Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Pierce

Timothy E. Pierce 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 for making glass
    Patent number: 4083728
    Abstract: This invention relates to a low temperature method for making and forming silicate glass bodies from reaction mixtures of soluble silicates and/or colloidal silicates and organic compounds wherein the formed reacted body is fired at elevated temperatures below the deformation point of the particular glass composition for a sufficient length of time to convert it to a glass body having a structural configuration similar to that of the formed body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1972
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: Francis L. Orso, Timothy E. Pierce