% and a maximum hardness of greater than 10 GPa.
H04N 23/52 - Elements optimising image sensor operation, e.g. for electromagnetic interference [EMI] protection or temperature control by heat transfer or cooling elements
25.
PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES WITH GLASS FRIT SEALS & METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
A photovoltaic module (and steps for making it) that includes: an outer glass layer; an inner glass layer; one or more photovoltaic (PV) structures disposed on the outer glass layer, inner glass layer or between the layers; a polymeric seal disposed between and in contact with the inner and outer glass layers; and a first glass frit disposed between and in contact with the inner and outer glass layers. The seal width of the first glass frit is at least about 100 μm. Further, the module exhibits no failures at the polymeric seal and first glass frit after 1200 hours of exposure at 85° C. and 85% relative humidity according to the 85/85 Test. In addition, some modules include a second glass frit disposed between and in contact with the inner and outer glass layers.
Provided is a glass roll. The glass roll includes a winding core having a central axis, a carrier film wound on the winding core about the central axis, and a glass ribbon wound on the carrier film about the central axis and attached onto the carrier film, wherein the carrier film includes an adhesive face in contact with the glass ribbon and a non-adhesive face opposite the adhesive face, and wherein the carrier film includes a peel adhesion of less than or equal to 2.9 gf/in2.
A glass, in terms of mol % of representative oxides, comprises silica in an amount greater than 20 mol % and less than 60 mol %, alumina in an amount greater than 15 mol % and less than 40 mol %, magnesia in an amount greater than 0.02 mol % and less than 20 mol %, lithia in an amount greater than 7 mol % and less than 25 mol %, soda in an amount greater than 0.02 mol % and less than 15 mol %, and yttria in an amount greater than 4 mol % and less than 20 mol %, where the glass has useful properties, such as scratch resistance and temperability. The glass may be formed and quenched such that the glass has fewer than 0.02 wt % crystals therein.
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a reactor. The reactor includes a first helical channel having a plurality of first turns and a second helical channel having a plurality of second turns. The plurality of second turns of the second helical channel alternate with the plurality of first turns of the first helical channel. The reactor also includes a permeable membrane that divides the p-first helical channel into a first passage and a second passage along a length of the first helical channel. The permeable membrane is configured to control a flow of fluid between the first passage and the second passage.
B01J 19/24 - Stationary reactors without moving elements inside
B01J 8/02 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with stationary particles, e.g. in fixed beds
B01J 8/06 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with stationary particles, e.g. in fixed beds in tube reactorsChemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with stationary particles, e.g. in fixed beds the solid particles being arranged in tubes
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GLASS-BASED SUBSTRATES INCLUDING COMPRESSIVE LAYERS, MICROELECTRONIC ARTICLES INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
A glass-based substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, at least one through glass via extending from the first surface to the second surface of the glass-based substrate, and nanoperforations extending from the first surface to the second surface of the glass-based substrate and defining a contour circumscribing the at least one through glass via. The glass-based substrate includes a compressive layer at the first surface of the glass-based substrate, the second surface of the glass-based substrate, a sidewall of the at least one through glass via, and a sidewall of the nanoperforations.
FIBER PREFORM WITH WELD VOLUMES WELDING INNER PREFORM TUBES AND AN OUTER PREFORM CLADDING TOGETHER, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME USING LASER PREHEATING AND LASER WELDING STEPS
A method of manufacturing a fiber preform including: (1) a laser preheating step including directing a preheating emission from a laser into an outer preform cladding and an inner preform tube of a preform workpiece, the inner preform tube disposed at least partially within the outer preform cladding, to increase temperature within a preheating volume that extends into both the outer preform cladding and the inner preform tube; and (2) a laser welding step including directing a welding emission from the laser into the preheating volume to further increase temperature and decrease viscosity within a weld volume that, upon decreasing in temperature, welds the outer preform cladding and the inner preform tube together, wherein, the weld volume of the laser welding step at least partially overlaps with the preheating volume of the laser preheating step. Aspects of the fiber preform are additionally disclosed.
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/57 - Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece the laser beam entering a face of the workpiece from which it is transmitted through the workpiece material to work on a different workpiece face, e.g. for effecting removal, fusion splicing, modifying or reforming
A sealed pharmaceutical container includes a shoulder, a neck extending from the shoulder, a flange extending from the neck, and a sealing assembly. The flange includes an underside surface extending from the neck, an outer surface extending from the underside surface, the outer surface defining an outer diameter of the flange, and an upper sealing surface extending between the outer surface and an inner surface defining an opening in the sealed pharmaceutical container. The sealing assembly includes a stopper and a metal-containing cap securing the stopper to the flange. The stopper includes a sealing portion extending over the upper sealing surface of the flange and covering the opening, and a rim extending at least partially along the outer surface of the flange.
An air stable solid garnet composition, comprising: a bulk composition and a surface protonated composition on at least a portion of the bulk composition as defined herein, and the protonated surface composition is present on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the bulk composition at a thickness of from 0.1 to 10,000 nm. Also disclosed is a composite electrolyte structure, and methods of making and using the composition and the composite electrolyte structure.
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 10/0585 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators
H01M 12/08 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of a fuel-cell type and a half-cell of the secondary-cell type
A glass composition includes about 60 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO2, 0 mol. % to about 11 mol. % Al2O3, about 4.0 mol. % to about 12 mol. % B2O3, about 0.5 mol. % to about 20 mol. % of K2O, 0 mol. % to about 18.5 mol. % MgO, and 0 mol. % to about 1 mol. % SnO2. The glass composition has a range of CTE, which can be adjusted based on the composition, and can be used for display applications.
