Patents by Inventor Naigeng CHEN

Naigeng CHEN 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: 20260097574
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a first portion comprising a first edge surface defined between a first surface area and a second surface area opposite the first surface area. Foldable apparatus can comprise a second portion comprising a second edge surface defined between a third surface area and a fourth surface area opposite the third surface area. A polymer-based portion can be positioned between the first blunted edge surface and the second blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, the polymer-based portion can comprise a polymer thickness of about 50 micrometers or less measured from the second surface area and/or the first surface area. In some embodiments, the first edge surface and/or the second edge surface can comprise a blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, a coating can be disposed over the first portion, the second portion and the polymer-based portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Naigeng Chen, Sushmit Sunil Kumar Goyal, Timothy Michael Gross, Jason Thomas Harris, Jenny Kim, Andrew Peter Kittleson, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Pushkar Tandon, Wendell Porter Weeks, Arlin Lee Weikel, Tingge Xu, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20260056576
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus comprise a foldable substrate foldable about an axis and a substrate thickness defined between a first major surface and a second major surface. The foldable substrate comprises a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The first portion comprising a substrate thickness. The central portion comprises a central thickness that is less than the substrate thickness. In some embodiments, a width of central portion is about 45 millimeters or less. Methods of making a foldable apparatus comprise forming a recess in a first major surface of the foldable substrate. In some embodiments, methods comprise chemically strengthening the foldable substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Shinu Baby, Naigeng Chen, Timothy Michael Gross, Jason Thomas Harris, Dhananjay Joshi, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Arlin Lee Weikel, Tingge Xu
  • Patent number: 12521963
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a first portion comprising a first edge surface defined between a first surface area and a second surface area opposite the first surface area. Foldable apparatus can comprise a second portion comprising a second edge surface defined between a third surface area and a fourth surface area opposite the third surface area. A polymer-based portion can be positioned between the first blunted edge surface and the second blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, the polymer-based portion can comprise a polymer thickness of about 50 micrometers or less measured from the second surface area and/or the first surface area. In some embodiments, the first edge surface and/or the second edge surface can comprise a blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, a coating can be disposed over the first portion, the second portion and the polymer-based portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Naigeng Chen, Sushmit Sunil Kumar Goyal, Timothy Michael Gross, Jason Thomas Harris, Jenny Kim, Andrew Peter Kittleson, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Pushkar Tandon, Wendell Porter Weeks, Arlin Lee Weikel, Tingge Xu, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250393147
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a foldable substrate comprising a substrate thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a central thickness less than the substrate thickness. A first maximum tensile stress of a first tensile stress region in the first portion and a second maximum tensile stress of the second tensile stress region in the second portion can be less than a third maximum tensile stress of a central tensile stress region in the central portion. Ribbons can comprise a ribbon thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a first central compressive stress region and a second central compressive stress region. In some embodiments, methods of processing a ribbon can comprise masking the first portion, masking the second portion, and chemically strengthening the central portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Naigeng Chen, Matthew Wade Fenton, Timothy Michael Gross, Yuhui Jin, Dhananjay Joshi, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Yousef Kayed Qaroush
  • Publication number: 20250376404
    Abstract: A glass ribbon includes a first major surface extending along a first plane. The glass ribbon includes a second major surface extending along a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane. A first thickness is defined between the first major surface and the second major surface along a thickness direction perpendicular to the first major surface. The first thickness is within a range from about 25 ?m to about 125 ?m. An edge surface extends between the first plane and the second plane. The edge surface comprises a height in the thickness direction that is less than the first thickness. Methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Bethany Jon Alderman, Naigeng Chen, Claire Renata Coble, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Elizabeth Mary Sturdevant
