METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SHEETS AND GLASS SHEETS PRODUCED BY SUCH METHOD AND USE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20250066238A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18945655

    申请日:2024-11-13

    Applicant: SCHOTT AG

    Abstract: A method for producing ultra-thin glass sheets is provided that results in glass sheets with high edge strength. The method includes: hot forming a continuous glass ribbon with a glass thickness from molten glass; annealing the glass ribbon with an annealing rate chosen based on the glass thickness; producing a laser beam focus area that is longer than the glass thickness; introducing filamentary defects into the glass ribbon using the laser beam so that the filamentary defects extend from one face to the opposite face and are spaced apart from one another along the breaking lines to produce transverse breaking lines and longitudinal breaking lines with margins each comprising a thickened bead; separating the beads along the longitudinal breaking lines and separating glass sheets by severing along the transverse breaking lines.

    OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER

    公开(公告)号:US20250052949A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18932220

    申请日:2024-10-30

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical fiber includes heating a distal end portion of an optical fiber preform made of glass; drawing a glass fiber from the distal end portion softened by the heating; and forming a coating layer made of resin on the glass fiber to form an optical fiber. The drawing includes periodically varying a tension that is applied to the glass fiber to vary a diameter of the glass fiber and a residual stress in an axial direction of the glass fiber so as to be in phases opposite to each other along the axial direction.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER, AND MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER

    公开(公告)号:US20250052944A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18721388

    申请日:2022-11-24

    Inventor: Takuji NAGASHIMA

    Abstract: A method for producing a multicore optical fiber includes: forming a common cladding tube by providing a first glass rod with a plurality of first holes and one or more second holes passing through the first glass rod in an axial direction, the one or more second holes having a diameter different from a diameter of the plurality of first holes; subjecting inner surfaces of the plurality of first holes and inner surfaces of the one or more second holes to a gas-phase process; and inserting a plurality of core rods into the plurality of first holes subjected to the gas-phase process, respectively, inserting a refractive index changing part rod into each of the one or more second holes subjected to the gas-phase process, and performing thermal integration to form a second glass rod. The common cladding tube is formed such that the diameter of the plurality of first holes is no more than 4 times the diameter of the one or more second holes.

    TRANSFER DEVICE AND USE THEREOF, AND GLASS BENDING FORMING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20250051215A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18933754

    申请日:2024-10-31

    Abstract: A transfer device and use thereof, and a glass bending forming system are provided. The transfer device includes a suction table. The suction table has a first edge-region and a second edge-region. The first edge-region surrounds the second edge-region. The suction table defines a first suction groove, multiple first suction holes, a first suction channel, and a second suction channel. The first suction groove is defined in the first edge-region. The multiple first suction holes are defined in the second edge-region. The first suction channel is in communication with the first suction groove and is used for providing a first negative pressure. The second suction channel is in communication with the multiple first suction holes and is used for providing a second negative pressure. The first negative pressure and the second negative pressure are used for sucking at least one glass sheet on the transfer device.

    Temperable UV reflecting coated glass sheet

    公开(公告)号:US12221377B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US18042625

    申请日:2021-09-08

    Inventor: Stijn Mahieu

    Abstract: A coated glass sheet including a glass substrate and a UV reflecting coating on at least one major surface of the glass substrate. The UV reflecting coating consists of first, second, and third layers in this order moving away from the glass substrate, where the first and third layers include a dielectric material selected from the group consisting of a mixed oxide of titanium and zirconium, and a mixed nitride of zirconium and silicon, and the second layer includes silicon oxide SiOx.

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