Corning Incorporated

Khaled Layouni

Timothy Michael Gross

Guangli Hu

Yawei Sun

Wendell Porter Weeks

Jason Thomas Harris

Yanxia Ann Lu

Yousef Kayed Qaroush

Matthew Lee Black

Olivier Lobet

Bin Zhang

Michael William Price

Chunhe Zhang

Paulo Gaspar Jorge Marques

Petr Gorelchenko

Torsten Nath

Jong Se Park

Po-Jen Shih

Amey Ganpat Badar

Yang Yang

Yassine Kilali

Embodiments of this disclosuer pertain to glass articles that comprise a maximum CS magnitude (CS) of about 900 MPa or greater, a CS magnitude of 750 MPa or greater at a depth of about 5 micrometers, and a maximum CT magnitude (CT) disposed at a depth from the first major surface in a range from about 0.25 t to about 0.75 t. Embodiments of a curved glass article are also disclosed. In one or more embodiments, such curved glass articles include the first major concave surface comprising a maximum radius of curvature of about 100 mm or greater and a first maximum CS value (CS) greater than about 800 MPa, a second major convex surface comprising a second maximum CS value (CS), wherein the CSis less than CS. Embodiments of an automotive interior system including such curved glass articles and methods of making glass articles are also disclosed.

Strengthened glass articles exhibiting improved headform impact performance and automotive interior systems incorporating the same

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a rollable glass sheet configured to reversibly transition between a flat configuration and a bent configuration. The rollable glass sheet includes a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness of the glass sheet that is 0.4 mm or less. In the flat configuration, the first major surface includes a first surface compressive stress and a first depth of compression, and in the bent configuration, the first major surface includes a curvature. At a radius of curvature of 50 mm, the first major surface includes a second surface compressive stress less than the first compressive stress and a second depth of compression less than the first depth of compression and greater than 11 &#x3bc;m.

Rollable or foldable glass sheet for vehicle interior systems

Embodiments of a dynamically bendable automotive interior display system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a display, a dynamically bendable cover substrate assembly disposed over the display, wherein the cover substrate assembly comprises a cover substrate with a bend axis, and a reversible support attached to at least a portion the cover substrate that dynamically bends the cover substrate along the bend axis in a cycle from a first radius of curvature to a second radius of curvature and from the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more frames that partially house the display and are attached to the cover substrate.

Dynamically bendable automotive interior display systems

Embodiments of glass articles including a compressive stress (CS) region and a central tension (CT) region, wherein a portion of the CS region extends from the first major surface to a depth of compression (DOC), wherein, when the glass article is in a substantially flat configuration, the CT region has a maximum value (CT) that is about 60 MPa or less, and wherein, when the glass article is in a cold bent configuration, CT region comprises a maximum value (CT), wherein CT/CT&#x3c;1.4. Embodiments of automotive interior systems including such glass articles are provided, along with methods for forming a glass article and for forming an automotive interior system are also disclosed.

Automotive interiors and cover glass articles with improved headform impact performance and post-breakage visibility

Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to glass articles that comprise a maximum CS magnitude (CS) of about 900 MPa or greater, a CS magnitude of 750 MPa or greater at a depth of about 5 micrometers, and a maximum CT magnitude (CT) disposed at a depth from the first major surface in a range from about 0.25 t to about 0.75 t. Embodiments of a curved glass article are also disclosed. In one or more embodiments, such curved glass articles include the first major concave surface comprising a maximum radius of curvature of about 100 mm or greater and a first maximum CS value (CS) of greater than about 800 MPa, a second major convex surface comprising a second maximum CS value (CSmax2), wherein the CSis less than CS. Embodiments of an automotive interior system including such curved glass articles and methods of making glass articles are also disclosed.

An apparatus and method to strength test porous ceramic honeycomb bodies. The apparatus includes an interlayer between at least one platen and a surface of the high porosity honeycomb body to be tested. The method includes disposing at least one interlayer between at least one platen and an end face of the body, applying a force to the high porosity ceramic honeycomb body and monitoring a result of applying the force. The interlayer comprises a surface weight of about 350 g/mand a thickness in a direction N between facing surfaces load platens of at least about 20 mm. Axial and radial localized stamping tests also strength test porous ceramic honeycomb bodies.

Apparatus and methods of mechanical testing materials

A substrate having inner and outer major surfaces, a plurality of edge surfaces, and a plurality of corner surfaces; and at least one of: (i) a coating applied over a limited area of the outer major surface of the substrate to produce a composite structure, (ii) an intermediate layer applied to the inner major surface of the substrate, and (iii) an elongate discontinuity disposed at one or more corners of the substrate, each of which operates to reduce catastrophic failures in the substrate resulting from a dynamic sharp impact to the outer major surface of the substrate.

Methods and apparatus for improving reliability of cover substrate against impact fractures

A method of performing a reaction is disclosed comprising flowing a reaction mixture () comprising HF past a compression seal () within a flow reactor (), wherein the compression seal () includes an O-ring or gasket () and where the O-ring or gasket () comprises fluoroelastomer (to include fluoroelastomers and perfluoroelastomers), while maintaining the reaction mixture comprising HF at a temperature of 50&#xb0; C. or greater [generally at a temperature in the range of from 50&#xb0; C. and greater (60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 120, 150, and 180&#xb0; C.) up to 220&#xb0; C.], using O-rings or gaskets () that comprise a fluoroelastomer having a pre-use tensile strength in the range of from 0.1 to 14 MPa measured according to IS037, and desirably further having a compressive set in the range of from 0 to 12% measured according to IS0815.

Methods for performing flow reactions utilizing high temperature hydrofluoric acid

A method of forming an improved sealed joint between two or more shaped ceramic structures includes providing at least first and second ceramic structures joined together by a joint comprising one or more of silicon, a silicon alloy and a silicon compound, the joint including an exposed portion interior of the joined structures, then converting at least a portion of the one or more of silicon, a silicon alloy, and a silicon compound of the joint to silicon nitride and/or silicon carbide, desirably at least at an interior exposed portion of the joint, so as to provide increased chemical resistance for the joint when aggressive chemicals are used within device formed from the sealed-together ceramic structures. The ceramic structures desirably comprise silicon carbide.

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Khaled Layouni