C03C 3/083 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound
C03C 3/085 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal
C03C 3/089 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing boron
C03C 3/091 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing boron containing aluminium
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LASER WELDED GLASS ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME USING A WELDING EMISSION WITH BEAM WAIST SEPARATED FROM INTERFACE BETWEEN GLASS COMPONENTS TO BE LASER WELDED
A laser welded glass article including: (a) a first glass component comprising an inward primary surface and an outward primary surface; (b) a second glass component fused to the first glass component, the second glass component including an inward primary surface and an outward primary surface, the inward primary surface of the second glass component facing the inward primary surface of the first glass component; and (c) laser weld volume fusing the first glass component and the second glass component together, the weld volume comprising an hourglass, vortex, or conical shaped perimeter. A fiber preform as the laser welded glass article is additionally disclosed. A method of manufacturing the laser welded glass article is further disclosed.
C03B 37/012 - Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
B32B 17/06 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
A fiber preform including in one embodiment: an outer preform cladding through which a fiber longitudinal axis extends; inner preform tubes coupled to an inner cladding surface of the outer preform cladding; first laser weld volumes fusing the inner preform tubes to the outer preform cladding proximate a first preform end; and second laser weld volumes fusing the inner preform tubes to the outer preform cladding proximate a second preform end. The first laser weld volumes and the second laser weld volumes include an oxide that exhibits an ultraviolet absorption tail within a range of from 200 nm to 400 nm. Outside of the first laser weld volumes and the second laser weld volumes, the inner preform tubes and the outer preform cladding are substantially free of the metal oxide. A method of making the fiber preform using ultraviolet wavelength laser emissions.
A glass composition includes: greater than or equal to 40 mol % and less than or equal to 57 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 15 mol % and less than or equal to 30 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % P2O5; greater than or equal to 14 mol % and less than or equal to 17 mol % Na2O; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 7 mol % K2O; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 3 mol % Li2O. R2O/Al2O3 is greater than or equal to 0.8. B2O3+P2O5+K2O is greater than or equal to 3 mol % and less than or equal to 25 mol %.
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a glass composition including SiO2 in an amount in a range from 53 mol % to 84 mol %, Al2O3 in an amount in a range from 0.3 mol % to 20 mol %, Na2O in an amount in a range from 3 mol % to 16 mol %, and at least one of Cs2O or Rb2O in an amount in a range from 0.05 mol % to 8 mol %. The glass composition has a first silver ion diffusivity at 110° C. of 5×10−19 m2/s or less, and the glass composition has a second silver ion diffusivity at 350° C. of at least 5×10−17 m2/s at 350° C. The glass composition is particularly suitable for use as a glass substrate of a photonic chip package.
C03C 3/091 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing boron containing aluminium
C03C 3/095 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing rare earths
C03C 3/097 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing phosphorus, niobium or tantalum
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
G02B 6/12 - Light guidesStructural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
G02B 6/122 - Basic optical elements, e.g. light-guiding paths
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REACTIVE SINTERING OF CERAMIC LITHIUM-ION SOLID ELECTROLYTES
Solid lithium-ion ceramic electrolyte membranes have an average thickness of less than 200 micrometers. A constituent electrolyte material has an average grain size of less than 10 micrometers. The solid lithium-ion ceramic electrolyte is free-standing. Alternatively, solid lithium-ion electrolyte membranes have a composition represented by Li1+x-yMxM′2-x-yM″y(PO4)3, where M is a 3+ ion, M′ is a 4+ ion, M″ is a 5+ ion, 0≤x≤2 and 0≤y≤2.
C03C 8/14 - Glass frit mixtures having non-frit additions, e.g. opacifiers, colorants, mill additions
C03C 8/20 - Glass frit mixtures having non-frit additions, e.g. opacifiers, colorants, mill additions containing titanium compoundsGlass frit mixtures having non-frit additions, e.g. opacifiers, colorants, mill additions containing zirconium compounds
C04B 35/447 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxides based on phosphates
A pharmaceutical container comprises a glass body enclosing an interior volume of the pharmaceutical container. The glass body comprises a central axis extending through a geometric center of the interior volume, a wall thickness extending between an inner surface and an outer surface, a flange comprising an underside surface, a shoulder, and a neck extending between the flange and the shoulder. Within at least a portion of the neck, the outer surface extends inward toward the central axis such that at least a sloped portion of the outer surface is sloped inward towards the central axis adjacent the flange.
A61J 1/14 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes DetailsAccessories therefor
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65D 1/02 - Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
A glass-ceramic article having one or more crystalline phases; a residual glass phase; a compressive stress layer extending from a first surface to a depth of compression (DOC); a maximum central tension greater than 70 MPa; a stored tensile energy greater than 22 J/m2; a fracture toughness greater than 1.0 MPa√m; and a haze less than 0.2.
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03B 32/02 - Thermal crystallisation, e.g. for crystallising glass bodies into glass-ceramic articles
C03C 3/097 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing phosphorus, niobium or tantalum
C03C 4/00 - Compositions for glass with special properties
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
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COATED ARTICLES AND SYSTEMS FOR CAMERA LENS AND SENSOR PROTECTION WITH HIGH VISIBLE TRANSMISSION AND LOW IR TRANSMISSION
A cover glass article is described herein comprising at least one substrate with opposing outer and inner primary surfaces, and at least one of an outer optical film structure and an inner optical disposed on the outer and inner primary surfaces, respectively. The outer and inner film structures comprise alternating high and low refractive index layers, in which at least a portion of the high refractive index layers independently is an oxide, a nitride, and/or an oxynitride, and at least a portion of the low refractive index layers independently is an oxide, a nitride, an oxynitride, and/or a metal fluoride. The cover glass article exhibits high visible light transmittance and low infrared light transmittance, being useful in applications including lenses, sensors, sensor assemblies, light sources, smartwatches, a smartphones, smart glasses, vehicle camera systems, displays, and cameras.
The disclosure provides optical fibers with a low coated diameter and low sensitivity to microbending. Low microbending sensitivity is achieved by (1) configuring the relative refractive index profile of the optical fiber to have a mode field diameter less than or equal to 8.2 μm at 1310 nm and (2) reducing the in situ modulus of the primary coating to less than or equal to 0.25 MPa. The optical fiber preferably includes a secondary coating with an in situ modulus greater than or equal to 1200 MPa. The outer radius of the secondary coating is less than or equal to 82.5 μm. The relative refractive index profile of the optical fiber preferably includes a trench cladding region with a moat volume greater than or equal to 30% Δ-μm2. The optical fibers enable high fiber density in cables.
