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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2022
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
James William Brown, The Villages, FL (US);
Anping Liu, Horseheads, NY (US);
Ching Yao Wang, Taichung City, TW;
Naiyue Zhou, Leland, NC (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A glass manufacturing apparatus including a forming apparatus, the forming apparatus including an edge separation assembly. The edge separation assembly includes a scoring device with a scoring tool coupled thereto, a backing roller, a pair of stabilizing rollers configured to pinch a central portion of the glass ribbon therebetween, and a separation roller configured to apply a separation force against an edge portion of the glass ribbon to separate the edge portion from the central portion. The edge separation apparatus may further include a first plurality of guide rollers arranged to direct the separated edge portion away from the central portion and a second plurality of guide rollers configured to guide the central portion. The forming apparatus further includes a cross-cut assembly configured to separate a glass sheet from the central portion.