  • Patent number: 12481316
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus comprise a foldable substrate foldable about an axis and a substrate thickness defined between a first major surface and a second major surface. The foldable substrate comprises a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The first portion comprising a substrate thickness. The central portion comprises a central thickness that is less than the substrate thickness. In some embodiments, a width of central portion is about 45 millimeters or less. Methods of making a foldable apparatus comprise forming a recess in a first major surface of the foldable substrate. In some embodiments, methods comprise chemically strengthening the foldable substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shinu Baby, Naigeng Chen, Timothy Michael Gross, Jason Thomas Harris, Dhananjay Joshi, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Arlin Lee Weikel, Tingge Xu
  • Patent number: 12426184
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a foldable substrate comprising a substrate thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a central thickness less than the substrate thickness. A first maximum tensile stress of a first tensile stress region in the first portion and a second maximum tensile stress of the second tensile stress region in the second portion can be less than a third maximum tensile stress of a central tensile stress region in the central portion. Ribbons can comprise a ribbon thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a first central compressive stress region and a second central compressive stress region. In some embodiments, methods of processing a ribbon can comprise masking the first portion, masking the second portion, and chemically strengthening the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Naigeng Chen, Matthew Wade Fenton, Timothy Michael Gross, Yuhui Jin, Dhananjay Joshi, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Yousef Kayed Qaroush
  • Patent number: 12241007
    Abstract: Articles including a substrate, a cover glass layer disposed over a top surface of the substrate, and an adhesive layer having a dynamic elastic modulus disposed between a bottom surface of the cover glass layer and the top surface of the substrate. The cover glass layer may have a thickness in the range of 1 micron to 200 microns. The dynamic elastic modulus of the adhesive layer may include a first elastic modulus in the range of 10 kPa to 1000 kPa measured at a stress frequency in the range of 0 Hertz to 5 Hertz and a temperature of 23 degrees C., and a second elastic modulus of 500 MPa or more measured at a stress frequency in the range of 10 Hertz to 1000 Hertz and a temperature of 23 degrees C. The adhesive layer may be optically transparent. The articles may be bendable electronic display devices or bendable electronic display device modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shinu Baby, Naigeng Chen, Edward John Fewkes, Dhananjay Joshi, Andrew Peter Kittleson, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230393310
    Abstract: A device comprising: a first substrate; and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate via an innermost bond, an outermost bond, and bonds between the innermost bond and the outermost bond, the second substrate comprising a through-hole and an axis extending through the through-hole. Each of the bonds has a strength, and the strength of the bonds increases sequentially from the innermost bond to the outermost bond. The strength of each bond is sufficiently low such that the bonds fail in response to liquid (within a cavity defined by the first substrate, a third substrate, and the through-hole of the second substrate) exerting pressure on the first substrate instead of the first substrate failing. Each of the bonds are configured to fail at approximately the same pressure exerted upon the first substrate by the liquid. Additionally disclosed is a method of manufacturing the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Naigeng Chen, Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Weiwei Luo, Mark Alejandro Quesada, Bo Yang
  • Publication number: 20220291712
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus comprise a foldable substrate foldable about an axis and a substrate thickness defined between a first major surface and a second major surface. The foldable substrate comprises a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The first portion comprising a substrate thickness. The central portion comprises a central thickness that is less than the substrate thickness. In some embodiments, a width of central portion is about 45 millimeters or less. Methods of making a foldable apparatus comprise forming a recess in a first major surface of the foldable substrate. In some embodiments, methods comprise chemically strengthening the foldable substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: SHINU BABY, NAIGENG CHEN, TIMOTHY MICHAEL GROSS, JASON THOMAS HARRIS, DHANANJAY JOSHI, YOUSEF KAYED QAROUSH, ARLIN LEE WEIKEL, TINGGE XU
  • Publication number: 20220282130
