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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Anthony R. Olszewski, Bath, NY (US);
Paul M. Then, Victor, NY (US);
John F. Wight, Jr., Corning, NY (US);
Anthony R. Olszewski, Bath, NY (US);
Paul M. Then, Victor, NY (US);
John F. Wight, Jr., Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a curved honeycomb article having a first face, a second face, and a plurality of channels formed from the first face to the second face, each channel having a channel axis, the curved honeycomb article having a width of at least about 15 cm in at least one direction in the plane normal to a channel axis at its geometrical center, each channel having a virtual channel extension associated therewith, the virtual channel extensions defining a convergence area substantially smaller than the occluded area of the curved honeycomb article. Methods for making the curved honeycomb article and apparati using the curved honeycomb article are also disclosed.