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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Shawn Rachelle Markham, Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Gautam Meda, Corning, NY (US);
Douglas Gregg Neilson, Wilmington, NC (US);
Daniel Arthur Nolet, Danville, KY (US);
Robert a Novak, Lexington, KY (US);
Shawn Rachelle Markham, Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Gautam Meda, Corning, NY (US);
Douglas Gregg Neilson, Wilmington, NC (US);
Daniel Arthur Nolet, Danville, KY (US);
Robert A Novak, Lexington, KY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods of fabricating glass sheets () are provided in which the sheets are cut from a glass ribbon () composed of a glass having a setting zone temperature range (SZTR). As the glass is drawn, it passes through the SZTR () and an across-the-ribbon temperature distribution is produced at least one longitudinal position along the ribbon to compensate for in-plane stress induced in the sheets () when flattened. Through such thermal compensation, glass sheets () are produced which exhibit controlled levels of distortion when cut into sub-pieces and thus are suitable for use as substrates in the manufacture of, for example, flat panel displays, e.g., LCD displays.