    Abstract: Articles including a substrate, a cover glass layer disposed over a top surface of the substrate, and an adhesive layer having a dynamic elastic modulus disposed between a bottom surface of the cover glass layer and the top surface of the substrate. The cover glass layer may have a thickness in the range of 1 micron to 200 microns. The dynamic elastic modulus of the adhesive layer may include a first elastic modulus in the range of 10 kPa to 1000 kPa measured at a stress frequency in the range of 0 Hertz to 5 Hertz and a temperature of 23 degrees C., and a second elastic modulus of 500 MPa or more measured at a stress frequency in the range of 10 Hertz to 1000 Hertz and a temperature of 23 degrees C. The adhesive layer may be optically transparent. The articles may be bendable electronic display devices or bendable electronic display device modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Shinu Baby, Naigeng Chen, Edward John Fewkes, Dhananjay Joshi, Andrew Peter Kittleson, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220287195
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a foldable substrate comprising a substrate thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a central thickness less than the substrate thickness. A first maximum tensile stress of a first tensile stress region in the first portion and a second maximum tensile stress of the second tensile stress region in the second portion can be less than a third maximum tensile stress of a central tensile stress region in the central portion. Ribbons can comprise a ribbon thickness and a central portion positioned between a first portion and a second portion. The central portion can comprise a first central compressive stress region and a second central compressive stress region. In some embodiments, methods of processing a ribbon can comprise masking the first portion, masking the second portion, and chemically strengthening the central portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: NAIGENG CHEN, MATTHEW WADE FENTON, TIMOTHY MICHAEL GROSS, YUHUI JIN, DHANANJAY JOSHI, KUAN-TING KUO, YOUSEF KAYED QAROUSH
  • Publication number: 20210107251
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a first portion comprising a first edge surface defined between a first surface area and a second surface area opposite the first surface area. Foldable apparatus can comprise a second portion comprising a second edge surface defined between a third surface area and a fourth surface area opposite the third surface area. A polymer-based portion can be positioned between the first blunted edge surface and the second blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, the polymer-based portion can comprise a polymer thickness of about 50 micrometers or less measured from the second surface area and/or the first surface area. In some embodiments, the first edge surface and/or the second edge surface can comprise a blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, a coating can be disposed over the first portion, the second portion and the polymer-based portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Naigeng CHEN, Sushmit Sunil Kumar GOYAL, Timothy Michael GROSS, Jason Thomas HARRIS, Jenny KIM, Andrew Peter KITTLESON, Yousef Kayed QAROUSH, Pushkar TANDON, Wendell Porter WEEKS, Arlin Lee WEIKEL, Tingge XU, Ying ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210107829
    Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a foldable substrate comprising a thickness (T) and a plurality of grooves extending through a first major surface. A groove spacing (Gs) is defined between a pair of grooves. A first groove of the plurality of grooves comprises a groove depth (Gd) and a groove width (Gw). In some embodiments, 7.93-6.19*(Gw/T) ?9.52*(Gd/T) +6.05*(Gs/T) <0. In some embodiments, (Gw/T) ?0.1, (Gs/T) ?1.5, 0.3?Gd/T 0.95. In some embodiments, a combined groove volume divided by a central volume can be about 0.3 or more. Methods of making a foldable apparatus comprise drawing a ribbon from a quantity of molten material off a forming device. Methods further comprising impinging a target location of the ribbon traveling in a draw direction with a laser beam to form a groove in the ribbon. In some embodiments, the groove can comprise a plurality of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Naigeng Chen, Matthew Wade Fenton, Timothy Michael Gross, Yuhui Jin, Xinghua Li, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Lei Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200399158
    Abstract: A glass ribbon includes a first major surface extending along a first plane. The glass ribbon includes a second major surface extending along a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane. A first thickness is defined between the first major surface and the second major surface along a thickness direction perpendicular to the first major surface. The first thickness is within a range from about 25 ?m to about 125 ?m. An edge surface extends between the first plane and the second plane. The edge surface comprises a height in the thickness direction that is less than the first thickness. Methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Bethany Jon ALDERMAN, Naigeng CHEN, Claire Renata COBLE, Peter Joseph LEZZI, Yousef Kayed QAROUSH, Elizabeth Mary STURDEVANT