Patents by Inventor Kimberly Michelle Keegan

Kimberly Michelle Keegan 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).

  • Polymer edge-covered glass articles and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 9573843
    Abstract: Described herein are various polymer-covered glass and glass-ceramic articles that exhibit improved adhesion between the polymer and the glass or glass-ceramic, along with methods for their manufacture and use. The improved articles generally include a glass or glass-ceramic substrate, a surface-roughened coating disposed on at least a portion of an edge of the glass or glass-ceramic substrate, and a polymer covering disposed on at least a portion of the surface-roughened coating. The surface-roughened coatings beneficially allow the polymer coverings to adhere better to the edge surfaces of the glass or glass-ceramic substrates relative to similar or identical articles that lack the surface-roughened coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kimberly Michelle Keegan, Nagaraja Shashidhar, Paul John Shustack, Kevin Andrew Vasilakos
  • Methods and Apparatus Providing A Substrate and Protective Coating Thereon
    Publication number: 20150110990
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provide for: a glass substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, and a plurality of edge surfaces extending transversely between the first and second opposing surfaces; a layer disposed on, and adhered to, at least one of the first, second, and edge surfaces of the substrate, where the layer includes: (i) one of an oligomer and resin; (ii) a monomer; and (iii) nanometer-sized silica particles of at least about 2-50 weight percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hsin-Chieh Chou, Donald Arthur Clark, Sinue Gomez, Kimberly Michelle Keegan, Arthur Winston Martin, James Robert Matthews, Prakash Chandra Panda, Paul John Shustack, Lu Zhang
  • POLYMER EDGE-COVERED GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20150037543
    Abstract: Described herein are various polymer-covered glass and glass-ceramic articles that exhibit improved adhesion between the polymer and the glass or glass-ceramic, along with methods for their manufacture and use. The improved articles generally include a glass or glass-ceramic substrate, a surface-roughened coating disposed on at least a portion of an edge of the glass or glass-ceramic substrate, and a polymer covering disposed on at least a portion of the surface-roughened coating. The surface-roughened coatings beneficially allow the polymer coverings to adhere better to the edge surfaces of the glass or glass-ceramic substrates relative to similar or identical articles that lack the surface-roughened coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kimberly Michelle Keegan, Nagaraja Shashidhar, Paul John Shustack, Kevin Andrew Vasilakos