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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Sean Matthew Garner, Elmira, NY (US);
Gary Edward Merz, Rochester, NY (US);
John Earl Tosch, Wellsburg, NY (US);
Sean Matthew Garner, Elmira, NY (US);
Gary Edward Merz, Rochester, NY (US);
John Earl Tosch, Wellsburg, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A first glass-ribbon portion () and a second portion () of a glass ribbon () are separated from one another by a gap (), and a splice joint () coupling the first glass-ribbon portion to the second portion. A splice member () of the splice joint has a Young's modulus and cross sectional area such that, when subject to a force of 20 kg, the splice member undergoes an elongation of ≦20%. A filler material () may be disposed in the gap. Also, there are disclosed methods of splicing a glass ribbon, and preparing a coated glass ribbon for splicing. Tape () is applied to glass ribbon in one embodiment of a method of splicing the glass ribbon. In this embodiment, the glass ribbon is cut together with the tape so as to create a free end in the glass ribbon.