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(88) Date of publication A3: 08.11.2012 (43) Date of publication: 08.01.2014 Bulletin 2014/02 (21) Application number: 12716107.3 (22) Date of filing: 27.02.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01F 11/02(2006.01) C03B 5/18(2006.01) B06B 3/00(2006.01) C03B 5/225(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/026679 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/118722 (07.09.2012 Gazette 2012/36)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 28.02.2011 US 201113036568 28.02.2011 US 201113036668 (71) Applicant: Corning Incorporated Corning, New York 14831 (US)	(72) Inventors: BOUGHTON, Daniel Robert Rushville New York 14544 (US) JARVIS, Scott Michael Ithaca New York 14850 (US) KIM, Jonghak Plano, TX 75023  (US) SHI, Zhiqiang Painted Post New York 14870 (US) (74) Representative: Sturm, Christoph  Quermann Sturm Weilnau Patentanwälte Unter den Eichen 7 65195 Wiesbaden 65195 Wiesbaden (DE)