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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Guohua Chen, Painted Post, NY (US);
Weimin Hou, Shanghai, CN;
He Jing, Painted Post, NY (US);
Jia Liu, Painted Post, NY (US);
Jianguo Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Qing Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/20 (2006.01); B01D 46/24 (2006.01); C03B 19/06 (2006.01); C03B 19/10 (2006.01); C03B 32/02 (2006.01); C03C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/2013 (2013.01); B01D 46/24491 (2021.08); B01D 46/2482 (2021.08); B01D 46/2484 (2021.08); C03B 19/06 (2013.01); C03B 19/107 (2013.01); C03B 32/02 (2013.01); C03C 11/002 (2013.01); B01D 2239/0478 (2013.01); B01D 2239/1241 (2013.01); B01D 2239/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making a porous structure configured for use in a particulate filter includes bonding a plurality of glass bubbles to one another, and breaching the plurality of glass bubbles. Voids within individual breached glass bubbles open into one another to form cavities that extend through the porous structure.