Patents by Inventor Michael William Price

Michael William Price 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).

  • Publication number: 20230370535
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus comprise a foldable substrate comprising a substrate layer comprising a first major surface contacting a first inner surface area of a first portion. The first major surface of the substrate layer contacts a second inner surface area of a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are separated by a minimum distance. In aspects, the first portion and/or the second portion is directly bonded to the first major surface. In aspects, the substrate layer is chemically strengthened. In aspects, the first portion and/or the second portion are unstrengthened. Methods comprise contacting at least the first major surface of the substrate layer with a hydroxide-containing solution. Methods comprise forming a foldable substrate by disposing the first portion over the first major surface, disposing the second portion over the first major surface, and then heating the foldable substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: TIMOTHY JAMES ORCUTT, MICHAEL WILLIAM PRICE
  • Publication number: 20230182459
    Abstract: Emobidments of a curved glass article are disclosed herein. The curved glass article includes a glass sheet first and second major surfaces. The glass sheet is bent to define a curved region disposed between flat sections. The curved glass article also includes a carrier adhered to the glass sheet. The carrier includes longitudinal strips and lateral strips. The longitudinal strips define the radius of curvature of the curved region. The lateral strips extend between the longitudinal strips. The glass sheet deviates 0.3 mm or less from planar in the flat sections. The longitudinal strips each have a width Wlong of 2 mm or less. The first lateral strips each have a width Wlat of 20 mm or less. At least a portion of the width Wlat of each lateral strip is located in the curved region and a flat section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Gaurav Dave, Khaled Layouni, Mincong Liu, Elias Merhy, Quentin Jean André Pierron, Michael William Price, Fraaz Tahir
  • Publication number: 20220306011
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a curved glass article. The curved glass article includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface is opposite to the first major surface, and the first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness therebetween. The curved glass article also includes a carrier having a curvature and being made of a carrier material. The carrier material has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of from 8(10?6)/° C. to 40(10?6)/° C. The glass sheet is adhered to the carrier such that the glass sheet conforms to the curvature of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gaurav Dave, Khaled Layouni, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Michael William Price, Wendell Porter Weeks, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20220161369
    Abstract: A method of processing a glass laminate substrate includes carrying a glass laminate substrate including a glass substrate on a metal substrate to a processing location; radiating a laser onto the metal substrate through the glass substrate; and cooling a portion of the glass substrate, through which the laser is radiated, such that the glass substrate is cut at the portion through which the laser is radiated. When methods of processing and cutting a glass laminate substrate and an apparatus for processing a glass laminate substrate, according to embodiments, are used, a glass laminate substrate having high edge strength after cutting may be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Joo Sok Kim, Woo Jin Lee, Cheol Hee Park, Michael William Price, Dong Keun Shin, Yuyin Tang
  • Patent number: 11318717
    Abstract: A method of field shaping a laminated glass structure is provided. The method includes providing the laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive material. The laminated glass structure is field cut using a handheld power tool thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. An edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Michael William Price, Mary Rosettie, Eric Joseph Teator
  • Publication number: 20220017413
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of forming a glass article having a glass cover sheet and a frame. The glass cover sheet includes a first major surface and a second major surface in which the second major surface is opposite the first major surface. The frame has a support surface. In the method, a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is applied to a first region of the glass cover sheet or of the frame. A liquid adhesive is applied to a second region of the glass cover sheet or of the frame. Pressure is applied to the glass cover sheet and the frame to cause the pressure-sensitive adhesive to adhere the glass cover sheet to the frame at a first bond strength. The liquid adhesive is cured to adhere the glass cover sheet to the frame at a second bond strength that is greater than the first bond strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Arpita Mitra, Michael William Price
  • Publication number: 20210370774
    Abstract: An automotive display module can include a mounting bracket, a display panel, a cover substrate, and a frame member. The mounting bracket can be securable to a component of an automobile. The display panel can be coupled to the mounting bracket and the frame member can be connected to a back side of the cover substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Amey Ganpat Badar, Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni, Torsten Nath, Jong Se Park, Michael William Price, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 10549401
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer is provided. The method includes cutting the laminated glass structure with an abrasive cutting jet including a pressurized cutting fluid and abrasive particles thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Mark Lee Humphrey, Walter Jay McKendrick, Michael William Price, Gregg Lee Shugars
  • Patent number: 10391746
    Abstract: A flexible glass laminate structure includes a flexible glass substrate having a thickness of no more than 0.3 mm. The flexible glass laminate structure includes a flexible glass layer including the flexible glass substrate. A property control layer is laminated to the flexible glass layer. A neutral axis of the flexible glass laminate is located outside the flexible glass layer when the flexible glass layer is in a compressive bend configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Michael William Price, Robert Lee Smith, III, Windsor Pipes Thomas, III, James Ernest Webb
  • Publication number: 20190160789
    Abstract: A laminated glass structure is provided that includes a non-glass substrate, a flexible glass sheet, and an adhesive. The non-glass substrate includes one or more layers of polymer-impregnated paper, an upper primary surface and a lower primary surface. The non-glass substrate also comprises a lower moisture barrier at a selected depth from the lower primary surface. The flexible glass sheet has a thickness of no greater than 0.3 mm and is laminated to the upper primary surface of the non-glass substrate with the adhesive. An optional upper moisture barrier can also be included within the non-glass substrate at a selected depth from the upper primary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Louis Mattos Jr., Michael William Price, James Ernest Webb