The present disclosure is directed to methods and techniques for gob-pressing a glass part of challenging geometries, such as large surfaces with thin thickness as well as features positioned far from a centroid of the part.
A silicate-based glass composition includes 15-65 wt. % SiO2, 2.5-25 wt. % MgO, 1-30 wt. % P2O5, and 15-50 wt. % CaO. The glass composition may also include 0-5 wt. % F−, and 0-10 wt. % ZrO2. The glass composition may also include one of 0-10 wt. % Al2O3, 0-10 wt. % SrO, and 0-10 wt. % ZnO.
C03C 4/00 - Compositions for glass with special properties
C03C 3/085 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal
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DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DEVICE, SUCH AS A LIQUID LENS, WITH BONDS CONFIGURED TO FRACTURE AT THE SAME BURST PRESSURE
A device comprising: a first substrate; and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate via an innermost bond, an outermost bond, and bonds between the innermost bond and the outermost bond, the second substrate comprising a through-hole and an axis extending through the through-hole. Each of the bonds has a strength, and the strength of the bonds increases sequentially from the innermost bond to the outermost bond. The strength of each bond is sufficiently low such that the bonds fail in response to liquid (within a cavity defined by the first substrate, a third substrate, and the through-hole of the second substrate) exerting pressure on the first substrate instead of the first substrate failing. Each of the bonds are configured to fail at approximately the same pressure exerted upon the first substrate by the liquid. Additionally disclosed is a method of manufacturing the device.
G02B 3/14 - Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses of variable focal length
B23K 26/324 - Bonding taking account of the properties of the material involved involving non-metallic parts
B23K 26/57 - Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece the laser beam entering a face of the workpiece from which it is transmitted through the workpiece material to work on a different workpiece face, e.g. for effecting removal, fusion splicing, modifying or reforming
B23K 31/12 - Processes relevant to this subclass, specially adapted for particular articles or purposes, but not covered by any single one of main groups relating to investigating the properties, e.g. the weldability, of materials
B23K 103/00 - Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
G02B 26/00 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
46.
COATINGS, BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
Batteries include a cathode, a solid-state electrolyte, and an anode. A coating disposed on the solid-state electrolyte is positioned between the cathode and the solid-state electrolyte. The coating can include fluorine in a range from about 10 atom % to about 50 atom %. The anode can be a lithium-containing anode. A method of forming a coating on a solid-state electrolyte includes disposing an aqueous solution comprising a lithium and fluorine containing salt on a first major surface of the solid-state solution. The aqueous solution can contact the first major surface for about 1 minute or more. Methods of forming a battery includes the method of forming the coating and further includes disposing an anode on the coating and disposing the cathode on the solid-state electrolyte opposite the coating. The anode can be a lithium-containing anode.
The disclosure provides optical fibers with a low coated diameter and low sensitivity to microbending. Low microbending sensitivity is achieved by (1) configuring the relative refractive index profile of the optical fiber to have a mode field diameter less than or equal to 8.2 μm at 1310 nm and (2) reducing the in situ modulus of the primary coating to less than or equal to 0.30 MPa. The optical fiber preferably includes a secondary coating with an in situ modulus greater than or equal to 1400 MPa. The outer radius of the secondary coating is less than or equal to 82.5 μm. The relative refractive index profile of the optical fiber preferably includes a trench cladding region with a moat volume greater than or equal to 30% Δ-μm2. The optical fibers enable high fiber density in cables.
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.
A transparent article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising an opposing first and second primary surface; and an optical film structure disposed on the first primary surface. The optical film structure comprises a scratch-resistant layer, a plurality of alternating high refractive index (RI) and low RI layers, and an outer and inner structure, the scratch-resistant layer disposed between the outer and inner structures. The outer structure can comprise at least one medium RI layer in contact with one of the high RI layers and the scratch-resistant layer. The medium RI layer comprises an RI from 1.55 to 1.80, each of the high RI layers comprises an RI of >1.80, and each of the low RI layers comprises an RI<1.55. A sum of the physical thicknesses of all of the low RI layers in the outer structure can be <200 nm.
G02B 1/14 - Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings
G02F 1/1347 - Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells
G02F 1/19 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on variable-reflection or variable-refraction elements not provided for in groups
50.
TRANSPARENT ARTICLES WITH HIGH SHALLOW HARDNESS AND DISPLAY DEVICES WITH THE SAME
A transparent article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising an opposing first and second primary surface; and an optical film structure disposed on the first primary surface. The optical film structure comprises a scratch-resistant layer, a plurality of alternating high refractive index (RI) and low RI layers, and an outer and inner structure, the scratch-resistant layer disposed between the outer and inner structures. The outer structure can comprise at least one medium RI layer in contact with one of the high RI layers and the scratch-resistant layer. The medium RI layer comprises an RI from 1.55 to 1.80, each of the high RI layers comprises an RI of >1.80, and each of the low RI layers comprises an RI<1.55. A sum of the physical thicknesses of all of the low RI layers in the outer structure can be <200 nm.
G02B 1/14 - Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings
G02F 1/1347 - Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells
G02F 1/19 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on variable-reflection or variable-refraction elements not provided for in groups
51.
