Patents by Inventor Erika L. Stapleton

Erika L. Stapleton 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).

  • Cleaning thin polarizing glass devices
    Publication number: 20030145879
    Abstract: A method for en masse cleaning of thin polarizing glass devices involving the steps of using a cleaning vessel possessing a vertical side wall, and a porous shelf attached to the vertical side wall to form a cavity for receiving a plurality of the thin polarizing glass devices and, exposing the cleaning vessel containing the thin polarizing glass devices to washing, rinsing, drying steps to remove organic and inorganic matter from the surfaces of the polarizing glass devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. King, Leroy R. Morse, Hoa T. Dempsey, Erika L. Stapleton
  • En masse process for cleaning thin polarizing glass devices
    Patent number: 6554911
    Abstract: A method for en masse cleaning of thin polarizing glass devices involving the steps of using a cleaning vessel possessing a vertical side wall, and a porous shelf attached to the vertical side wall to form an annular cavity for receiving a plurality of the thin polarizing glass devices and, exposing the cleaning vessel containing the thin polarizing glass devices to washing, rinsing, drying steps to remove organic and inorganic matter from the surfaces of the polarizing glass devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. King, Leroy R. Morse, Hoa T. Dempsey, Erika L. Stapleton