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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Donald Ross, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam Stagnaro, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Matthew Theobald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Davidson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Kane Pilliod, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald Ross, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam Stagnaro, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Matthew Theobald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Davidson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Kane Pilliod, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems and methods for alignment of a glass member for high temperature processing are disclosed. The high temperature processing can, for example, pertain to a slumping process to mold glass into a predetermined shape (e.g., a three-dimensional shape). In one embodiment, a glass slumping system can have a mold and an alignment system that support a glass member to be slumped relative to the mold. The alignment system may have a plurality of alignment members being configured to move away from the glass member as the temperature increases during the slumping process to allow the glass member to bend around the mold without interference.