Patents by Inventor Gautam N. Kudva

Gautam N. Kudva 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 processing an edge of a glass plate
    Patent number: 9555516
    Abstract: A method for beveling a thin glass plate by simultaneously grinding an edge of the glass using multiple abrasive cup wheels, wherein the edge of the glass plate is extended from the fixturing device. The extension of the glass plate allows the glass plate to bend in response to forces applied by the abrasive cup wheels, thereby reducing the sensitivity of the grinding process to variations in position of the abrasive wheels. The axes of rotation of the abrasive wheels are separated by a distance selected to prevent deflection in the glass plate caused by a first abrasive wheel to influence the deflection in the glass plate caused by a second (adjacent) abrasive wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James W. Brown, Tadashi Kitamura, Gautam N. Kudva, Siva Venkatachalam
  • METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN EDGE OF A GLASS PLATE
    Publication number: 20110021116
    Abstract: A method for beveling a thin glass plate by simultaneously grinding an edge of the glass using multiple abrasive cup wheels, wherein the edge of the glass plate is extended from the fixturing device. The extension of the glass plate allows the glass plate to bend in response to forces applied by the abrasive cup wheels, thereby reducing the sensitivity of the grinding process to variations in position of the abrasive wheels. The axes of rotation of the abrasive wheels are separated by a distance selected to prevent deflection in the glass plate caused by a first abrasive wheel to influence the deflection in the glass plate caused by a second (adjacent) abrasive wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: James W. Brown, Tadashi Kitamura, Gautam N. Kudva, Siva Venkatachalam