Kathleen L Morse

US Patent:

20180141847, May 24, 2018

Filed:

May 17, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/574724

Inventors:

- CORNING NY, US
Douglas Edward Brackley - Horseheads NY, US
Scott Winfield Deming - Elmira NY, US
Andrew Peter Kittleson - Honeoye Falls NY, US
Gautam Narendra Kudva - Horseheads NY, US
Dale Charles Marshall - Brockport NY, US
Gary Edward Merz - Rochester NY, US
Eric Lee Miller - Corning NY, US
Kathleen Elizabeth Morse - Painted Post NY, US
Ian David Tracy - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

C03B 33/023
C03B 33/037
C03B 33/09
C03B 35/24
B65H 20/02
B65H 23/032

Abstract:

A method of continuous processing of flexible glass ribbon having a thickness of no more than 0.35 mm using a glass processing apparatus is provided. The method includes providing the glass processing apparatus having at least three processing zones including a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone. The flexible glass ribbon is continuously fed from the first processing zone, through the second processing zone to the third processing zone. Rate of the flexible glass ribbon is controlled through each of the first processing zone, second processing zone and third processing zone using a global control device. The second processing zone has a conveyance path for the flexible glass ribbon through a cutting zone having a radius of curvature of from about 100 inches to about 400 inches.

US Patent:

20180141848, May 24, 2018

Filed:

May 17, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/575019

Inventors:

- CORNING NY, US
Gautam Narendra Kudva - Horseheads NY, US
Gary Edward Merz - Rochester NY, US
Kathleen Elizabeth Morse - Painted Post NY, US
Matthew Daniel Torsa - Horseheads NY, US

International Classification:

C03B 33/023
C03B 33/037
C03B 35/16

Abstract:

A method of continuous processing of flexible glass ribbon having a thickness of no more than 0.35 mm using a glass processing apparatus. The method includes providing the glass processing apparatus having at least three processing zones, including a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone. The flexible glass ribbon is continuously fed from the first processing zone, through the second processing zone to the third processing zone. The feed rate of the flexible glass ribbon is controlled through each of the first processing zone, the second processing zone and the third processing zone using a global control device. Lateral position of the flexible glass ribbon is controlled through the second processing zone using a multi-axis steering apparatus comprising a first roller set and a second roller set, located downstream of the first roller set.

US Patent:

20170283298, Oct 5, 2017

Filed:

Apr 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/492558

Inventors:

- Corning NY, US
Xinghua Li - Horseheads NY, US
Kathleen Elizabeth Morse - Painted Post NY, US

International Classification:

C03B 19/06
C03B 19/14

Abstract:

A system and method for making a thin sintered silica sheet is provided. The method includes providing a soot deposition surface and forming a glass soot sheet by delivering a stream of glass soot particles from a soot generating device to the soot deposition surface. The method includes providing a sintering laser positioned to direct a laser beam onto the soot sheet and forming a sintered glass sheet from the glass soot sheet by delivering a laser beam from the sintering laser onto the glass soot sheet. The sintered glass sheet formed by the laser sintering system or method is thin, has low surfaces roughness and/or low contaminant levels. The system is also configured to produce a sheet having low degrees of warp and/or low fictive temperatures.

US Patent:

20160257596, Sep 8, 2016

Filed:

May 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/155196

Inventors:

- Corning NY, US
Chunhong Chelsie He - Horseheads NY, US
Bulent Kocatulum - Horseheads NY, US
Kathleen Elizabeth Morse - Painted Post NY, US
Liming Wang - Painted Post NY, US

International Classification:

C03B 17/06

Abstract:

A method for forming a glass sheet with reduced inclusions is disclosed. The method includes flowing molten glass over converging forming surfaces of a forming body positioned within an enclosure. The forming body is heated with a plurality of heating elements separated from the forming body by an inner wall of the enclosure. The temperature Tat the bottom of the forming body is decoupled from the temperature Tat the top of the forming body by an insulating thermal barrier positioned between two adjacent heating elements of the plurality of heating elements such that a change in Tdoes not cause a substantial change in T.

US Patent:

20160152502, Jun 2, 2016

Filed:

Feb 5, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/016973

Inventors:

- Corning NY, US
Chunhong Chelsie He - Horseheads NY, US
Bulent Kocatulum - Horseheads NY, US
Kathleen Elizabeth Morse - Painted Post NY, US
Liming Wang - Painted Post NY, US

International Classification:

C03B 17/06

Abstract:

An apparatus for forming a glass sheet with reduced zircon inclusions in the glass sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises heating elements distributed vertically between the weirs of a forming wedge and the root of the forming wedge, and wherein a thermal barrier is disposed between adjacent heating elements. A method of using the apparatus is also disclosed.