Patents by Inventor Wendell Porter Weeks

Wendell Porter Weeks 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).

  • Publication number: 20240134473
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Cleary, Steven Edward DeMartino, Timothy Michael Gross, Atul Kumar, Cheng-Chung Li, Torsten Nath, Fabio Lopes Brandao Salgado, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20240130061
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus comprise a foldable substrate comprising a substrate thickness. The second major surface of the foldable substrate faces an end portion of a first inner surface area of a first housing member extending along a first plane. The second surface faces an end portion of a second inner surface area of a second housing member extending along a second plane. A support is attached to at least the second housing member. The support contacts the second major surface when an angle between the first plane and the second plane ranges from about 80° to about 135°. The support is spaced from the second major surface when an angle between the first plane and the second plane ranges from about 0° to about 30°. In some embodiments, the foldable substrate comprises a neutral stress configuration at a parallel plate distance ranging from about 20 millimeters to about 200 millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: TIMOTHY MICHAEL GROSS, TIMOTHY PAUL SMITH, WENDELL PORTER WEEKS
  • Patent number: 11899865
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Cleary, Steven Edward DeMartino, Timothy Michael Gross, Atul Kumar, Cheng-Chung Li, Torsten Nath, Fabio Lopes Brandao Salgado, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20230415577
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a vehicle interior system comprising a base having a base surface; and a glass article coupled to the surface, wherein the glass article comprises a first portion comprising a first elastically deformed surface forming a first concave shape with a first radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 2000 mm, and a second elastically deformed surface directly opposite the first elastically deformed surface that forms a second convex shape, wherein the second elastically deformed surface has a surface compressive stress that is less than a compressive stress at the first elastically deformed surface, and a second portion adjacent the first portion, wherein the second portion is substantially planar portion or curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20230409136
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11834369
    Abstract: A glass article may include SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, at least one alkali oxide, and at least one alkaline earth oxide. The glass article may be capable of being strengthened by ion exchange. The glass article has a thickness t. The concentration(s) of the constituent components of the glass may be such that: 13?0.0308543*(188.5+((23.84*Al2O3)+(?16.97*B2O3)+(69.10*Na2O)+(?213.3*K2O))+((Na2O?7.274)2*(?7.3628)+(Al2O3?2.863)*(K2O?0.520)*(321.5)+(B2O3?9.668)*(K2O?0.520)*(?39.74)))/t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Schaut, Wendell Porter Weeks, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11780332
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a vehicle interior system comprising a base having a base surface; and a glass article coupled to the surface, wherein the glass article comprises a first portion comprising a first elastically deformed surface forming a first concave shape with a first radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 2000 mm, and a second elastically deformed surface directly opposite the first elastically deformed surface that forms a second convex shape, wherein the second elastically deformed surface has a surface compressive stress that is less than a compressive stress at the first elastically deformed surface, and a second portion adjacent the first portion, wherein the second portion is substantially planar portion or curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11768549
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11707409
    Abstract: The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, RITUXAN (rituximab), AVASTIN (Bevacizumab), LUCENTIS (Ranibizumab) or HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wendell Porter Weeks, Robert Anthony Schaut, Steven Edward DeMartino, John Stephen Peanasky
  • Patent number: 11707408
    Abstract: The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, HUMIRA® (Adalimumab).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven Edward DeMartino, John Stephen Peanasky, Robert Anthony Schaut, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11707410
    Abstract: The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, HUMALOG (insulin lispro), HUMALOG MIX 75-25 (insulin lispro), HUMALOG MIX 50-50 (insulin lispro), HUMILIN 70-30 (insulin), HUMILIN N (insulin), HUMULIN R (insulin) or GEMZAR (gemcitabine).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wendell Porter Weeks, Robert Anthony Schaut, Steven Edward DeMartino, John Stephen Peanasky
  • Publication number: 20230185394
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11597672
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved glass articles and methods of cold forming complexly curved glass articles, such as complexly curved glass articles having a first bend region with a set of first bend line segments, and a second bend region with a set of second bend line segments, wherein the first bend line segments and the second bend line segments are independent, are not parallel, and do not intersect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11586306
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20230043205
    Abstract: Embodiments of a dynamically bendable automotive interior display system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a display, a dynamically bendable cover substrate assembly disposed over the display, wherein the cover substrate assembly comprises a cover substrate with a bend axis, and a reversible support attached to at least a portion the cover substrate that dynamically bends the cover substrate along the bend axis in a cycle from a first radius of curvature to a second radius of curvature and from the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more frames that partially house the display and are attached to the cover substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni, Torsten Nath, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20220306011
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a curved glass article. The curved glass article includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface is opposite to the first major surface, and the first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness therebetween. The curved glass article also includes a carrier having a curvature and being made of a carrier material. The carrier material has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of from 8(10?6)/° C. to 40(10?6)/° C. The glass sheet is adhered to the carrier such that the glass sheet conforms to the curvature of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gaurav Dave, Khaled Layouni, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Michael William Price, Wendell Porter Weeks, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20220242243
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a vehicle interior system comprising a base having a base surface; and a glass article coupled to the surface, wherein the glass article comprises a first portion comprising a first elastically deformed surface forming a first concave shape with a first radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 2000 mm, and a second elastically deformed surface directly opposite the first elastically deformed surface that forms a second convex shape, wherein the second elastically deformed surface has a surface compressive stress that is less than a compressive stress at the first elastically deformed surface, and a second portion adjacent the first portion, wherein the second portion is substantially planar portion or curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11332011
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a vehicle interior system comprising a base having a base surface; and a glass article coupled to the surface, wherein the glass article comprises a first portion comprising a first elastically deformed surface forming a first concave shape with a first radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 2000 mm, and a second elastically deformed surface directly opposite the first elastically deformed surface that forms a second convex shape, wherein the second elastically deformed surface has a surface compressive stress that is less than a compressive stress at the first elastically deformed surface, and a second portion adjacent the first portion, wherein the second portion is substantially planar portion or curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20220043226
    Abstract: A configurator design tool is provided to facilitate the manufacture of pre-configured multi-fiber optical cable and loaded optical fiber cable storage reels. The configurator design tool also facilitates the configuration of fiber-optic data centers or other types of fiber-optic infrastructure. The present disclosure also contemplates methodology for manufacturing pre-configured multi-fiber optical cable and loaded optical fiber cable storage reels, and for configuring fiber-optic data centers or other types of fiber-optic infrastructure. Additional embodiments relate to contemplated pre-configured multi-fiber optical cable loaded optical fiber cable storage reels, and to fiber-optic data centers or other types of fiber-optic infrastructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Frederick Andrus, Terry Lee Cooke, Michael Todd Faulkner, Lars Kristian Nielsen, Marcus Ray Sullivan, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20220024807
    Abstract: A glass article may include SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, at least one alkali oxide, and at least one alkaline earth oxide. The glass article may be capable of being strengthened by ion exchange. The glass article has a thickness t. The concentration(s) of the constituent components of the glass may be such that: 13?0.0308543*(188.5+((23.84*Al2O3)+(?16.97*B2O3)+(69.10*Na2O)+(?213.3*K2O))+((Na2O?7.274)*(?7.3628)+(Al2O3?2.863)*(K2O?0.520)*(321.5)+(B2O3?9.668)*(K2O?0.520)*(?39.74)))/t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Schaut, Wendell Porter Weeks, JR.