Patents by Inventor Markus Borrmann

Markus Borrmann 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 for producing glass or glass ceramic and in particular glass or glass ceramic article
    Publication number: 20130316142
    Abstract: In order to obtain glass or glass ceramic materials having increased strength, a method is provided for producing glass or glass ceramic articles, which comprises: producing an initial glass body, mounting the initial glass body on a gas cushion between a levitation support and the initial glass body, and at least partially ceramizing the initial glass body on the levitation support. The levitation support comprises at least one continuous surface region having at least one gas feed region where levitation gas for the gas cushion is fed out from the levitation support, and at least one gas discharge region where gas from the gas cushion is at least partially discharged into the levitation support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Sybill Nuettgens, Wolfgang Schmidbauer, Roland Dudek, Friedrich Georg Schroeder, Gerhard Hahn, Markus Borrmann, Helga Goetz
  • Method for producing glass or glass ceramic and in particular glass or glass ceramic article
    Patent number: 8516851
    Abstract: In order to obtain glass or glass ceramic materials having increased strength, the invention provides a method for producing glass or glass ceramic articles, which comprises the steps: producing an initial glass body (11), mounting the initial glass body (11) on a gas cushion (13) between a levitation support (1) and the initial glass body (11), and at least partially ceramizing the initial glass body (11) on the levitation support (1). The levitation support comprises at least one continuous surface region (3) having at least one gas feed region (151, 152, 153) where levitation gas for the gas cushion (13) is fed out from the levitation support, and at least one gas discharge region (171 172, 173) where gas from the gas cushion (13) is at least partially discharged into the levitation support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Sybill Nuettgens, Wolfgang Schmidbauer, Roland Dudek, Friedrich Georg Schroeder, Gerhard Hahn, Markus Borrmann, Helga Goetz
  • Method for producing glass or glass ceramic and in particular glass or glass ceramic article
    Publication number: 20090155533
    Abstract: In order to obtain glass or glass ceramic materials having increased strength, the invention provides a method for producing glass or glass ceramic articles, which comprises the steps: producing an initial glass body (11), mounting the initial glass body (11) on a gas cushion (13) between a levitation support (1) and the initial glass body (11), and at least partially ceramizing the initial glass body (11) on the levitation support (1). The levitation support comprises at least one continuous surface region (3) having at least one gas feed region (151, 152, 153) where levitation gas for the gas cushion (13) is fed out from the levitation support, and at least one gas discharge region (171 172, 173) where gas from the gas cushion (13) is at least partially discharged into the levitation support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Sybill Nuettgens, Wolfgang Schmidbauer, Roland Dudek, Friedrich Georg Schroeder, Gerhard Hahn, Markus Borrmann, Helga Goetz