Patents by Inventor Jared David Beckwith

Jared David Beckwith 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 AND APPARATUS FOR TRIMMING EDGES OF GLASS SUBSTRATES DURING INLINE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20230064346
    Abstract: A method of separating an edge portion from a glass substrate includes applying a scoring tool of a scoring apparatus to a glass substrate to cause the scoring tool to score the glass substrate along a score line as the glass substrate moves relative to the scoring apparatus and applying a breaker bar of a breaker apparatus to the glass substrate as the glass substrate moves relative to the breaker bar to separate an edge portion from the glass substrate along the score line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jared David Beckwith, Nils Paul Fornell, Misha Andre Gerschel, Tae-hun Han, Suk-Ju Kim, Yong-shin Kim, Younghoo Kim, Ian Kirk, Craig Marshall Phenes, Yu-Ren Wang
  • Apparatus and methods for supporting an object
    Patent number: 11565883
    Abstract: A support apparatus can comprise a cylindrical rod extending along a first rotation axis and comprising a first end portion provided with a first convex spherical segment and a second end portion provided with a second convex spherical segment. A first area can be configured to receive a portion of the first convex spherical segment. A second area can be configured to receive a portion of the second convex spherical segment. The cylindrical rod can be pivotable about a first pivot axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis. In some embodiments, methods of supporting an object can comprise engaging a surface of the object with the outer surface of the cylindrical rod wherein the first cylindrical rod supports a weight of the object while the first cylindrical rod is supported by the first fluid cushion and the second fluid cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jared David Beckwith, Matthew John Cempa, Aziz Hoque, Thomas Augustus Keebler, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Kevin Lee Wasson, William Lawrence West
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20210339959
    Abstract: A support apparatus can comprise a cylindrical rod extending along a first rotation axis and comprising a first end portion provided with a first convex spherical segment and a second end portion provided with a second convex spherical segment. A first area can be configured to receive a portion of the first convex spherical segment. A second area can be configured to receive a portion of the second convex spherical segment. The cylindrical rod can be pivotable about a first pivot axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis. In some embodiments, methods of supporting an object can comprise engaging a surface of the object with the outer surface of the cylindrical rod wherein the first cylindrical rod supports a weight of the object while the first cylindrical rod is supported by the first fluid cushion and the second fluid cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jared David Beckwith, Matthew John Cempa, Aziz Hoque, Thomas Augustus Keebler, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Kevin Lee Wasson, William Lawrence West