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App. No. 16/908,102

TRANSPARENT CERAMIC WITH COMPLEX GEOMETRY

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App. No.
16/908,102
Abstract

A ceramic product includes a transparent ceramic panel having a non-planar geometry including a bend having a slippage plane, an increased haze, a non-uniform thickness, or a combination thereof. A method includes providing a transparent ceramic panel, heating the panel, bending the panel to conform to a non-planar geometry.

Claims (26)

1 . A method of forming a ceramic product comprising:

heating a transparent ceramic panel; and

bending the panel to conform to a non-planar geometry.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-planar geometry includes a bend, having at the bend a thickness variation, a dislocation density variation, or a combination thereof.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel has a planar geometry prior to bending.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising polishing the transparent ceramic panel prior to bending.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel retains at least a portion of the polish after bending.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel comprises a sapphire, an AlON, or a spinel.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel comprises a sapphire.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the sapphire comprises a major surface that lies along an a-plane or a c-plane.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-planar geometry has a radius of curvature of no greater than 120 cm.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel, prior to bending, has a length of at least 35 cm.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel, prior to bending, has a width of at least 10 cm.

12 . A method of forming a ceramic product comprising:

heating a transparent ceramic panel; and

bending the panel to conform to a non-planar geometry, wherein the transparent ceramic panel, prior to bending, has a length of at least 30 cm.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-planar geometry has a radius of curvature of no greater than 100 cm.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel, prior to bending, has a width of at least 15 cm.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-planar geometry includes a bend, having at the bend a haze variation.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-planar geometry includes a bend, having at apex of the bend a dislocation density variation.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel has a length greater than a width.

18 . A method of forming a ceramic product comprising:

heating a transparent ceramic panel; and

bending the panel to conform to a non-planar geometry, wherein the non-planar geometry includes a bend, having at the bend a thickness variation, a dislocation density variation, or a combination thereof.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the transparent ceramic panel has a planar geometry prior to bending.

20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising polishing the transparent ceramic panel prior to bending.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
To: LUXIUM SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062419/0232 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2022
From: LUXIUM SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 062049/0300 →