Patents by Inventor Dorothy E. Sempolinski

Dorothy E. Sempolinski 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).

  • Methods for quantifying the oxidation state of glass
    Patent number: 7006228
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for measuring Fe (II) and Fe (III) levels in a glass composition, for using those measured levels for determining a relative oxidation state of the glass material, and for further making a determination based on those measurements as to the quality of the glass material. In addition, methods are presented for determining the reliable quality of ultra fine/ultra thin glass in the time and labor efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Keith J. Becken, David C. Boyd, Dorothy E. Sempolinski
  • Methods for quantifying the oxidation state of glass
    Publication number: 20040263849
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for measuring Fe (II) and Fe (III) levels in a glass composition, for using those measured levels for determining a relative oxidation state of the glass material, and for further making a determination based on those measurements as to the quality of the glass material. In addition, methods are presented for determining the reliable quality of ultra fine/ultra thin glass in the time and labor efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Keith J. Becken, David C. Boyd, Dorothy E. Sempolinski