SAPPHIRE LAMINATES
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1. A sapphire structure comprising:
- a first sapphire sheet having a first sapphire plane type forming the major surface; and
a second sapphire sheet having a second sapphire plane type forming the major surface, the second sapphire sheet fused to the first sapphire sheet to form the sapphire structure.
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Abstract
Various sapphire and laminate structures are discussed herein. One embodiment may take the form of a sapphire structure having a first sapphire sheet with a first sapphire plane type forming the major surface and a second sapphire sheet having a second different sapphire plane type forming the major surface. The first and second sapphire sheets are fused together to form the sapphire structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A sapphire structure comprising:
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a first sapphire sheet having a first sapphire plane type forming the major surface; and a second sapphire sheet having a second sapphire plane type forming the major surface, the second sapphire sheet fused to the first sapphire sheet to form the sapphire structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sapphire structure comprising:
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a first sapphire sheet; and a second sapphire sheet fused to the first sapphire sheet, the first and second sapphire sheets having a common sapphire plane type forming the major surface and wherein at least the matching edges of the two sheets have different crystallographic orientations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A glass assembly comprising:
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a glass sheet; and a sapphire sheet adhered to the glass sheet, wherein the assembly is less than or approximately equal to 1 mm thick. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of manufacturing a glass assembly comprising:
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lapping and polishing a first side of a sapphire sheet; adhering the sapphire sheet to a glass sheet; lapping and polishing a second side of the sapphire sheet; and chemically strengthening the glass sheet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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