Patents by Inventor Judy Cox

Judy Cox 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 separating a pane of brittle material from a moving ribbon of the material
    Publication number: 20060261118
    Abstract: A pane is separated from a moving ribbon of brittle material by restraining the ribbon upstream of a score line prior to separating the pane. The ribbon is restrained by selectively contacting a first side and a second side of the ribbon in one of an opposite, overlapping or offset relation. The ribbon can be restrained prior to, substantially simultaneous with or subsequent to forming the score line. The restrained status of the ribbon is maintained during and immediately after separation of the pane from the ribbon, thereby reducing the introduction of a disturbance or bending moment into the upstream ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Judy Cox, Michael Joseph,, Kenneth Morgan