Corning Incorporated

Corning Glass Works

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Candace J Quinn

George Halsey Beall

Ronald E Johnson

Robert Sabia

Jean-Pierre Themont

Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree

James Evans

Larry G Mann

Carlo M Golino

Thomas Paul Grandi

Beth Costello Monahan

Kenneth T Barnhart

Bruce Gardiner Aitken

David J Kerko

Paul A Tick

Jackson P Trentelman

Mark Stephen Friske

Joseph E Pierson

James Edward Dickinson, Jr

Bernard Eid

Frances M Smith

Thierry L A Dannoux

Joseph Ference

David Scott Franzen

M Grayson Alexander

Alain Re Carre

C John Yu

Wendy A Bahn

Paul S Roussel

Jean-Pierre Odile

A collimator array, a fiber array and a method for fabricating the fiber array are described herein. In one embodiment, that fiber array includes a plurality of optical fibers and a glass plate with a plurality of holes in each of which there is secured one of the optical fibers, wherein the holes were formed by etching away a plurality of opal regions within an exposed and heated photosensitive glass which after the etching became the glass plate. In another embodiment, the fiber array includes a plurality of optical fibers and a glass plate with a plurality of holes in each of which there is secured one of the optical fibers, wherein the holes were formed by etching away a plurality of opal regions within an exposed and heated photosensitive glass which after the etching became the glass plate that included a plurality of oversized holes which were filled with a moldable material that was then drilled to form the holes.

Fiber array and methods for fabricating the fiber array

Optical isolators and methods of manufacturing optical isolators are disclosed. The optical isolators are manufactured by directly bonding the parts of the isolators without the use of adhesive or mechanical devices to hold the individual parts together.

Optical isolators and methods of manufacture

Disclosed is a zinc phosphate glass consisting essentially, expressed in terms of mole percent on the oxide basis, of 31-34% P O , 0-2% Al O , 5-11% Li O, 5-13% Na O, 3-7% K O, with Li O&plus;Na O&plus;K O being 10-28%, 20-45% ZnO, 0-10% CaO, 0-10% BaO, 0-10% SrO, with CaO&plus;BaO&plus;SrO being 3-12%, and 0-2% SiO , said glass exhibiting a stable glass transition temperature below 450&deg; C., a working temperature below 500&deg; C., and a water durability of no more than 5&times;10 g/cm /min after immersion in water at 95&deg; C. for 24 hours. The low-temperature glass of the present invention is particularly useful for producing glass/polymer blends. Glass/polymer blends containing the glass of the present invention are also disclosed.

Zinc phosphate glass compositions

A method and apparatus for making color filters for liquid crystal display panels. A transfer layer is formed on a collector roll, and a raised pattern corresponding to the desired black matrix pattern is formed on the transfer layer by an embossing means. A plurality of colored ink patterns is formed in the appropriate location within the boundaries formed by the raised pattern, thereby forming the multicolor image that will become the color filter. This multicolored image is then transferred to the substrate. Preferably, the multicolored ink pattern is deposited to a substrate while in a deformable state, flattened during the deposition process, and the deformed, more uniform shape of the printed cells is thereafter retained, preferably by curing during deposition to the substrate.

Method for printing a color filter

A method and apparatus for making formed glass structures. A glass frit containing material is deposited within a recessed pattern, hardened in the recessed pattern, and transferred to a substrate. The method and apparatus of the invention are particularly useful for forming barrier rib structures for use in plasma display panels.

Method for forming glass rib structures

Apparatus and method for printing a color filter

This invention relates to a fiberizable glass compositions consisting essentially, expressed in terms of mole percent on the oxide basis, of at least 65% total of 5-55% ZnO, 28-40% P.sub.2 O.sub.5, 0.3-5% MoO.sub.3 and 10-35% R.sub.2 O, wherein R.sub.2 O consists of at least two alkali metal oxides in the indicated proportions selected from the group consisting of 0-25% Li.sub.2 O, 0-25% Na.sub.2 O, and 0-25% K.sub.2 O, and up to 35% total of optional ingredients in the indicated proportions selected from the group consisting of 0-10% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-15% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-15% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 +B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-15% Cu.sub.2 O, 0-25% Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-5% F, 0-35% PbO, 0-35% SnO, 0-35% PbO+SnO, 0-5% ZrO.sub.2, 0-4% SiO.sub.2, 0-20% MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO+MnO, 0-20% MgO, 0-20% CaO, 0-20% SrO, 0-20% BaO and 0-10% MnO, and 0-5% rare earth metal oxide.

