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(43) Date of publication: 29.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/48 (21) Application number: 16714050.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.01.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B32B 7/06(2006.01) B65G 49/06(2006.01) G02F 1/1333(2006.01) H01L 21/683(2006.01) B32B 17/06(2006.01) C03C 27/06(2006.01) H01L 21/67(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/013985 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/118544 (28.07.2016 Gazette 2016/30)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 22.01.2015 US 201562106417 P (71) Applicant: Corning Incorporated Corning, New York 14831 (US)

(72) Inventors: CADY, Raymond Charles Horseheads, New York 14845 (US) CITES, Jeffrey Scott Horseheads, New York 14845 (US) COSTELLO, John Joseph III Medicine Lake, Minnesota 14878 (US) DOMEY, Jeffrey John Elmira, New York 14903 (US) NIKULIN, Ilia Andreyevich Painted Post, New York 14870 (US) WEBER, Gary Carl Horseheads, New York 14845 (US) (74) Representative: Scott, Mark Andrew  Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)