CORDIERITE-INDIALITE-PSEUDOBROOKITE STRUCTURED CERAMIC BODIES, BATCH COMPOSITION MIXTURES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CERAMIC BODIES THEREFROM
A ceramic body exhibiting % P≥50%, df≤0.36, and a combined weight percentage of crystalline phases containing cordierite and indialite of at least 85 wt %, and up to 10 wt % of a crystalline pseudobrookite structured phase, such as armalcolite. The ceramic body contains, as expressed on an oxide basis, either: 1% wt % to 11% wt % titania and 89% wt % to 99% wt % MgO, Al2O3, and SiO2 that have relative weight ratios of MgO:Al2O3:SiO2 within the field defined by 15.6:34.0:50.4, 12.6:34.0:53.4, 13.9:30.7:55.4, and 16.9:30.7:52.4, or 2.5% to 11% titania and 89% wt % to 97.5% wt % MgO, Al2O3, and SiO2 that have relative weight ratios of MgO:Al2O3:SiO2 within the field defined by 15.6:34.0:50.4, 12.6:34.0:53.4, 12.0:35.7:52.3, and 15.0:35.7:49.3. Batch composition mixtures and methods of manufacturing ceramic bodies using the batch compositions are provided, as are other aspects.
G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
Glass-based substrates have a substrate thickness from 20 micrometers to 200 micrometers and a depletion layer extending from a first major surface to a first depth from 1 nanometers to 75 nanometers. The depletion layer is depleted in one or more alkali metal oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, alumina, or combinations thereof relative to a bulk. The depletion layer is enriched in silica relative to the bulk.
Embodiments of an optical system including a substrate, an optical region and an anti-reflection layer at least partially disposed on the optical region are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the optical region has a optical region dimension that is less than the length and width dimension of the substrate, and the anti-reflection layer comprises a modulus of elasticity that is less than 1.1 times a modulus of elasticity of the substrate. In one or more embodiments, the substrate comprises a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mm to 1 mm, a density in a range from about 3.5 g/cm3 to about 6 g/cm3, and an optical region having a radius from about 15 mm to about 65 mm.
An apparatus and method for manufacturing a glass article includes a mixing vessel having a wall circumferentially surrounding an inner chamber and a rotatable center shaft, a removable lid covering the inner chamber and circumferentially surrounding the rotatable center shaft, and a condensate catcher positioned between the removable lid and the wall.
A microcavity vessel transport device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the microcavity vessel transport device may include a base; the base may include a cavity that may receive a microcavity cell culture vessel. The base may also include a plurality of sidewalls defining the cavity and each sidewall may include a bottom wall. The microcavity vessel transport device may also include an arm including a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the arm may be connected to the base and the arm may extend upwards and towards a center of the base, such that the distal end of the arm is positioned over the center of the base.
A fixed bed bioreactor for culturing cells on a cell culture substrate is provided. The fixed bed bioreactor includes a cell culture vessel having a vessel body defining at least one interior reservoir, an inlet fluidly connected to the reservoir, and an outlet fluidly connected to the reservoir. The vessel body has a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending in a direction from the first end to the second. A guide rod is disposed in the interior reservoir and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vessel body. The guide rod is configured to hold in place the cell culture substrate in the interior reservoir.
An anti-reflective glass-ceramic article is described herein comprising a glass-ceramic body comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a refractive index-modified layer positioned adjacent the first major surface and extending into a thickness of the glass-ceramic body. Within the refractive index-modified layer at a depth of 25 nm into the glass-ceramic body from the first major surface is present a first glass-ceramic composition having a first refractive index and a first crystallinity. At a midpoint depth between the first major surface and the second major surface a second glass-ceramic composition is present having a second refractive index and a second crystallinity. The first refractive index may be at least 0.01 less than the second refractive index. The first crystallinity may be about 50% to about 90% of the second crystallinity.
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03C 15/00 - Surface treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by etching
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
G02B 1/02 - Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are madeOptical coatings for optical elements made of crystals, e.g. rock-salt, semiconductors
G02B 1/18 - Coatings for keeping optical surfaces clean, e.g. hydrophobic or photo-catalytic films
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MULTI-LAYER INSULATED GLASS UNIT COMPRISING A LOW CTE GLASS LAYER
An insulated glass unit is described and includes at least a first glass layer, a second glass layer and a third glass layer disposed therebetween. The third glass layer is separated from the first glass layer and the second glass layer by first and second sealed gap spaces. The third glass layer has a low CTE as compared to the CTE of the first and/or second glass layers. In some instances, the third glass layer has a CTE of less than 70×10−7/° C. over a temperature range of 0-300° C.
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
E06B 3/677 - Evacuating or filling the gap between the panesPreventing condensation in the gap between the panesCleaning the gap between the panes
59.
METHODS FOR FORMATION OF SURFACE FEATURES ON SOFT MATTER MATERIALS THROUGH SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXCHANGE
A method of surface coating a porous, soft matter substance is provided. A porous, soft matter substance comprising an interior and an exterior is provided. Intrinsic or encapsulated chemicals are transferred from the interior of the porous, soft matter substance to the exterior of the porous, soft matter substance through supercritical exchange. The supercritical fluid exchange may comprise supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) extraction.
A method of manufacturing a silicon nitride optical device includes depositing a silicon nitride film on a rare-earth doped transparent polycrystalline ceramic substrate, depositing an aluminum film on the silicon nitride film, and coating a photoresist layer on the aluminum film. The method then includes exposing the sample in a photolith using a rib waveguide photo mask, etching the aluminum film, and removing the photoresist layer. The method further includes etching the silicon nitride film to a depth, removing the aluminum film, and depositing a silicon dioxide (SiO2) cladding on to the silicon nitride film and the rare-earth doped transparent polycrystalline ceramic substrate.
G02B 6/122 - Basic optical elements, e.g. light-guiding paths
G02B 6/12 - Light guidesStructural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
G02B 6/132 - Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method by deposition of thin films
G02B 6/134 - Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method by substitution by dopant atoms
G02B 6/136 - Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method by etching
An anti-resonant hollow core optical fiber including: a cladding tube including a cladding inner surface at a cladding inner radius from a fiber longitudinal axis, the cladding inner radius varying azimuthally around the fiber longitudinal axis, the cladding inner surface defining recesses; a plurality of primary capillaries, each disposed within a different one of the recesses and contacting the cladding inner surface and an adjacent primary capillary in both azimuthal directions around the fiber longitudinal axis; a plurality of first nested capillaries each disposed within a different one of the primary capillaries; a plurality of second nested capillaries each disposed within the interior of a different one of the plurality of first nested capillaries; and an effective core region tangential to the plurality of primary capillaries at a core radius from the fiber longitudinal axis, the plurality of primary capillaries disposed radially outward of the effective core region.
