公开(公告)号：US20220244446A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17615678

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Thomas Bertin-Mourot ,  James Gregory Couillard ,  Byung Yun Joo ,  James Andrew West

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  E06B3/66

Abstract: An apparatus includes first, second, and third glass portions, with the third glass portion between the first and the second, where the first, second, and third glass portions are configured in spaced relation from each other. The third glass portion is substantially parallel to the first glass portion. A light source emits light into the third glass portion via an edge of the third glass portion. Light-scattering structures scatter at least a portion of the light emitted by the light source into the third glass portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to a primary face of the third glass portion.

公开(公告)号：US11014845B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US15981411

申请日：2018-05-16

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： James Andrew West

IPC: B23K26/40 ,  B23K26/38 ,  C03B33/10 ,  C03B33/02 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/0622 ,  B23K26/382 ,  B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/067 ,  B23K26/402 ,  B23K103/00

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems for laser cutting at least one glass article comprising a pulsed laser assembly and a glass support assembly configured to support the glass article during laser cutting within the pulsed laser assembly, wherein the pulsed laser assembly comprises at least one non-diffracting beam (NDB) forming optical element configured to convert an input beam into a quasi-NDB beam; and at least one beam transforming element configured to convert the quasi-NDB beam into multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams spaced apart a distance of about 1 μm to about 500 μm; wherein the pulsed laser assembly is oriented to deliver one or more pulses of multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams onto a surface of the glass article, wherein each pulse of multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams is operable to cut a plurality of perforations in the glass article.

公开(公告)号：US10899661B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16216318

申请日：2018-12-11

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Jacques Gollier ,  Shandon Dee Hart ,  Kelvin Nguyen ,  Alan Thomas Stephens, II ,  James Andrew West ,  Lu Zhang

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  C03C21/00 ,  C03C15/00 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: A glass article having a low level of grainy appearance that can appear to have a shift in the pattern of the grains with changing viewing angle of a display, or “sparkle.” The glass article—which, in some embodiments, is a transparent glass sheet—has small-angle-scattering properties and/or distinctness-of-reflected-image (DOI), leading to improved viewability in display applications, especially under high ambient lighting conditions. In some embodiments, the antiglare surface of the glass sheet is an etched surface, with no foreign coating present on the antiglare surface.

公开(公告)号：US20200331793A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16910266

申请日：2020-06-24

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Ravindra Kumar Akarapu ,  Garrett Andrew Piech ,  Sergio Tsuda ,  James Andrew West

IPC: C03B33/08 ,  B23K26/53 ,  B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/067 ,  B23K26/073 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/38 ,  C03B33/10

Abstract: A method for laser processing a transparent workpiece includes forming a contour line that includes defects, by directing a pulsed laser beam output by a beam source through an aspheric optical element positioned offset in a radial direction from the beam pathway and into the transparent workpiece such that the portion of the pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece generates an induced absorption within the transparent workpiece that produces a defect within the transparent workpiece. The portion of the pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece includes a wavelength λ, an effective spot size wo,eff, and a non-axisymmetric beam cross section having a minimum Rayleigh range ZRx,min in an x-direction and a minimum Rayleigh range ZRy,min in a y-direction. Further, the smaller of ZRx,min and ZRy,min is greater than FDπw0,eff2/λ, where FD is a dimensionless divergence factor comprising a value of 10 or greater.

公开(公告)号：US10663791B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US15578404

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Jacques Gollier ,  Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov ,  William James Miller ,  Daniel Aloysius Nolan ,  Charlene Marie Smith ,  James Andrew West

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  C03C17/00 ,  G02B1/118 ,  G09F9/30 ,  B32B17/06 ,  C03C3/076 ,  C03C4/18 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  B60R11/00 ,  C03C21/00 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: A material system for a surface display unit that includes a first side (i.e., a proximal side) that faces a viewer of the surface display unit and a second side (i.e., a distal side) facing away from the viewer. The material system provides at least three appearance states, including a generally opaque first appearance state when the surface display unit is “off” (i.e., not used to display images), a second appearance state in which the material system is illuminated from the first (i.e., proximal) side to display a first image (e.g., information and/or decoration) that is perceptible to the viewer, and a third appearance state in which the material system is illuminated from the second (i.e., distal) side to display a second image (e.g., information and/or decoration) that is perceptible to the viewer. Surface display units, systems, and methods comprising the material system are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10183889B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15617138

申请日：2017-06-08

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Jacques Gollier ,  Shandon Dee Hart ,  Kelvin Nguyen ,  Alan Thomas Stephens, II ,  James Andrew West ,  Lu Zhang

IPC: G02F1/133 ,  C03C21/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/02 ,  C03C15/00 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: A glass article having a low level of grainy appearance that can appear to have a shift in the pattern of the grains with changing viewing angle of a display, or “sparkle.” The glass article—which, in some embodiments, is a transparent glass sheet—has small-angle-scattering properties and/or distinctness-of-reflected-image (DOI), leading to improved viewability in display applications, especially under high ambient lighting conditions. In some embodiments, the antiglare surface of the glass sheet is an etched surface, with no foreign coating present on the antiglare surface.

