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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Gregory Eisenstock, Painted Post, NY (US);
John Christopher Thomas, Elmira, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Eisenstock, Painted Post, NY (US);
John Christopher Thomas, Elmira, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 49/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for: a base on which a substrate may be releasably coupled; a moving belt located with respect to the base such that a contact surface thereof is operable to remove material from a top surface of the substrate; and a plurality of actuators, at least two of which are independently controllable, located with respect to the base and the moving belt such that a corresponding plurality of pressure zones are defined to provide pressure between the moving belt and the top surface of the substrate.