Patents by Inventor Antoine Bisson

Antoine Bisson 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).

  • Apparatus and method for producing sheets of glass presenting at least one face of very high surface quality
    Patent number: 8359887
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing sheet glass having two faces, at least one of which has a high surface quality, the method comprising a treatment step wherein a stream of glass is contacted with a forming tool, and wherein a reversible adhesion force exists between the stream of glass and the forming tool after contacting. An apparatus is also disclosed for producing sheet glass according to the disclosed and various other methods of sheet glass manufacture, the apparatus comprising a forming tool having a means for controlling the temperature of at least a portion of the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Antoine Bisson, Allan Mark Fredholm
  • GLASS TEXTURING USING A POROUS TEXTURED ROLL UNDER VACUUM
    Publication number: 20110236631
    Abstract: A glass manufacturing system (200), a roll apparatus (202) and a method are described herein that manufacture a textured glass sheet (205) by using a porous textured roll (250) which is under a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Antoine Bisson, Allan Mark Fredholm
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEETS OF GLASS PRESENTING AT LEAST ONE FACE OF VERY HIGH SURFACE QUALITY.
    Publication number: 20100281921
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing sheet glass having two faces, at least one of which has a high surface quality, the method comprising a treatment step wherein a stream of glass is contacted with a forming tool, and wherein a reversible adhesion force exists between the stream of glass and the forming tool after contacting. An apparatus is also disclosed for producing sheet glass according to the disclosed and various other methods of sheet glass manufacture, the apparatus comprising a forming tool having a means for controlling the temperature of at least a portion of the surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Antoine Bisson, Allan Mark Fredholm