A dielectric material is a thermoset polymer that is a copolymer of a first monomer and a second monomer. The first monomer can comprise a dipolar functional group having a dipole monomer of about 3.9 Debye or more. The first monomer can comprise a sulfur atom. The second monomer is a functionalized oligomeric silsesquioxane. The thermoset polymer can have a dielectric constant from about 15 to about 35 at 1000 Hertz. Methods can include disposing a precursor solution on a substrate. Methods can include heating the precursor solution to form a precursor layer. Methods can include disposing a photomask on a covered portion of the precursor layer and irradiating an exposed portion of the precursor layer to form the dielectric material. Methods can include removing the photomask and contacting the covered portion with a developing solution.
Various aspects of photovoltaic modules are provided herein, including: an outer glass layer, an inner glass layer, a PV structures disposed on the outer glass layer, and a polymeric encapsulant having a tailored thickness and tailored elastic modulus is disposed over the PV structures and between the inner and outer glass layers, where outer glass layer is at least three times thinner than the inner glass layer; such that the module exhibits a failure probability (Pf) of less than 15% when tested according to the IEC 61215 & ASTM E1038 Hail Test.
A forming tool for use during a process of converting a glass tube into a glass container, includes a base portion comprising a fluid cavity for containing a fluid and an insertion portion extending from the base portion. The insertion portion includes an external surface sized to fit into an opening of the glass tube. In embodiments, the insertion portion comprises a fluid opening extending from an interior surface thereof to the external surface, the fluid opening configured to deliver the fluid from the fluid cavity between the insertion portion and the glass tube. In embodiments, the forming tool comprises a thermally conductive insert extending through the base portion and the insertion portion, the thermally conductive insert extending through the fluid cavity such that the fluid in the fluid cavity regulates a temperature of the thermally conductive insert.
Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles that exhibit scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle in the range from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer and a second a second high refractive index sub-layer. In some instances, the optical interference layer may include a third sub-layer.
G02B 1/14 - Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings
C03C 17/34 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with at least two coatings having different compositions
G02B 1/10 - Optical coatings produced by application to, or surface treatment of, optical elements
G02B 1/113 - Anti-reflection coatings using inorganic layer materials only
A transparent article is described herein that includes: a glass-ceramic substrate comprising first and second primary surfaces opposing one another and a crystallinity of at least 40% by weight; and an optical film structure disposed on the first primary surface. The optical film structure comprises a plurality of alternating high refractive index (RI) and low RI layers and a scratch-resistant layer. The article also exhibits an average photopic transmittance of greater than 80% and a maximum hardness of greater than 10 GPa, as measured by a Berkovich Hardness Test over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm. The glass-ceramic substrate comprises an elastic modulus of greater than 85 GPa and a fracture toughness of greater than 0.8 MPa·√m. Further, the optical film structure exhibits a residual compressive stress of ≥700 MPa and an elastic modulus of ≥140 GPa.
G02B 1/14 - Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03C 17/34 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with at least two coatings having different compositions
A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.
F26B 13/10 - Arrangements for feeding, heating or supporting materialsControlling movement, tension or position of materials
F27B 9/28 - Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity for treating continuous lengths of work
INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS (ICREA) (Spain)
Inventor
Graham, Christina Louise
Pruneri, Valerio
Senaratne, Wageesha
Thelen, Dean Michael
Abstract
An antimicrobial article and methods of making, the antimicrobial article comprising a substrate comprising a first major surface and a second major surface; an optional adhesion layer disposed on the first major surface of the substrate; discontinuous islands comprising copper, silver, gold, or any combination thereof disposed on the first major surface of the substrate, the optional adhesion layer if present, or both; and a dielectric layer disposed between and at least partially covering the discontinuous islands; wherein the discontinuous islands and the dielectric layer together form an outer antimicrobial surface.
A01N 25/08 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing solids as carriers or diluents
A01N 25/24 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing ingredients to enhance the sticking of the active ingredients
A01N 59/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic compounds
A method for ion-exchanging glass-ceramic substrates, the method comprising: a first contacting step comprising contacting a first glass-ceramic substrate with a molten salt bath comprising at least one of NaNO3 and KNO3, whereby (1) lithium ions diffuse from the first glass-ceramic substrate into the molten salt bath to provide a first dissolved lithium ion concentration, and (2) at least one of sodium and potassium ions diffuse from the molten salt bath into the first glass-ceramic substrate, thereby forming a first glass-ceramic article; a pH adjusting step that adjusts a pH of the molten salt bath; a lithium ion scavenging step that adjusts the first dissolved lithium ion concentration; wherein the pH adjusting and lithium ion scavenging steps provide a regenerated molten salt bath having a target pH and a second dissolved lithium ion concentration; and a second contacting step comprising contacting a second glass-ceramic substrate with the regenerated molten salt bath.
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
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DISPLAY SYSTEMS COMPRISING SPACERS DISPOSED BETWEEN FRAME AND DISPLAY BACK PANEL AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
A display system comprises a glass substrate, a frame comprising a curved support surface, an adhesive layer compring an adhesive that is disposed between the curved support surface and the glass substrate, and a display module comprising a back panel. The adhesive layer retains the glass substrate in the shape of the curved support surface. There is a gap between a peripheral edge of the back panel and an inner edge of the frame. A spacer disposed in the gap and extends an entirety of a distance between the peripheral edge and the inner edge to maintain the gap during fabrication of the display system and facilitate the adhesive layer having a uniform thickness. Spacers for containing the adhesive during fabrication, methods of shaping the adhesive layer, frame features for containing flows of the adheisve, ways of shaping the adhesive layer, and fabrication methods are also described.
