Corning Incorporated

Matthew Wade Fenton

Yuhui Jin

Timothy James Kiczenski

Jeffrey John Domey

Joshua Lee Tokar

Govindarajan Natarajan

Paul John Shustack

Jian-Zhi Jay Zhang

Matthew John Dejneka

Dana Craig Bookbinder

Nicholas Francis Borrelli

Charlene Marie Smith

Timothy Michael Gross

Vitor Marino Schneider

Yawei Sun

David L Weidman

Aize Li

Yousef Kayed Qaroush

Xu Ouyang

Kathleen Ann Wexell

Timothy Edward Myers

Michelle Diane Pierson-Stull

Dhananjay Joshi

Gabriel Pierce Agnello

Michael Etienne

Brandon Allen Bazemore

Robert Arthur McIntosh

Kuan-ting Kuo

Antoine Daniel Lesuffleur

Katherine Anne Lindberg

Naigeng Chen

Adam James Ruggles

Ren Liu

Foldable apparatus can comprise a foldable substrate comprising a substrate thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a central thickness less than the substrate thickness. A first maximum tensile stress of a first tensile stress region in the first portion and a second maximum tensile stress of the second tensile stress region in the second portion can be less than a third maximum tensile stress of a central tensile stress region in the central portion. Ribbons can comprise a ribbon thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a first central compressive stress region and a second central compressive stress region. In some embodiments, methods of processing a ribbon can comprise masking the first portion, masking the second portion, and chemically strengthening the central portion.

Foldable apparatus, ribbons, and methods of making

Embodiments of an image panel are provided. The image panel includes a transparent substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. A first image layer is disposed on the second major surface. A diffuser layer is disposed on the first image layer, and a second image layer is disposed on the diffuser layer. The second image layer includes mask regions and image regions. An optical density of the image panel is at least 3.0 in the mask regions and less than 3.0 in the image regions. The image regions are not visible from the first major surface when light is not incident upon the second major surface. The image regions are visible from the first major surface and form a composite image with the first image layer when light is incident upon the second major surface.

Image panel having composite image using color changing with backlight illumination

Foldable substrates have a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion positioned therebetween with a first transition region having a first central surface area of the central portion with a first average angle. In aspects, the first average angle is from about 176.10 to about 179.9° or from about 177.0° to about 179.9°. In aspects, a polymer angle is from 178.3° to about 179.9° or from about 179.10 to about 179.9°. Methods comprise disposing an etch mask over the first major surface of the foldable substrate before etching the foldable substrate. In aspects, the etch mask comprises a first polymer layer positioned between a first barrier layer and the first major surface. In aspects, the etch mask comprises a plurality of ink-jet printed shapes. Methods of measuring a contrast ratio comprise impinging a transparent apparatus with a collimated beam.

Foldable substrates having a cavity filled with a polymer and methods of making

Deadfront articles that include a tactile element formed on a first surface of a substrate and a visual element disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface. The tactile element is positioned on the first surface of the substrate in a complimentary fashion to the visual element disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The tactile element may include a surface roughness portion having a surface roughness different than the surface roughness of an area bordering the surface roughness portion. The deadfront articles may be incorporated into an automobile interior to provide a visual and haptic display interface for a user.

Tactile elements for deadfronted glass and methods of making the same

Embodiments of a deadfront article are provided. The deadfront article includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The deadfront article also includes a semi-transparent layer disposed onto the second surface of the substrate. The semi-transparent layer has a region of a solid color or of a design of two or more colors, and the semi-transparent layer has a first optical density. Further, the deadfront article includes a contrast layer disposed onto the region. The contrast layer is configured to enhance visibility of the color(s) of the semi-transparent layer.

Deadfront for displays including a touch panel on decorative glass and related methods

Multicolored glass-based articles and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a glass-based part and exposing a first region to radiation and a second region to radiation such that the first and second regions have different sized metallic nanoparticles, resulting in a multicolored glass article.

Multicolored photosensitive glass-based parts and methods of manufacture

Methods and apparatus provide for an improved visual and optionally tactile features on a visible element of an article, such as a consumer electronic device (e.g., a mobile electronic device, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a phablet, a notebook computer, a laptop, etc.).

Methods and apparatus for providing improved visual and optionally tactile features on a substrate

A method for printing ink on a substrate comprising the steps of coating a glass substrate with an adhesion promoter, depositing one or more layers of ink on the coated substrate, and laminating the imaged substrate. The substrate can be a glass substrate, and the adhesion promoter can include a silane material, powder coating, organophosphate primer suspended in isopropanol.

Methods for printing on glass

An article includes a substrate; a first layer disposed on the first major surface of the substrate, wherein the first layer has an adherence to the substrate of greater than or equal to 4B according to a cross hatch adhesion test set forth in ASTM D3359-17; and at least one ink layer disposed on the first layer having a surface roughness Ra greater than or equal 50 nm to provide a textured surface. Also disclosed is an article a substrate a coating disposed on the first major surface, wherein the coating has an adherence to the substrate of greater than or equal to 4B according to a cross hatch adhesion test set, a gauge hardness greater than or equal to 4H according to a pencil test, and a scratch hardness greater than or equal to 3H according to a pencil test set.

Articles with textured surfaces and methods of making same

A light diffusing component is disclosed. The light diffusing component comprises a substrate, such as glass, having a frontside, a backside spaced apart from the frontside, and an edge configured to receive a light source. The glass sheet includes at least one scattering layer having a plurality of light scattering centers etched into at least a portion of the frontside of the glass sheet. The scattering centers have an increased density as the distance from the edge increases and the scattering centers are randomly distributed in size and smaller than about 200 &#x3bc;m. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a light diffusing component comprising masking a substrate, such as a glass sheet, and etching the substrate such that the density of the resulting scattering centers increased as the distance from the light source increases.

Light diffusing component and a method of manufacturing a light diffusing component

Methods for printing ink on pre-treated glass substrates

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Elmira, NY, United States of America

Matthew Wade Fenton