公开(公告)号：US20180265393A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15981411

申请日：2018-05-16

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： James Andrew West

IPC: C03B33/10 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/382 ,  B23K26/067 ,  B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/0622 ,  C03B33/02 ,  B23K26/402 ,  B23K103/00

CPC classification number: C03B33/102 ,  B23K26/0622 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/0648 ,  B23K26/0676 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K26/382 ,  B23K26/402 ,  B23K2103/50 ,  B23K2103/54 ,  C03B33/0222 ,  Y02P40/57

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems for laser cutting at least one glass article comprising a pulsed laser assembly and a glass support assembly configured to support the glass article during laser cutting within the pulsed laser assembly, wherein the pulsed laser assembly comprises at least one non-diffracting beam (NDB) forming optical element configured to convert an input beam into a quasi-NDB beam; and at least one beam transforming element configured to convert the quasi-NDB beam into multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams spaced apart a distance of about 1 μm to about 500 μm; wherein the pulsed laser assembly is oriented to deliver one or more pulses of multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams onto a surface of the glass article, wherein each pulse of multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams is operable to cut a plurality of perforations in the glass article.

公开(公告)号：US10047001B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US14943765

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： James Andrew West

IPC: C03B33/10 ,  B23K26/382 ,  B23K26/067 ,  B23K26/40 ,  B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/402 ,  C03B33/02 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/0622 ,  B23K103/00

CPC classification number: C03B33/102 ,  B23K26/0622 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/0648 ,  B23K26/0676 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K26/382 ,  B23K26/402 ,  B23K2103/50 ,  B23K2103/54 ,  C03B33/0222 ,  Y02P40/57

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems for laser cutting at least one glass article comprising a pulsed laser assembly and a glass support assembly configured to support the glass article during laser cutting within the pulsed laser assembly, wherein the pulsed laser assembly comprises at least one non-diffracting beam (NDB) forming optical element configured to convert an input beam into a quasi-NDB beam; and at least one beam transforming element configured to convert the quasi-NDB beam into multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams spaced apart a distance of about 1 μm to about 500 μm; wherein the pulsed laser assembly is oriented to deliver one or more pulses of multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams onto a surface of the glass article, wherein each pulse of multiple quasi-NDB sub-beams is operable to cut a plurality of perforations in the glass article.

公开(公告)号：US20180093914A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15718848

申请日：2017-09-28

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Ravindra Kumar Akarapu ,  Garrett Andrew Piech ,  Sergio Tsuda ,  James Andrew West

IPC: C03B33/08 ,  C03B33/10 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/073 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K26/067

Abstract: A method for laser processing a transparent workpiece includes forming a contour line that includes defects, by directing a pulsed laser beam output by a beam source through an aspheric optical element positioned offset in a radial direction from the beam pathway and into the transparent workpiece such that the portion of the pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece generates an induced absorption within the transparent workpiece that produces a defect within the transparent workpiece. The portion of the pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece includes a wavelength λ, an effective spot size wo,eff, and a non-axisymmetric beam cross section having a minimum Rayleigh range ZRx,min in an x-direction and a minimum Rayleigh range ZRy,min in a y-direction. Further, the smaller of ZRx,min and ZRy,min is greater than F D  π   w 0 , eff 2 λ , where FD is a dimensionless divergence factor comprising a value of 10 or greater.

公开(公告)号：US09880328B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14563228

申请日：2014-12-08

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Jacques Gollier ,  Shandon Dee Hart ,  Karl William Koch, III ,  James Andrew West ,  Ellen Marie Kosik Williams

IPC: G02B5/02 ,  F21Y115/30 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: G02B5/0278 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  F21Y2115/30 ,  G02B5/0215 ,  G02B5/0221 ,  G02B5/0226 ,  G02B5/0263

Abstract: A light-transmitting structure comprising a substrate having a plurality of regions where at least two of the plurality of regions have different refractive indices, an optical path length of light transmitted from a first light source through the plurality of regions is substantially constant, and where light transmitted from a second light source into the substrate is scattered by at least one of the plurality of regions.