Systems for finishing ends of glass tubes or glass rods include a conveyor operable to translate and rotate the glass tubes or glass rods and a separating laser system comprising a laser source operable to produce a separating laser beam and a beam delivery system operable to modify a shape, power density, or power density distribution of the separating laser beam and direct the separating laser beam to the glass tubes or glass rods. Methods of cutting and finishing ends of the glass tubes or rods with the systems includes rotating each glass tube or rod about a center axis of the glass tube or rod, heating a target region of the glass tube or rod by exposing the target region to a separating laser beam while rotating the glass tube or rod, and applying a pulling force to the end of the glass tube or rod.
Methods and systems are provided for scalable preparation of transfection reagent. A method includes providing a plurality of reagent components for mixing together to form the transfection reagent, and mixing the reagent components in a passive mixing module having an outlet for outputting a mixture of the plurality of reagent components. The method further includes providing a plurality of incubation containers fluidly connected to the outlet and configured for receiving and holding the mixture; filling one or more of the plurality of incubation containers with at least a portion the mixture from the outlet, where the filling occurs consecutively; and holding the at least a portion of the mixture in one or more of the plurality of incubation containers for a predetermined incubation time to form the transfection reagent.
Provided is a scoring apparatus for scoring a glass ribbon moving in a vertical direction, comprising: a first rail which is spaced apart from and faces a first surface of the glass ribbon, and crosses the glass ribbon in a direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction; a scoring wheel reciprocating along the first rail and comprising a first pivot and a tip; a second rail that is spaced apart from a second surface while facing the second surface and extends parallel to the first rail, the second surface being opposite to the first surface of the glass ribbon; a support wheel reciprocating along the second rail and comprising a second pivot and a roll pad; and a supporter located below the second rail and configured to reciprocate in the vertical direction, wherein the tip forms a score line on the first surface of the glass ribbon.
A support for a continuous strip formed during chamfering of a glass substrate that is situated on a jig includes one or more platform structures positioned adjacent to the jig and configured to reduce vibration of the continuous strip as the continuous strip grows during the chamfering of the glass substrate. The one or more platform structures are further configured to maintain an angle that the continuous strip forms with the glass substrate during chamfering.
C03B 33/03 - Glass cutting tablesApparatus for transporting or handling sheet glass during the cutting or breaking operations
B28D 1/22 - Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete, not provided for elsewhereMachines, devices, tools therefor by cutting, e.g. incising
B28D 1/30 - Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete, not provided for elsewhereMachines, devices, tools therefor to form contours, i.e. curved surfaces, irrespective of the method of working used
B28D 7/04 - Accessories specially adapted for use with machines or devices of the other groups of this subclass for supporting or holding work
A glass composition includes: 50 mol % to 69 mol % SiO2; 12.5 mol % to 25 mol % Al2O3; 0 mol % to 8 mol % B2O3; greater than 0 mol % to 4 mol % CaO; greater than 0 mol % to 17.5 mol % MgO; 0.5 mol % to 8 mol % Na2O; 0 mol % to 2.5 mol % La2O3; and greater than 8 mol % to 18 mol % Li2O, wherein (Li2O+Na2O+MgO)/Al2O3 is from 0.9 to less than 1.3; and Al2O3+MgO+Li2O+ZrO2+La2O3+Y2O3 is from greater than 23 mol % to less than 50 mol %. The glass composition may be characterized by at least one of the following: a K1C value measured by a chevron short bar method of at least 0.75; and a K1C value measured by a double torsion method of at least 0.8. The glass composition is chemically strengthenable. The glass composition may be used in a glass article or a consumer electronic product.
C03C 3/095 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing rare earths
C03C 3/087 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
C03C 3/091 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing boron containing aluminium
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
An electrical heater body, comprising an outer periphery, a plurality of slots, a plurality of core segments, and a plurality of end regions, is disclosed. Each slot extends from the outer periphery to a terminal end within the electrical heater body. Each core segment is defined between a different pair of adjacent slots. Each end region is between one of the terminal ends of the slots and the outer periphery. Each pair of adjacent core segments is connected by one of the end regions. The electrical heater body is shaped as an array of intersecting walls. A first group of intersecting walls extend in a primary direction parallel to the plurality of slots. A second group of intersecting walls intersect the first group at a plurality of intersection angles. At least a portion of the intersection angles in each of the core segments varies along the primary direction.
F01N 3/20 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operationControl specially adapted for catalytic conversion
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FOLDABLE SUBSTRATES, FOLDABLE APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF MAKING
Foldable substrates and foldable apparatus containing the same have a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion has a central thickness less than a substrate thickness in the first portion and the second portion. A lithium difference between a central concentration at a central midpoint minus a first concentration of lithium oxide at a first midpoint of the first portion is from 0.2 mol % to 2 mol %. A larger alkali difference between a central concentration at the central midpoint minus a first concentration at the first midpoint is from 0.2 mol % to 2 mol %. A ratio of the lithium difference to the larger alkali difference is from 0.6 to 1.7. Methods includes disposing a diffusion layer over the central portion before chemically strengthening the foldable substrate.
A silicate-based glass composition includes 15-65 wt. % SiO2, 15-50 wt. % CaO, 1-30 wt. % P2O5, and 1-20 wt. % ZrO2, such that the composition has a hydrolytic resistance of glass grains (HGB) of at most 3, when measured by International Organization for Standardization section 719 (ISO 719), and forms a bioactive crystalline phase in simulated body fluid.
C03C 3/087 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing aluminium oxide or an iron compound containing an oxide of a divalent metal containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass
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METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING GLASS VIALS USING LASERS
A method for producing glass articles from glass tubes includes rotating a glass tube about a center axis, heating a target region of the glass tube to a forming temperature, forming at least one feature of the glass article at the target region of the glass tube, and separating the glass article from the working end of the glass tube. Heating the target region of the glass tube, separating the glass article from the working end of the glass tube, or both includes exposing the target region, a separating region, or both of the glass tube to a laser beam produced by a laser system, which heats the glass tube at the target region, the separating region, or both. A system includes the converter and the laser system for heating or separating the glass article from the glass tube.
