Patents by Inventor Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer

Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer 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).

  • Patent number: 11780769
    Abstract: A method includes depositing a glass frit on sidewalls of a plurality of cavities of a shaped article formed from a glass material, a glass ceramic material, or a combination thereof. The glass frit is heated to a firing temperature above a glass transition temperature of the glass frit to sinter the glass frit into a glaze disposed on the sidewalls of the plurality of cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Melinda Ann Drake, Lisa Ann Lamberson, Robert Michael Morena, Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer
  • Publication number: 20220289623
    Abstract: A method of chemically strengthening a glass-based article via ion exchange, wherein the glass-based article has a thickness of less than about 300 mm. The glass-based article may be chemically strengthened by ion exchanged to achieve a depth of compression DOC ranging from about 5 mm to about 60 mm and a peak compressive stress in a range from about 300 MPa to about 2000 MPa. The high peak compressive stress provides the ability to withstand the stresses associated with bending and to resist damage caused by impact. Additionally, the glass-based article retains net compression to contain surface flaws when the glass is subjected to bending around a tight radius in use, for example, as cover glass in flexible and foldable displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Diane Kimberlie Guilfoyle, Yuhui Jin, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer
  • Publication number: 20210370659
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertains to methods for controlling adhesive bondline while cold-bending a glass substrate. The method includes forming a frame to define a viewing area at least partially surrounded by the frame; shaping the frame to include at least one curvature; positioning a spacer proximate the frame, the spacer comprising: a border area; and a protrusion extending from the border area; engaging the border area of the spacer with the frame to insert the protrusion through the viewing area, wherein the protrusion extends beyond the frame a first distance; positioning an adhesive between the frame and the glass substrate alongside the protrusion to control the bondline; engaging a glass substrate with the adhesive and the protrusion to cold form the glass substrate to the shape of the frame; and securing the glass substrate to the spacer to hold the frame against the adhesive to maintain the bondline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Knowles, Arpita Mitra, Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer, Arlin Lee Weikel
  • Publication number: 20210309564
    Abstract: A method includes depositing a glass frit on sidewalls of a plurality of cavities of a shaped article formed from a glass material, a glass ceramic material, or a combination thereof. The glass frit is heated to a firing temperature above a glass transition temperature of the glass frit to sinter the glass frit into a glaze disposed on the sidewalls of the plurality of cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Melinda Ann Drake, Lisa Ann Lamberson, Robert Michael Morena, Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer
  • Patent number: 10760325
    Abstract: A window with low frictive compositions and methods of making the same. The low frictive composition is applied to top portion of at least one glass bump contacting an opposing pane in a window. The low frictive composition may include an inorganic powder and a binder. The inorganic powder includes disulfide, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten diselenide, and molybdenum diselenide. The binder includes silsesquioxanes and alkali silicates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Paul Heckman, Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer, Wageesha Senaratne
  • Publication number: 20180363361
    Abstract: A window with low frictive compositions and methods of making the same. The low frictive composition is applied to top portion of at least one glass bump contacting an opposing pane in a window. The low frictive composition may include an inorganic powder and a binder. The inorganic powder includes disulfide, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten diselenide, and molybdenum diselenide. The binder includes silsesquioxanes and alkali silicates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Paul HECKMAN, Linda Frances REYNOLDS-HEFFER, Wageesha SENARATNE
  • Patent number: 8932670
    Abstract: A method of making a glass article with an anti-smudge surface includes providing a glass article with a target surface. The method includes providing a coating solution consisting essentially of a fluorosilane compound and a solvent that is miscible with the fluorosilane compound. The method includes spray-coating the target surface with the coating solution while controlling the spray-coating to form a coating layer having a thickness in a range from 1 to 20 nm on the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: John William Botelho, Jeffrey John Domey, Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer, Lu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110129665
    Abstract: A method of making a glass article with an anti-smudge surface includes providing a glass article with a target surface. The method includes providing a coating solution consisting essentially of a fluorosilane compound and a solvent that is miscible with the fluorosilane compound. The method includes spray-coating the target surface with the coating solution while controlling the spray-coating to form a coating layer having a thickness in a range from 1 to 20 nm on the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: John William Botelho, Jeffrey John Domey, Linda Frances Reynolds-Heffer, Lu Zhang