Patents by Inventor John Thomas Pine, III

John Thomas Pine, III 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).

  • GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS WITH LEAK MITIGATION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20240391816
    Abstract: A glass manufacturing apparatus includes an exit conduit positioned to deliver molten glass from a delivery vessel to an inlet conduit of a forming apparatus. The apparatus also includes a leak blocking component that circumferentially surrounds a portion of the exit conduit and is configured to inhibit flow of molten glass towards an outer surface of the glass manufacturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Collins Bentley, III, Ahdi El-Kahlout, Jason Arthur Howles, Chien Yu Hsu, John Thomas Pine, III, Jeremy Walter Turner
  • Edge directors including an interior heating device
    Patent number: 11440830
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a wedge including a pair of inclined surface portions converging along a downstream direction to form a root of the wedge. The apparatus can further include an edge director intersecting with at least one of the pair of inclined surface portions. The edge director can include an interior cavity. In some embodiments, the apparatus can further include a heating device positioned within the interior cavity, wherein the heating device can include a plurality of heating segments. In further embodiments, the apparatus can further include a plurality of coils of wire positioned within the interior cavity, wherein each of the plurality of coils of wire can include windings that may be wound about a corresponding linear coil axis that extends in the downstream direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Chao Feng Hsiao, John Thomas Pine, III
  • EDGE DIRECTORS INCLUDING AN INTERIOR HEATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200095154
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a wedge including a pair of inclined surface portions converging along a downstream direction to form a root of the wedge. The apparatus can further include an edge director intersecting with at least one of the pair of inclined surface portions. The edge director can include an interior cavity. In some embodiments, the apparatus can further include a heating device positioned within the interior cavity, wherein the heating device can include a plurality of heating segments. In further embodiments, the apparatus can further include a plurality of coils of wire positioned within the interior cavity, wherein each of the plurality of coils of wire can include windings that may be wound about a corresponding linear coil axis that extends in the downstream direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Chao Feng Hsiao, John Thomas Pine, III