Patents by Inventor Judy Kathleen Cox

Judy Kathleen Cox 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 SEPARATING A PANE OF BRITTLE MATERIAL FROM A MOVING RIBBON OF THE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130240591
    Abstract: A pane is separated from a moving ribbon of brittle material by restraining the ribbon upstream of a score line prior to separating the pane. The ribbon is restrained by selectively contacting a first side and a second side of the ribbon in one of an opposite, overlapping or offset relation. The ribbon can be restrained prior to, substantially simultaneous with or subsequent to forming the score line. The restrained status of the ribbon is maintained during and immediately after separation of the pane from the ribbon, thereby reducing the introduction of a disturbance or bending moment into the upstream ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Judy Kathleen Cox, Michael Albert Joseph, II, Kenneth Spencer Morgan
  • Method for separating a pane of brittle material from a moving ribbon of material
    Patent number: 8292141
    Abstract: A pane is separated from a moving ribbon of brittle material by restraining the ribbon upstream of a score line prior to separating the pane. The ribbon is restrained by selectively contacting a first side and a second side of the ribbon in one of an opposite, overlapping or offset relation. The ribbon can be restrained prior to, substantially simultaneous with or subsequent to forming the score line. The restrained status of the ribbon is maintained during and immediately after separation of the pane from the ribbon, thereby reducing the introduction of a disturbance or bending moment into the upstream ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Judy Kathleen Cox, Michael Albert Joseph, II, Kenneth Spencer Morgan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A PANE OF BRITTLE MATERIAL FROM A MOVING RIBBON OF THE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20090250497
    Abstract: A pane is separated from a moving ribbon of brittle material by restraining the ribbon upstream of a score line prior to separating the pane. The ribbon is restrained by selectively contacting a first side and a second side of the ribbon in one of an opposite, overlapping or offset relation. The ribbon can be restrained prior to, substantially simultaneous with or subsequent to forming the score line. The restrained status of the ribbon is maintained during and immediately after separation of the pane from the ribbon, thereby reducing the introduction of a disturbance or bending moment into the upstream ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Judy Kathleen Cox, Michael Albert Joseph, II, Kenneth Spencer Morgan