Patents by Inventor Kirk Wegner Christiansen

Kirk Wegner Christiansen 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).

  • Locally strengthened glass-ceramics and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 11845689
    Abstract: Locally cerammed optically transparent glass-ceramic articles for consumer products. The locally cerammed glass-ceramic articles may have one or more primary glass-ceramic regions including primary crystal phases of a glass-ceramic material and one or more secondary glass-ceramic regions including secondary crystal phases of the glass-ceramic material. The primary glass-ceramic region(s) may be optically transparent and the secondary glass-ceramic region(s) may be non-optically transparent. The primary glass-ceramic region(s) may have a fracture toughness less than the fracture toughness of the secondary glass-ceramic region(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kirk Wegner Christiansen, Qiang Fu, Petr Gorelchenko, Aniello Mario Palumbo, Michael S Pambianchi, Erick Franklin VanDuyne
  • LOCALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS-CERAMICS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210024406
    Abstract: Locally cerammed optically transparent glass-ceramic articles for consumer products. The locally cerammed glass-ceramic articles may have one or more primary glass-ceramic regions including primary crystal phases of a glass-ceramic material and one or more secondary glass-ceramic regions including secondary crystal phases of the glass-ceramic material. The primary glass-ceramic region(s) may be optically transparent and the secondary glass-ceramic region(s) may be non-optically transparent. The primary glass-ceramic region(s) may have a fracture toughness less than the fracture toughness of the secondary glass-ceramic region(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Kirk Wegner Christiansen, Qiang Fu, Petr Gorelchenko, Aniello Mario Palumbo, Michael S Pambianchi, Erick Franklin VanDuyne
  • Insulated glass unit
    Patent number: 10448753
    Abstract: An insulated glass unit (20) is described and includes at least first and second glass pane (22, 32) and an optional third glass pane (42). Any one or more of the glass panes (22, 32, 42) may have a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.7 mm. In some instances, any one or more of the glass panes may form part of an electronic display. The insulated glass unit (20) has a lower mass and an improved thermal performance compared to a conventional triple pane insulated glass unit, and is particularly suited for use in a display cooler door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kirk Wegner Christiansen, Dan Owewn Harris, Tak Lap Derek Law, Daniel Louis Gabriel Ricoult, Mark J Soulliere
  • INSULATED GLASS UNIT
    Publication number: 20170119176
    Abstract: An insulated glass unit (20) is described and includes at least first and second glass pane (22, 32) and an optional third glass pane (42). Any one or more of the glass panes (22, 32, 42) may have a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.7 mm. In some instances, any one or more of the glass panes may form part of an electronic display. The insulated glass unit (20) has a lower mass and an improved thermal performance compared to a conventional triple pane insulated glass unit, and is particularly suited for use in a display cooler door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk Wegner Christiansen, Dan Owewn Harris, Tak Lap Derek Law, Daniel Louis Gabriel Ricoult, Mark J Soulliere
  • Isolation mask for fine line display
    Patent number: 8102117
    Abstract: An electroluminescent panel having a front electrode overlying a translucent sheet, a phosphor layer overlying the front electrode, a dielectric layer overlying the phosphor layer, and a rear electrode overlying the dielectric layer, the electroluminescent panel further includes a mask layer between the front electrode and the phosphor layer, wherein the mask layer is patterned to define graphics optically and electrically. A layer other than the mask layer can also be patterned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: World Properties, Inc.
    Inventor: Kirk Wegner Christiansen
  • Isolation mask for fine line display
    Publication number: 20090140649
    Abstract: An electroluminescent panel having a front electrode overlying a translucent sheet, a phosphor layer overlying the front electrode, a dielectric layer overlying the phosphor layer, and a rear electrode overlying the dielectric layer, the electroluminescent panel further includes a mask layer between the front electrode and the phosphor layer, wherein the mask layer is patterned to define graphics optically and electrically. A layer other than the mask layer can also be patterned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: World Properties, Inc.
    Inventor: Kirk Wegner Christiansen