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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Andrew Lawrence Russell, Elmira, NY (US);
LU Zhang, Painted Post, NY (US);
Yabei Gu, Painted Post, NY (US);
Andrew Lawrence Russell, Elmira, NY (US);
Lu Zhang, Painted Post, NY (US);
Yabei Gu, Painted Post, NY (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of hermetically sealing a glass assembly comprising glass plates or substrates with a glass-based frit when there is a large difference between the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEs) of the frit and the CTEs of the glass plates. The method comprises a rapid increase of an irradiating heat source, used to heat and soften the frit, from a non-sealing power to a sealing power over a very short distance along the frit to form an initial stabilizing seal between the substrates.