  • Patent number: 10029941
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure includes providing the laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer. The flexible glass structure and adhesive layer are ground using a first tool to remove glass material. The non-glass substrate is cut with a second tool different from the first tool through a kerf formed through the flexible glass structure thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Walter Jay McKendrick, Michael William Price
  • Publication number: 20180154493
    Abstract: A method of finishing a laminated glass structure (102) comprising a flexible glass sheet (130) having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate (116) by an adhesive layer (135) is provided. The method includes applying a compressive force against a cut edge (106) of the flexible glass sheet (130) using an abrasive surface (108) of a hand-held finishing tool (105). Material of the laminated glass structure (102) is removed at the cut edge (106) such that a glass edge strength of the flexible glass sheet (130) is at least about 50 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: DOMINICK JOHN FORENZ, TIMOTHY DESMOND HARSH, MARK LEE HUMPHREY, MICHAEL WILLIAM PRICE, ERIC JOSEPH TEATOR, PETER JOSEPH WEBSTER
  • Publication number: 20170355176
    Abstract: A glass-polymer laminate includes a glass layer with a thickness of at most about 300 ?m and a polymer layer laminated to the glass layer. At all temperatures within a temperature range of about 16 C to about 32 C, the glass layer has a compressive stress and the glass-polymer laminate has a bow flattening force of at most about 150 N. A method includes laminating a glass layer to a polymer layer with an adhesive at a lamination temperature to form a glass-polymer laminate. The glass layer has a thickness of at most about 300 ?m. The lamination temperature is sufficiently high that, at all temperatures within a temperature range of about 16 C to about 32 C, the glass layer has a compressive stress. The lamination temperature is sufficiently low that, at all temperatures within the temperature range, the glass-polymer laminate has a bow flattening force of at most about 150 N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Brittany Marie Fischer, Adam Joseph Fusco, Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Andrew Charles Gorges, Michael William Price, James Ernest Webb
  • Publication number: 20170190155
    Abstract: A flexible glass laminate structure includes a flexible glass substrate having a thickness of no more than 0.3 mm. The flexible glass laminate structure includes a flexible glass layer including the flexible glass substrate. A property control layer is laminated to the flexible glass layer. A neutral axis of the flexible glass laminate is located outside the flexible glass layer when the flexible glass layer is in a compressive bend configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Michael William Price, Robert Lee Smith, III, Windsor Pipes Thomas, III, James Ernest Webb
  • Publication number: 20170183251
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure includes providing the laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer. The flexible glass structure and adhesive layer are ground using a first tool to remove glass material. The non-glass substrate is cut with a second tool different from the first tool through a kerf formed through the flexible glass structure thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Walter Jay McKendrick, Michael William Price
  • Publication number: 20170165871
    Abstract: A method of field shaping a laminated glass structure is provided. The method includes providing the laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive material. The laminated glass structure is field cut using a handheld power tool thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. An edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Michael William Price, Mary Rosettie, Eric Joseph Teator
  • Publication number: 20170120420
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer is provided. The method includes cutting the laminated glass structure with an abrasive cutting jet including a pressurized cutting fluid and abrasive particles thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dominick John FORENZ, Mark Lee HUMPHREY, Walter Jay MCKENDRICK, Michael William PRICE, Gregg Lee SHUGARS
  • Patent number: 8986572
    Abstract: The invention is directed to calcium fluoride crystal optics with improved laser durability that can be used for the transmission of below 250 nanometer (nm) electromagnetic radiation. The optics consists of CaF2 as the major component and Mg in an amount in the range of 13 ppm to 20 ppm while Ce and Mn are <0.5 ppm. The doped crystal and optics made therefrom have a ratio of 515/380 nm transmission loss of less than 0.3 after exposure to greater than 2.8 MRads of ?-radiation. Further, the doped crystal and optics made therefrom exhibit a greatly improved lifetime as shown by ALDT testing to at least 1 billion pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James R Cole, Keith J Donohue, Michael Lucien Genier, Robert Stephen Pavlik, Jr., Michael William Price, William Rogers Rosch, Jeffrey L Sunderland
  • Publication number: 20120319048
    Abstract: The invention is directed to calcium fluoride crystal optics with improved laser durability that can be used for the transmission of below 250 nanometer (nm) electromagnetic radiation. The optics consists of CaF2 as the major component and Mg in an amount in the range of 13 ppm to 20 ppm while Ce and Mn are <0.5 ppm. The doped crystal and optics made therefrom have a ratio of 515/380 nm transmission loss of less than 0.3 after exposure to greater than 2.8 MRads of ?-radiation. Further, the doped crystal and optics made therefrom exhibit a greatly improved lifetime as shown by ALDT testing to at least 1 billion pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: James R. Cole, Keith J. Donohue, Michael Lucien Genier, Robert Stephen Pavlik, JR., Michael William Price, William Rogers Rosch, Jeffrey L. Sunderland
  • Patent number: 8252208
    Abstract: The invention is directed to calcium fluoride crystal optics with improved laser durability that can be used for the transmission of below 250 nanometer (nm) electromagnetic radiation. The optics consist of CaF2 as the major component and, in one embodiment, at least one dopant/amount selected >0.3-1200 ppm Mg, >0.3-200 ppm Sr, >0.3-200 ppm Ba, while Ce and Mn are <0.5 ppm. The doped crystal and optics made therefrom have a ratio of 515/380 nm transmission loss of less than 0.3 after exposure to greater than 2.8 MRads of ?-radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James R Cole, Keith J Donohue, Michael Lucien Genier, Robert Stephen Pavlik, Jr., Michael William Price, William Rogers Rosch, Jeffrey L Sunderland