An apparatus and method for manufacturing a glass article include a thickness control device configured to flow a fluid toward the glass ribbon, the thickness control device including at least one pivotable fluid discharge conduit configured to flow the fluid therethrough, wherein rotation of the pivotable fluid discharge conduit changes a flow orientation of the fluid relative to the glass ribbon.
2 and may also include also contain other secondary phases, including lithium silicates, that may be beneficial for toughening or for strengthening through an ion-exchange. Additional secondary phases may also decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass-ceramic. A method of making such glass-ceramic is also provided.
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
A61K 6/818 - Preparations for artificial teeth, for filling teeth or for capping teeth comprising ceramics comprising zirconium oxide
A61K 6/822 - Preparations for artificial teeth, for filling teeth or for capping teeth comprising ceramics comprising rare earth metal oxides
A61K 6/824 - Preparations for artificial teeth, for filling teeth or for capping teeth comprising ceramics comprising transition metal oxides
C03B 32/02 - Thermal crystallisation, e.g. for crystallising glass bodies into glass-ceramic articles
C03C 3/097 - Glass compositions containing silica with 40% to 90% silica by weight containing phosphorus, niobium or tantalum
C03C 4/00 - Compositions for glass with special properties
C03C 4/16 - Compositions for glass with special properties for dielectric glass
C03C 14/00 - Glass compositions containing a non-glass component, e.g. compositions containing fibres, filaments, whiskers, platelets, or the like, dispersed in a glass matrix
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF BIOMASS MONITORING FOR CELL CULTURE BIOREACTORS
A method of monitoring biomass during a cell culture of cells in a bioreactor is provided. The method includes culturing the cells in the bioreactor using a cell culture medium perfused through the bioreactor; measuring at least one of a cell nutrient and a cell byproduct in the cell culture medium; determining at least one of a consumption rate of the cell nutrient and an accumulation rate of the cell byproduct; and predicting a cell number within the bioreactor at a specified culture time based on at least one of the consumption rate and the accumulation rate.
The present disclosure is directed to resistive heater bodies having a honeycomb structure and one or more current directing features, systems incorporating such resistive heater bodies. The honeycomb heater bodies and systems of the present disclosure find particular application in reducing cold-start emissions in gasoline- and diesel-powered engines. More specifically, the resistive heater bodies of the present disclosure provide current directing features enabling improved heating performance of downstream catalyst-containing substrates.
F01N 3/20 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operationControl specially adapted for catalytic conversion
An optical fiber including a core radius (rc), an inner cladding radius (ric), a trench cladding radius (rtc), an outer cladding radius (roc), a core composition, an inner cladding composition, a trench cladding composition, and an outer cladding composition that are all substantially constant as a function of position along the length of the optical fiber but with a core refractive index, a inner cladding refractive index, a trench cladding refractive index, and an outer cladding refractive index that all vary as a function of position along the length of the optical fiber so that the optical fiber exhibits a zero-dispersion wavelength that repeatedly and sequentially rises and falls along the length of the optical fiber about an average zero-dispersion wavelength within a range of from 1300 nm to 1324 nm and with a peak-to-valley variation greater than or equal to 5 nm.
The present invention provides a composition that contains component (A): a crosslinkable compound and component (B): a non-fluorine liquid-repellent compound, and that satisfies the formula: Pb−Pc>0 [in the formula, Pb is the value of the ratio of polar components in the surface free energy at a layer formed from the non-fluorine liquid-repellent compound, and Pc is the value of the ratio of polar components in the surface free energy at a layer formed from the composition].
C03C 17/245 - Oxides by deposition from the vapour phase
C03C 17/25 - Oxides by deposition from the liquid phase
C03C 17/34 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with at least two coatings having different compositions
C09D 5/00 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects producedFilling pastes
C23C 14/22 - Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the process of coating
C23C 18/12 - Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coatingContact plating by thermal decomposition characterised by the deposition of inorganic material other than metallic material
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COATED GLASS ARTICLES WITH ADHESION PROMOTING REGION
A coated glass article includes a glass article comprising a glass having a surface. The surface has an adhesion promoting region comprising a nanostructure formed at the surface of the glass. The adhesion promoting region is constructed of materials that are the same as one or more constituents of a glass composition of the glass. The coated glass article further includes a coating disposed on the adhesion promoting region formed at the surface of the glass. The coating incudes one or more polymer coating materials. The adhesion promoting region improves adhesion of the coating to the glass while also eliminating the use of titania or other adhesion promoting compounds that can adversely affect the optical properties of the coatings.
C03C 17/00 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating
C03C 17/32 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with organic material with synthetic or natural resins
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GLASS-CERAMICS WITH HIGH ELASTIC MODULUS AND HARDNESS
A composition includes 30 mol % to 60 mol % SiO2; 15 mol % to 40 mol % Al2O3; 5 mol % to 25 mol % Y2O3; 5 mol % to 15 mol % TiO2; and 0.1 mol % to 15 mol % RO, such that RO is a sum of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO.
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLATINUM FREE MELTING OF HIGH INDEX GLASSES
A combustion burner employed in a submerged combustion vessel used to melt high index glass includes an arch positioned on a burner in the submerged combustion vessel. An amount of combustible gas flows through a first port disposed in a first haunch of the arch and through a second port disposed in a second haunch of the arch. Fuel is supplied through an end port in a fuel supply line. The end port is disposed under the arch. An amount of glass is fed into the submerged combustion vessel and is melted inside the submerged combustion vessel by igniting the burner. Some of the melted glass at least partially solidifies against a wall of the submerged combustion vessel such that the melted glass is contained in a vessel of itself.
C03B 5/193 - Stirring devicesHomogenisation using gas, e.g. bubblers
F23C 3/00 - Combustion apparatus characterised by the shape of the combustion chamber
F23D 14/22 - Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone with separate air and gas feed ducts, e.g. with ducts running parallel or crossing each other
A smart window article including: a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate; a first transparent electrode layer disposed on the first transparent substrate; a second transparent electrode layer disposed on the second transparent substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a negative liquid crystal and a positive liquid crystal. The smart window article is operable to, from, and between a first voltage state and a second voltage state during which the liquid crystal layer is subjected to a working voltage of less than or equal to 55 V. During the first voltage state, the smart window article exhibits a haze of less than or equal to 20%. During the second voltage state, the smart window article exhibits a haze of greater than or equal to 70%.
