Corning Incorporated

Stephane Poissy

Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux

Allan Mark Fredholm

Laurent Joubaud

Sophie Peschiera

Arnaud Dominique Dejean

Olivier Lobet

Pierre Woehl

Anurag Jain

Ronan Tanguy

Gary Edward Merz

Atul Kumar

Steven Roy Burdette

Vladislav Yuryevich Golyatin

Paul Louis Florent Delautre

Patrick Jean Pierre Herve

Nils Paul Fornell

Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias

Michael Timothy Brennan

Eric Lee Miller

Zheming Zheng

Cheng-Chung Li

Keith Mitchell Hill

Thierry L A Dannoux

Sylvain Maxime F Gremetz

Roland Guidat

Michele Marie-Louise Fredholm

Larry Gene Smith

Frederic Henri Florent

Jinfa Mou

Chad Michael Wilcox

Mark Thomas Massaro

Paul Delautre

Claude Jacques Julien Vanotti

James Tollef Gramstad

Craig Marshall Phenes

Misha Andre Gerschel

Aurelie Guichard

Philippe Dardart

Steven Marshall Eversole

Muhammad Haider Ali Basit

Ching-Han Ho

Jean-Pierre H Lereboullet

Methods for manufacturing a glass ribbon include moving the glass ribbon along a travel path in a travel direction. Methods include directing a first ribbon portion of the glass ribbon to a winding apparatus to wind the first ribbon portion into a roll. Methods include detaching the first ribbon portion from a second ribbon portion of the glass ribbon. Methods include separating the second ribbon portion into a plurality of separated ribbon portions. Methods include directing a first set of the plurality of separated ribbon portions toward a disposal apparatus to crush the first set of the plurality of separated ribbon portions. Methods include forming a stack with a second set of the plurality of separated ribbon portions. A glass manufacturing apparatus is provided.

Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a glass ribbon

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and methods of forming the same are disclosed. The vehicle interior system includes a base having a curved surface, a display disposed on the curved surface, and a cover glass disposed on the display. The cover glass has a first region including a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a first thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface. The cover glass also has a second region including the first major surface, a third major surface opposite the first major surface, and a second thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the third major surface. The display is attached to the third major surface, and the second region corresponds to a touch-sensitive region of the display. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness.

Cover glass with reinforcement for display or touch panels

Systems and methods for automated, sequential processing of a continuous glass ribbon by conveying the glass ribbon in a ribbon travel direction, forming a score line in the glass ribbon, separating a glass sheet from the glass ribbon at the score line while supporting the glass sheet with a transfer device, lowering the glass sheet onto a conveyor, and conveying the glass sheet in a sheet travel direction differing from the ribbon travel direction. By transferring and then conveying the glass sheet in a direction differing from the ribbon travel direction (e.g., a 90 degree turn) immediately after glass sheet separation, the systems and method of the present disclosure are conducive to streamlined production of glass sheets utilizing a unique production floor footprint.

Systems and methods for processing a glass ribbon

Various embodiments disclosed relate to a method for bending a glass substrate. The method includes actuating at least one heat shield to a first position at least partially covering an edge portion of a first major surface of the glass substrate. The method further includes heating the glass substrate. The method further includes actuating the at least one heat shield to a second position at least partially uncovering the edge portion of the glass substrate.

Assemblies and methods for bending glass

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method of controlling the flow of fluid, such as air, between a stack of glass sheets during a co-sagging process. In embodiments, this involves a particular method and certain mechanical means of applying force at or near the edges and/or corners of a stack of glass sheets during a co-sagging process. In other embodiments, this involves creating low pressure regions at or near the edges and/or corners during the co-sagging process. In particular, controlling the flow of fluid between glass sheets is particularly suitable for preventing shape mismatch between two glass sheets having different thicknesses and/or compositions.

Methods for controlling separation between glasses during co-sagging to reduce final shape mismatch therebetween

Disclosed are apparatuses for shaping a glass structure, the apparatuses having a plurality of rib members, each rib member comprising at least one void and at least one shaping edge; and at least one support member. The apparatuses can further comprise a shaping member and/or a guide member and/or a shaping groove. Also disclosed herein are methods for shaping a glass structure, the methods comprising positioning the glass structure on a shaping apparatus and heating the glass structure to shape the glass structure.

