Methods and apparatus for material processing using plasma thermal source
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for material processing using plasma thermal source 有权
    使用等离子体热源进行材料加工的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09550694B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-24

    申请号:US14231008

    申请日:2014-03-31

    摘要: Methods and apparatus provide for: feeding glass batch material into a plasma containment vessel in such a way that the glass batch material is dispensed as a sheet of glass batch material particles; directing one or more sources of plasma gas into the inner volume of the plasma containment vessel in such a way that the plasma gas enters the plasma containment vessel as at least one sheet of plasma gas; and applying an alternating electric field to facilitate production of a plasma plume within the inner volume of the plasma containment vessel, where the plasma plume is of dimensions sufficient to envelope the sheet of glass batch material particles, and is of sufficient thermal energy to cause the glass batch material to react and melt thereby forming substantially homogeneous, spheroid-shaped glass intermediate particles.

    摘要翻译: 方法和装置提供:将玻璃批料材料输送到等离子体容纳容器中,使得玻璃批料材料作为玻璃批料材料颗粒片分配; 将一个或多个等离子体气体源引导到等离子体容纳容器的内部容积中,使得等离子气体作为至少一片等离子体气体进入等离子体容纳容器; 以及施加交变电场以促进在等离子体容纳容器的内部体积内产生等离子体羽流,其中等离子体羽流的尺寸足以包围玻璃批料材料颗粒片,并且具有足够的热能以引起 玻璃批料材料进行反应和熔融,从而形成基本均匀的球状玻璃中间体颗粒。

    MELTING GLASS MATERIALS USING RF PLASMA
    4.
    发明申请
    MELTING GLASS MATERIALS USING RF PLASMA 审中-公开
    熔融玻璃材料使用射频等离子体

    公开(公告)号:US20160244352A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-25

    申请号:US15026112

    申请日:2014-09-29

    IPC分类号: C03B5/02 C03B3/02

    摘要: The disclosure relates to methods for forming pre-melting and/or melting glass batch materials comprising bringing glass batch materials into contact with a plasma plume for a residence time sufficient to form substantially homogeneous, spheroid-shaped glass intermediate particles. The glass batch materials may flow in a cyclonic pattern in the plasma plume for increased residence time. The glass intermediate particles may be cooled with a tangential flow of gas to produce a cyclonic flow within the collection vessel. Also disclosed herein are glass intermediate particles comprising at least about 45 wt % of alumina and/or silica and less than about 55 wt % of at least one oxide of boron, V magnesium, calcium, sodium, strontium, tin, and/or titanium, wherein the glass intermediate particles are substantially homogenous and substantially spheroid in shape and have an average particle size ranging from about 5 to about 1,000 microns.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及用于形成预熔和/或熔化玻璃批料的方法,包括使玻璃批料与等离子体羽接触,停留时间足以形成基本均匀的球状玻璃中间体颗粒。 玻璃批料可以在等离子体羽流中以气旋形式流动,以增加停留时间。 玻璃中间颗粒可以用切向气流来冷却,以在收集容器内产生气旋流。 本文还公开了包含至少约45重量%的氧化铝和/或二氧化硅和小于约55重量%的至少一种硼,V镁,钙,钠,锶,锡和/或钛的氧化物的玻璃中间体颗粒 ,其中所述玻璃中间体颗粒基本上均匀且基本上为球形,并且具有约5至约1,000微米的平均粒度。

    Methods and apparatus for material processing using dual source cyclonic plasma reactor
    5.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for material processing using dual source cyclonic plasma reactor 有权
    使用双源气旋等离子体反应器的材料处理方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US09284210B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-15

    申请号:US14230846

    申请日:2014-03-31

    摘要: Methods and apparatus provide for: feeding glass batch material into a plasma containment vessel; directing one or more sources of plasma gas into an inner volume of the plasma containment vessel in such a way that the plasma gas swirls in a cyclonic fashion within the plasma containment vessel; and applying first and second electromagnetic fields to the plasma gas to facilitate production of a plasma plume within the inner volume of the plasma containment vessel, where the plasma plume is of a generally cylindrical configuration, and is of sufficient thermal energy to cause the glass batch material to thermally react.

    摘要翻译: 方法和装置提供:将玻璃批料输送到等离子体容纳容器中; 将一个或多个等离子体气体源引导到等离子体容纳容器的内部体积中,使得等离子体气体以等离子体容纳容器内的旋风方式旋转; 以及对所述等离子体气体施加第一和第二电磁场以促进等离子体容纳容器的内部体积内的等离子体羽流的产生,其中所述等离子体羽流具有大致圆柱形的构造,并且具有足够的热能以使所述玻璃批料 材料热反应。

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMING OPTICAL PREFORMS FROM GLASS SOOT
    6.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMING OPTICAL PREFORMS FROM GLASS SOOT 有权
    从玻璃制成光学预制件的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150128649A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-14

    申请号:US14520799

    申请日:2014-10-22

    IPC分类号: C03B37/014

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for forming optical preforms from silica glass soot are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for forming an optical preform may include loading silica glass soot in a mold cavity of a mold body. The mold body may be rotated at a rotational speed sufficient to force the silica glass soot towards an inner wall of the mold body. Thereafter the silica glass soot is compressed in an inward radial direction as the mold body is rotated to form a soot compact layer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于从石英玻璃烟灰形成光学预型件的方法和装置。 根据一个实施例,用于形成光学预型件的方法可以包括将二氧化硅玻璃烟灰装载在模具体的模腔中。 模具主体可以以足以迫使石英玻璃烟炱朝向模具体的内壁的旋转速度旋转。 此后,随着模具体的旋转,二氧化硅玻璃烟炱向内径向压缩以形成烟炱压实层。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING AN ARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20190300296A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16344678

    申请日:2017-10-24

    IPC分类号: B65G49/06 C03C17/00

    摘要: A carrier apparatus including a base including a plurality of peripheral portions, each peripheral portion including an inner surface facing an inner direction, at least one peripheral portion selectively moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, and an elastic member to bias the at least one peripheral portion into the retracted position such that the inner surfaces of the peripheral portions of the plurality of peripheral portions cooperate to circumscribe a retaining area. The carrier apparatus may include an article disposed in the retaining area. A fixture including a cavity for receiving the carrier apparatus may be provided. Methods of using, processing, and assembling the carrier apparatus may also be provided.

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO CLAMP COVER SUBSTRATES IN A VACUUM COATING PROCESS WITH VAN DER WAALS FORCES

    公开(公告)号:US20190010602A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16067265

    申请日:2016-12-29

    IPC分类号: C23C14/50 C23C14/02 C23C14/34

    摘要: A chucking apparatus and method for vacuum processing mobile device cover substrates in a vacuum chamber in which the chucking apparatus is configured for temporarily securing the cover substrate within the vacuum chamber, and includes a carrier substrate with a CTE within 20% of CTE of the cover substrate to prevent the carrier substrate and the cover substrate from becoming detached from one another due to differing rates of thermal expansion during processing in the vacuum chamber. The carrier substrate has a surface contact area in contact with the cover substrate selected to provide for continuous bonding during the processing in the vacuum chamber and to provide for de-bonding after the process in the vacuum chamber is complete. Further, the carrier substrate is prepared for use with a cleaning process that facilitates Van der Waals bonding between the carrier substrate and the cover substrate.