Patents by Inventor Michael Sean Dobbins

Michael Sean Dobbins 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).

  • Glass substrates with strategically imprinted B-side features and methods for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9676649
    Abstract: Glass substrates and methods for forming glass substrates are disclosed. The glass substrates include a planar A-side surface having a surface roughness Ra1 of less than 0.5 nm and a planar B-side having a surface roughness Ra2 wherein the ratio Ra2:Ra1 is greater than or equal to about 1.5. A plurality of texturing features are formed in the B-side surface. The plurality of texturing features have a peak-to-valley height H such that 0.05 ?m?H?3.75 ?m. The texturing features are distributed in the B-side surface such that a center-to-center pitch P between adjacent texturing features is at least 1.5 mm in at least one direction. The plurality of texturing features are formed in the B-side surface while the glass substrate is at a temperature T1, wherein 600° C.?T1?1200° C. and a viscosity of the glass substrate is from greater than 150,000 Poise and less than 1013 Poise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Sean Dobbins, James Robert Lim, Hung Cheng (Henry) Lu, Wanda Janina Walczak, Liming Wang, Ruchirej Yongsunthon
  • GLASS SUBSTRATES WITH STRATEGICALLY IMPRINTED B-SIDE FEATURES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130052414
    Abstract: Glass substrates and methods for forming glass substrates are disclosed. The glass substrates include a planar A-side surface having a surface roughness Ra1 of less than 0.5 nm and a planar B-side having a surface roughness Ra2 wherein the ratio Ra2:Ra1 is greater than or equal to about 1.5. A plurality of texturing features are formed in the B-side surface. The plurality of texturing features have a peak-to-valley height H such that 0.05 ?m?H?3.75 ?m. The texturing features are distributed in the B-side surface such that a center-to-center pitch P between adjacent texturing features is at least 1.5 mm in at least one direction. The plurality of texturing features are formed in the B-side surface while the glass substrate is at a temperature T1, wherein 600° C.?T1?1200 ° C. and a viscosity of the glass substrate is from greater than 150,000 Poise and less than 1013 Poise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Sean Dobbins, James Robert Lim, Hung Cheng (Henry) Lu, Wanda Janina Walczak, Liming Wang, Ruchirej Yongsunthon