Patents by Inventor Adam C. Berkey

Adam C. Berkey 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).

  • Method and apparatus for making a glass sheet with controlled heating
    Patent number: 8490432
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a glass sheet using a fusion down-draw process, wherein the heating powers of the heating elements are managed such that in case of a failure of one heating element, the heating power of the adjacent heating element is immediately increased. The method decreases the thermal stress the forming body is exposed to due to the failure of the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Adam C Berkey, Nikolay A Panin, Eunyoung Park
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A GLASS SHEET WITH CONTROLLED HEATING
    Publication number: 20110126587
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a glass sheet using a fusion down-draw process, wherein the heating powers of the heating elements are managed such that in case of a failure of one heating element, the heating power of the adjacent heating element is immediately increased. The method decreases the thermal stress the forming body is exposed to due to the failure of the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Adam C. Berkey, Nikolay A. Panin, Eunyoung Park