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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Anatoli A. Abramov, Painted Post, NY (US);
Jae H. Yu, Lexington, KY (US);
Naiyue Zhou, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning, Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 9/42 (2006.01); C03B 21/02 (2006.01); C03B 33/08 (2006.01); C03B 17/06 (2006.01); C03B 33/02 (2006.01); C03B 33/09 (2006.01); C03B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 33/082 (2013.01); C03B 17/06 (2013.01); C03B 33/0215 (2013.01); C03B 33/091 (2013.01); C03B 21/00 (2013.01); B65G 2249/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of separating a glass sheet from a moving glass ribbon, wherein the glass ribbon comprises thickened bead portions. The method comprises weakening the bead portions of the ribbon using laser-initiated ablation at the bead portions to overcome the potential for uncontrolled cracking through the bead portion.