A mesoporous material is derived from a polysaccharide by thermally assisted partial carbonisation after expansion. The polysaccharide is an acid containing polysaccharide or mixture of polysaccharides.
A laminated glass article may include an impact-load-distributing layer, a glass layer, and a substrate. The impact-load-distributing layer may include a shear-thinning fluid. The glass layer may be disposed on the impact-load-distributing layer. The impact-load distributing layer may be disposed on the substrate.
B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
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GLASS ARTICLES, NATIVELY COLORED GLASS HOUSINGS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
The invention relates to a thermal infrared transparent polymer film suitable for use in an identification device, said film comprising an infrared transparent polymer matrix with a pigment dispersed therein, wherein the thickness of the polymer film is greater than 30 micron and wherein the polymer film has an average transmission in the thermal infrared of greater than or equal to 0.5. Preferably, the pigment comprises an inorganic material. There is further provided a thin film, thermally reflective material (20) comprising the afore-mentioned infrared transparent film (21) and an infrared reflective layer provided on one surface thereof (22).
C03C 4/02 - Compositions for glass with special properties for coloured glass
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
A method for analyzing a hollow core optical fiber includes: disposing a photodetector at an angle greater than 0° and less than 180° relative to a longitudinal axis of a hollow core optical fiber; injecting light into the hollow core optical fiber; measuring, via the photodetector, optical power of the light transmitted through a side of the hollow core optical fiber; and detecting a defect in the hollow core optical fiber based on the measured optical power.
Methods of making an insulated glass unit (IGU) are provided with a thin center pane in a triple IGU (regardless of CTE or glass type/composition), including various embodiments for reducing, preventing, and/or eliminating edge warp when a heated adhesive is utilized as the spacer material in the IGU.
E06B 3/66 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges
E06B 3/677 - Evacuating or filling the gap between the panesPreventing condensation in the gap between the panesCleaning the gap between the panes
A glass manufacturing apparatus is disclosed. The glass manufacturing apparatus includes a conduit defining a length. The conduit includes an interior passage defining a conduit cross-sectional footprint with a first cross-sectional area at a point along the length. The apparatus further includes an expansion drum positioned along the length of the conduit or adjacent to and in line with the conduit. The expansion drum defines an expansion drum cross-sectional footprint and a length. The expansion drum cross-sectional footprint extends outside of the conduit cross-sectional footprint. The expansion drum includes a second cross-sectional area at a second point along the length of the conduit. The second cross-sectional area is greater than the first cross-sectional area. The apparatus may further include one or more reinforcing members attached to and extending along a portion of the length of the conduit.
A cell culture system is provided that includes a cell culture vessel enclosing an interior configured to culture cells in liquid cell culture media, and a media conditioning system. The media conditioning system includes a media conditioning vessel for conditioning liquid media, and an oxygenation column. The oxygenation column includes an enclosure housing an interior space, an oxygen-depleted media inlet fluidly connected to the interior space, an excess gas vent fluidly connected to the interior space, and a lower opening fluidly connected to the interior space. The lower opening is disposed at a lower end of the oxygenation column and in a fluid path between the interior space and the media conditioning vessel. The oxygenation column is designed to mix the oxygen-depleted media with a gas comprising oxygen in a counterflow manner, and thus achieve better dissolved oxygen saturation in the media.
Various embodiments of a solar module and related methods are disclosed herein, including at least one solar cell having a functional material positioned in electrical communication with an electrical wiring component, a first substrate configured of a transparent material; a second substrate, configured in spaced relation from the first substrate, such that the functional material is configured between the first substrate and the second material and an encapsulant (at least one) retained in place via an encapsulant configured between the first substrate and the solar cell and the second substate and the solar cell, further configured to retain the solar cell in place between the first substrate and the second substrate; wherein at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is a glass material.
An exemplary cell culture vessel is described including a housing defining a cavity operable to maintain a cell culture and an open end fluidly connected to the cavity, the open end surrounded by a peripheral edge of the housing, and a sparger coupled to the open end at the peripheral edge. The sparger includes a film having a first peripheral edge portion and a plate having a second peripheral edge portion. The first peripheral edge portion sealed to the second peripheral edge portion such that the film is spaced apart from the plate by less than about 100 micrometers to form a fluid passageway between the film and the plate. The film further includes a plurality of spaced apart holes. A method of using the cell culture vessel is also described.
Methods for producing glass articles from a glass tube are provided. The methods include securing a glass tube in a holder of a converter having a plurality of processing stations, which include heating stations, a forming station, and a separating station. The method includes forming one or more features of a glass article at a working end of the glass tube by indexing the glass tube through the heating stations and the forming station, separating the glass article from the working end of the glass tube in the separating station, and indexing the glass tube from the separating station to an auxiliary processing station having a heating station or a forming station. The method includes volumetrically heating a targeted heat area on the glass tube and the glass article in at least one of the processing stations using an electromagnetic heating device.
Manufacturing glass ceramic materials comprises ceramming a glass to grow a crystalline tungsten bronze phase comprising nanoparticles having a formula MxWO3, where M includes a dopant cation, and where 0
C03C 4/06 - Compositions for glass with special properties for photosensitive glass for phototropic or photochromic glass
C03C 4/08 - Compositions for glass with special properties for glass selectively absorbing radiation of specified wave lengths
C03C 4/18 - Compositions for glass with special properties for ion-sensitive glass
C03C 10/00 - Devitrified glass ceramics, i.e. glass ceramics having a crystalline phase dispersed in a glassy phase and constituting at least 50% by weight of the total composition
C03C 21/00 - Treatment of glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by diffusing ions or metals into the surface
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