Patents by Inventor Janice Merola

Janice Merola 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).

  • Curved support fixtures for shape control
    Publication number: 20050092026
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing at least one glass substrate having a predetermined shape. The method includes providing a processing fixture configured to support the at least one glass substrate. The processing fixture includes at least one curved support member having a predetermined curvature. The at least one glass substrate is placed on the at least one curved support member. The at least one glass substrate is heated to a predetermined temperature for a predetermined period of time. The predetermined temperature is below the glass softening point and sufficiently high enough to cause glass shape change, whereby the at least one glass substrate conforms to the predetermined curvature during the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Janice Merola, Robert Pfitzenmaier, Brian Strines