Patents by Inventor Matthew Scott Weibel

Matthew Scott Weibel 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).

  • METHODS FOR ANALYZING A GLASS MELT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20210114912
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a glass melt composition, in the manufacture of glass articles, includes sampling a gas composition comprising at least one gaseous species generated from the glass melt composition during a melting operation by taking a plurality of measurements of the gas composition over a period of time. The method also includes analyzing the sampled composition to determine an amount or concentration of the at least one gaseous species in the gas composition as a function of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Miki Eugene Kunitake, Irene Mona Peterson, Michael Clement Ruotolo, Jr., Elizabeth Mary Sturdevant, Matthew Scott Weibel
  • Thermally stable glass tubing forming apparatuses
    Patent number: 10399883
    Abstract: A bell positioning apparatus for glass tubing manufacturing includes a bell and a support connected to the bell. A bell positioning apparatus is attached to the support and configured to move the support and the bell with at least three degrees of freedom. The bell positioning apparatus includes a platform, a platform frame, and one or more frame legs. A frame leg dimensional stability apparatus maintains a temperature variation within 6.5° C. per meter of distance between each frame leg for an extended period of time, e.g. 4 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Adam Charles Berkey, Randy Lee Rhoads, Matthew Scott Weibel
  • THERMALLY STABLE GLASS TUBING FORMING APPARATUSES
    Publication number: 20170203991
    Abstract: A bell positioning apparatus for glass tubing manufacturing includes a bell and a support connected to the bell. A bell positioning apparatus is attached to the support and configured to move the support and the bell with at least three degrees of freedom. The bell positioning apparatus includes a platform, a platform frame, and one or more frame legs. A frame leg dimensional stability apparatus maintains a temperature variation within 6.5° C. per meter of distance between each frame leg for an extended period of time, e.g. 4 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Adam Charles Berkey, Randy Lee Rhoads, Matthew Scott Weibel