Fiberizable zinc-phosphate glass compositions

Semi-permeable microporous polymer bodies, such as porous plates or membranes for separation processes, are provided, these being made of durable high-temperature thermoplastics, eg., a liquid crystal polymer, by a process comprising melt-mixing the polymer with high loadings of leachable glass and then leaching the glass from the polymer to leave a continuous relict polymer network, the network typically demonstrating pore volumes of 50 percent or more and average pore diameters in the 0.1-10 micron range.

Polymer membranes for separation processes

This invention is directed towards the production of a bioabsorbable glass-polymer alloy comprising a bioabsorbable glass and a bioabsorbable polymer, said glass having a working temperature below about 350.degree. C., a transition temperature no higher than about 250.degree. C., and which exhibits a dissolution weight loss rate which is similar to the rate at which a bioabsorbable polymer is absorbed by the body. Such exemplary bioabsorbable polymers include poly(lactic) acid, poly(glycolic) acid, poly(dioxanone), polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene oxide poly(caprolactone), copolymers of lactic acid and glycolic acid, and mixtures thereof. The glass disclosed herein consists essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of at least 85% total of 30-55% P.sub.2 O.sub.5, 12-35% ZnO, 10-30% Cl, and 15-40% R.sub.2 O, wherein R.sub.2 O consists of at least one alkali metal oxide in the indicated proportions selected from the group consisting 5-25% Na.sub.2 O, 0-25% K.sub.2 O, and 0-7% Li.sub.2 O, and up to 15% total optional ingredients in the indicated proportions selected from the group consisting of 0-10% CaO, 0-10% MgO, 0-10% MnO, 0-10% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-5% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-10% Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 0-5% F.

Bioabsorbable chlorophosphate glasses and bioabsorbable glass-polymer

Semi-permeable microporous polymer bodies, such as porous plates or membranes for separation processes, are provided, these being made of durable high-temperature thermoplastics, e.g., a liquid crystal polymer, by a process comprising melt-mixing the polymer with high loadings of leachable glass and then leaching the glass from the polymer to leave a continuous relict polymer network, the network typically demonstrating pore volumes of 50 percent or more and average pore diameters in the 0.1-10 micron range.

Polymer membranes for separation process

This invention is directed to the production of glasses demonstrating working temperatures below about 450.degree. C., transition temperatures no higher than about 350.degree. C., and good resistance to attack by mild aqueous alkaline solutions consisting essentially, expressed in terms of mole percent on the oxide basis of

Alkali zinc halophosphate glasses

A glass-ceramic superconductor is disclosed, having a nominal stoichiometric composition consisting essentially of the oxides of Bi, Ca, Sr, Cu and Zn in the stoichiometric formula range: Bi.sub.2 Ca.sub.x Sr.sub.z Zn.sub.n Cu.sub.w O.sub.y, wherein x ranges about 1-2, z ranges about 1-2, n ranges about 0.001-2, w ranges about 1-2, and y ranges about 6-11. These compositions exhibit greatly improved glass stability, yet can yield highly crystalline superconductors which may include large platelet crystals and which can exhibit very low room temperature resistivity.

Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-Zn-O superconducting glass-ceramics

This invention is directed to the preparation of alloy articles consisting essentially of glass and/or glass-ceramic and an organic thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer having a working temperature compatible with that of the glass and/or the precursor glass for the glass-ceramic. The glass and polymer are combined at the working temperature to form an intimate mixture; i.e., the glass and polymer are in a sufficiently fluid state to be blended together to yield a body exhibiting an essentially uniform, fine-grained microstructure wherein, desirably, there is at least partial miscibility and/or a reaction between the glass and the polymer to promote adhesion and bonding therebetween. A body is shaped from the mixture and cooled to room temperature.

Glass/glass-ceramic-plastic alloy articles

This invention is concerned with the preparation of glasses exhibiting transition temperatures below 450.degree. C., working temperatures below 500.degree. C., and exceptional resistance to mild aqueous alkaline solutions consisting essentially, expressed in terms of mold percent on the oxide basis, of:

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Candace J Quinn