Corning Incorporated

Roy Joseph Bourcier

Vitor Marino Schneider

Todd Parrish St Clair

Andrew R Nadjadi

Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree

Mallanagouda D Patil

Huan-Hung Sheng

Mark J Soulliere

Prantik Mazumder

Adra Smith Baca

Dominick John Forenz

Patrick W Albor

Eric Hamilton Starns

Dana Craig Bookbinder

Pushkar Tandon

Venkata Adiseshaiah Bhagavatula

William Edward Lock

David Myron Lineman

Christopher John Warren

Richard Curwood Peterson

John Himmelreich

Satish Chandra Chaparala

Irene Marjorie Slater

Russell A Crook

Susan C Bourcier

Merle G Thompson, Jr

Tina N Redcay

William G Faber

The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include one or more layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.

High capacity print station, method of making a polymer composite part, and polymer composite part

A composite thermal barrier and methods of applying the composite thermal barrier to a metallic surface within a combustion chamber of an engine. The composite thermal barrier includes at least one metallic support structure, a metallic skin, and an insulation material. The metallic support structure is connected to a metallic surface within the combustion chamber of the engine. The metallic skin is disposed adjacent to the metallic support structure to define a void space between the metallic skin and the metallic surface. The insulation material is contained within the volume to form the composite thermal barrier.

Composite thermal barrier for combustion chamber surfaces

A method of assembling optoelectronic and/or photonic components, said method comprising: (i) providing at least two optoelectronic and/or photonic components; (ii) aligning and situating these components relative to one another and in close proximity with one another so as to: (a) provide optical coupling between these components; and (b) maintain the distance d between the adjacent parts of these components, where d is 0 to 100 &#x3bc;m; (iii) adhering these components to one another with while maintaining optical coupling therebetween; and (iv) laser welding these components together while maintaining optical coupling therebetween.

Method of weldbonding and a device comprising weldbonded components

A hybrid capacitor includes an electrically non-conductive rigid or semi-rigid porous honeycomb structure having cells extending along a common direction, the cells having a plurality of cross-sectional shapes. The honeycomb structure is desirably formed of a material that is stable at temperatures of 300&#xb0; or more, such that high temperature processing can be used to help ensure high purity of the final product. The material of the structure may desirably be an oxide or non-oxide ceramic, such as cordierite, silicon nitride, alumina, aluminum titanate, zircon, glass, or glass-ceramic. The plurality of shapes of the cells includes larger shapes in which cells are disposed non-galvanic electrodes, with galvanic electrodes disposed in cells of other shapes.

Cellular honeycomb hybrid capacitors with non-uniform cell geometry

Composite carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) are described. Methods of making the composite carbon electrodes are also described. The composite carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous matrix comprising carbon; and an electric double layer capacitor, comprising an activated carbonized material, dispersed throughout the pore volume of the electrically conductive porous matrix.

Composite carbon electrodes useful in electric double layer capacitors and capacitive deionization and methods of making the same

Capacitive devices are described having electrical interconnects of electrodes which possess efficient electrical contact between current collectors, electrical isolation of electrodes, and/or electrochemical stability, while minimizing the mechanical stress and strain applied to the electrodes. The capacitive devices are adaptable to a wide range of electrode dimensions and electrode stack heights.

Electrode stack for capacitive device

An ultracapacitor or hybrid capacitor includes an electrically non-conductive rigid or semi-rigid porous honeycomb separator structure having cells extending along a common direction and supporting current collector structure(s) thereon. The current collector structure may be porous and extend continuously on all inner surfaces of a cell of the honeycomb structure, or may extend along the common direction on separate portions of the inner surfaces of a cell. The material may desirably be an oxide or non-oxide ceramic, such as cordierite, silicon nitride, aluminum titanate, alumina, zircon, glass, or glass-ceramic.

Cellular honeycomb ultracapacitors and hybrid capacitors with separator-supported current collectors

An ultracapacitor or hybrid capacitor includes an electrically non-conductive rigid or semi-rigid porous honeycomb structure () having cells extending along a common direction and having an average density per unit area within in a plane perpendicular to the common direction exceeding 15.5 per square centimeter, desirably formed of a material that is stable at temperatures of 300&#xb0; or more, such that high temperatures processing can be used to help ensure high purity of the final product. The material may desirably be an oxide or non-oxide ceramic, such as cordierite, silicon nitride, alumina, aluminum titanate, zircon, glass, or glass-ceramic.

Cellular honeycomb ultracapacitors and hybrid capacitors and methods for producing

Capacitive devices are described having electrical interconnects of electrodes which possess efficient electrical contact between current collectors, electrical isolation of electrodes, and/or electrochemical stability, while minimizing the mechanical stress and strain applied to the electrodes. The capacitive devices are adaptable to a wide range of electrode diameters and electrode stack lengths.

Capacitive device

The present invention relates to a temperature-compensated optical waveguide device. The temperature-compensated optical waveguide device includes a substrate having a first end and a second end. A first mount is coupled to the first end of the substrate. The first mount includes a first surface, the first surface having a first grove and a first recess intersected by the first groove. A second mount is coupled to the second end of the substrate. The second mount includes a second surface having a second grove and a second recess intersected by the second groove. The first groove and the second groove are substantially aligned with one another; and an optical waveguide fiber coupled to the first mount and the second mount. The optical waveguide fiber has a Bragg grating. The substrate has a first coefficient of thermal expansion, the first mount has a second coefficient of thermal expansion and the second mount has a third coefficient of thermal expansion. The second and third coefficients of thermal expansion are greater than the first coefficient of thermal expansion.

Temperature-compensated optical waveguide device

One aspect of the present invention is a positioner for an optical element. The positioner includes a base having a receptacle and a substantially planar surface slidably engageable with a substrate. The positioner also includes a mounting platform disposed in the receptacle. The receptacle constrains the mounting platform to translation in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substantially planar surface and the mounting platform is configured so as to be free to rotate about three orthogonal axes within the receptacle. The optical element is coupled to the mounting platform. The optical element is aligned with a second optical element by selectively positioning the mounting platform.

Method and apparatus for positioning optical elements

The present invention relates to a five-degree of freedom alignment structure for an optical element The alignment structure 10 is a two piece assembly including a submount and a support member An optical element is coupled to the mounting surface of submount The alignment structure is used to align the optical axis of the optical element with the optical axes of another optical element

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Corning, NY, United States of America

Roy Joseph Bourcier