Patents by Inventor Abbie M. Jennings

Abbie M. Jennings has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sapphire sheets and apparatus and method for producing sapphire sheets with angled heat shields
    Patent number: 9551089
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for growing a sapphire sheet via edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) including an angled heat shield with respect to the a side surface of a die tip. The present disclosure is further directed to an sapphire sheets and batches of such sheets having features such as a particular maximum low spot thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Ouellette, Joseph M. Collins, John Walter Locher, Guilford L. Mack, III, Abbie M. Jennings, Jan J. Buzniak, Christopher D. Jones
  • Sapphire Sheets and Apparatus and Method for Producing Sapphire Sheets with Angled Heat Shields
    Publication number: 20140311402
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for growing a sapphire sheet via edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) including an angled heat shield with respect to the a side surface of a die tip. The present disclosure is further directed to an sapphire sheets and batches of such sheets having features such as a particular maximum low spot thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Ouellette, Joseph M. Collins, John Walter Locher, Guilford L. Mack, III, Abbie M. Jennings, Jan J. Buzniak, Christopher D. Jones
  • Sapphire Ribbons and Apparatus and Method for Producing a Plurality of Sapphire Ribbons Having Improved Dimensional Stability
    Publication number: 20140272413
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for forming sapphire ribbons via Edge-Defined Film-Fed Growth (EFG). Further, the present disclosure is directed to a plurality of concurrently grown sapphire ribbons having features such as a low dimensional variability and elimination of voiding between the sapphire ribbons concurrently grown in a batch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Ouellette, Joseph M. Collins, John Walter Locher, Guilford L. Mack, III, Abbie M. Jennings, Jan J. Buzniak, Christopher D. Jones