Patents by Inventor John R. Ridge

John R. Ridge 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 system for making glass articles
    Patent number: 9469561
    Abstract: A glass sheet is placed on a mold and heated to a first temperature. The glass sheet is then formed into a glass article having a three-dimensional shape using the mold. An isothermal heat transfer device comprising at least one heat pipe is provided in thermal contact with the mold. With the glass article on the mold and the isothermal heat transfer device in thermal contact with the mold, the glass article, mold, and isothermal heat transfer device are transported along a thermally-graded channel to cool the glass article to a second temperature. During the transporting, the isothermal heat transfer device transfers heat from a relatively hot region of the mold to a relatively cold region of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Nikolaos P Kladias, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Elias Panides, Rohit Rai, John R Ridge, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING GLASS ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140305167
    Abstract: A glass sheet is placed on a mold and heated to a first temperature. The glass sheet is then formed into a glass article having a three-dimensional shape using the mold. An isothermal heat transfer device comprising at least one heat pipe is provided in thermal contact with the mold. With the glass article on the mold and the isothermal heat transfer device in thermal contact with the mold, the glass article, mold, and isothermal heat transfer device are transported along a thermally-graded channel to cool the glass article to a second temperature. During the transporting, the isothermal heat transfer device transfers heat from a relatively hot region of the mold to a relatively cold region of the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Nikolaos P. Kladias, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Elias Panides, Rohit Rai, John R. Ridge, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • Method and system for making glass articles
    Patent number: 8776550
    Abstract: A glass sheet is placed on a mold and heated to a first temperature. The glass sheet is then formed into a glass article having a three-dimensional shape using the mold. An isothermal heat transfer device comprising at least one heat pipe is provided in thermal contact with the mold. With the glass article on the mold and the isothermal heat transfer device in thermal contact with the mold, the glass article, mold, and isothermal heat transfer device are transported along a thermally-graded channel to cool the glass article to a second temperature. During the transporting, the isothermal heat transfer device transfers heat from a relatively hot region of the mold to a relatively cold region of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Nikolaos P Kladias, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Elias Panides, Rohit Rai, John R Ridge, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING GLASS ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20130125588
    Abstract: A glass sheet is placed on a mold and heated to a first temperature. The glass sheet is then formed into a glass article having a three-dimensional shape using the mold. An isothermal heat transfer device comprising at least one heat pipe is provided in thermal contact with the mold. With the glass article on the mold and the isothermal heat transfer device in thermal contact with the mold, the glass article, mold, and isothermal heat transfer device are transported along a thermally-graded channel to cool the glass article to a second temperature. During the transporting, the isothermal heat transfer device transfers heat from a relatively hot region of the mold to a relatively cold region of the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Nikolaos P. Kladias, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Elias Panides, Rohit Rai, John R. Ridge, Ljerka Ukrainczyk