Glass shaping apparatus and methods

Methods and apparatus provide for modification of a work-piece at elevated temperatures. A carrier may be provided and operable to support the work-piece. A support mechanism may be provided that is movable via gross translation between a retracted position such that a distal end thereof is away from the carrier, and an extended position such that the distal end thereof is at least proximate to the carrier. A work-piece modification system may be coupled to, and disposed proximate to, the distal end of the support mechanism, and operating to facilitate modifying the work-piece at an elevated temperature. A precision tuning mechanism may couple the work-piece modification system to the support mechanism, and may operate to provide fine adjustments to an orientation, and a distance, of the work-piece modification system relative to the work-piece.

Process and system tuning precision glass sheet bending

A pressure sensor includes a housing that includes an interior surface and an axially symmetric liner disposed along the interior surface of the housing, where the liner includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The pressure sensor further includes a sensing member that includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, where the interior surface of the sensing member is adjacent to the exterior surface of the liner, and the sensing member is configured to expand with the liner. The pressure sensor further includes a strain gauge affixed to the exterior surface of the sensing member.

In-line contactless pressure sensors and methods of measuring pressure

In one aspect the invention relates to reactors and a reactor system that include multiple microstructures each having a first edge and a second edge and an entrance side () and including an entrance port () and one or more other ports through the entrance side with all of the ports through the entrance side () arranged in a standard pattern and closer to the first edge than the second edge. Desirably, the entrance port () and an exit port () are concentric.

Modular reactor and system

A method for bending a sheet of material into a shaped article includes providing the sheet of material. A reformable area and a non-reformable area of the sheet of material are heated to a first temperature range corresponding to a first viscosity range. The reformable area of the sheet of material is subsequently heated to a second temperature range corresponding to a second viscosity range. The reformable area of the sheet of material is reformed into a selected shape by at least one of sagging the reformable area of the sheet of material and applying a force to the sheet of material outside of or near a boundary of the reformable area.

Method and apparatus for bending a sheet of material into a shaped article

An apparatus () for forming sheet glass () includes a pair of rollers () arranged in opposing relation to form a nip gap (). At least one of the rollers () is translatable to adjust a width () of the nip gap (). A pair of spacer belts () passes in between the pair of rollers (). The spacer belts () are spaced apart along a length of the pair of rollers () and have a thickness to set the width () of the nip gap (). At least one actuator () is coupled to at least one of the rollers () and operable to adjust a width () of the nip gap () until the pair of spacer belts () is gripped by the pair of rollers () and the thickness of the pair of spacer belts () sets the width () of the nip gap ().

Precision forming of sheet glass and sheet rolling apparatus

A reformable area and a non-reformable area of a sheet of glass material are heated to a first temperature corresponding to a first viscosity. The reformable area is subsequently locally heated to a second temperature corresponding to a second viscosity, where the second viscosity is lower than the first viscosity. A bend is formed in the reformable area during the local heating of the reformable area by contacting a first pusher with the non-reformable area and translating the first pusher along a linear path to apply a pushing force to the non-reformable area that results in the bend in the reformable area or by contacting a second pusher with an edge area of the reformable area and rotating the pusher along a circular path to apply a pushing force to the edge area of the reformable area that results in the bend in the reformable area.

Thermo-mechanical reforming method and system and mechanical reforming tool

An apparatus and method for precision bending a glass sheet that includes an oven for heating the glass sheet to a temperature near the softening temperature of the glass sheet. A stage for supporting the glass sheet. A pair of reference surfaces on the stage for precisely locating the glass sheet on the stage. At least one bending mechanism on a pair of arms inside the oven for bending an edge portion of the glass sheet. Inward facing first stop surfaces on the arms that contact reference surfaces on the stage for precisely locating the bending mechanism on the arms relative to the stage and the glass sheet.

Process and system for precision glass sheet bending

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