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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Jared David Beckwith, Lancaster, KY (US);
Matthew John Cempa, Tyrone, PA (US);
Aziz Hoque, Painted Post, NY (US);
Thomas Augustus Keebler, Corning, NY (US);
Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Painted Post, NY (US);
Kevin Lee Wasson, Elmira, NY (US);
William Lawrence West, Horseheads, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A support apparatus can comprise a cylindrical rod extending along a first rotation axis and comprising a first end portion provided with a first convex spherical segment and a second end portion provided with a second convex spherical segment. A first area can be configured to receive a portion of the first convex spherical segment. A second area can be configured to receive a portion of the second convex spherical segment. The cylindrical rod can be pivotable about a first pivot axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis. In some embodiments, methods of supporting an object can comprise engaging a surface of the object with the outer surface of the cylindrical rod wherein the first cylindrical rod supports a weight of the object while the first cylindrical rod is supported by the first fluid cushion and the second fluid cushion.