Patents by Inventor Norman Bradley Dunning

Norman Bradley Dunning 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING THIN GLASS RIBBONS
    Publication number: 20240025791
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for processing a glass ribbon. A glass ribbon is supplied to an upstream side of a conveying apparatus comprising a conveyor device and a pulling device. The conveyor device establishes a primary plane of travel from the upstream side to a downstream side. The pulling device is located at the downstream side and applies a pulling force on the glass ribbon to convey the glass ribbon along a travel path that includes first, second and third bends, and into the primary plane of travel from a location downstream of the third bend and to the pulling device. At least one of the first, second, and third bends imparts a stress into a surface of the glass ribbon to flatten the glass ribbon. A viscosity of the glass ribbon at the third bend is greater than a viscosity of the glass ribbon at the first bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Robert Amadon, Antoine Gaston Denis Bisson, Norman Bradley Dunning, Romain Jeanson, Rohit Rai, Seung Hee Won
  • Systems and methods for processing thin glass ribbons
    Patent number: 11802069
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for processing a glass ribbon (22). A glass ribbon is supplied to an upstream side of a conveying apparatus (32) comprising a conveyor device and a pulling device (72). The conveyor device establishes a primary plane of travel (P) from the upstream side to a downstream side. The pulling device (72) is located at the downstream side and applies a pulling force on the glass ribbon (22) to convey the glass ribbon along a travel path that includes first, second and third bends (100, 102, 104), and into the primary plane of travel from a location downstream of the third bend and to the pulling device (72). At least one of the first, second, and third bends imparts a stress into a surface of the glass ribbon to flatten the glass ribbon. A viscosity of the glass ribbon at the third bend is greater than a viscosity of the glass ribbon at the first bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffery Robert Amadon, Antoine Gaston Denis Bisson, Norman Bradley Dunning, Romain Jeanson, Rohit Rai, Seung Hee Won
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING THIN GLASS RIBBONS
    Publication number: 20200277216
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for processing a glass ribbon (22). A glass ribbon is supplied to an upstream side of a conveying apparatus (32) comprising a conveyor device and a pulling device (72). The conveyor device establishes a primary plane of travel (P) from the upstream side to a downstream side. The pulling device (72) is located at the downstream side and applies a pulling force on the glass ribbon (22) to convey the glass ribbon along a travel path that includes first, second and third bends (100, 102, 104), and into the primary plane of travel from a location downstream of the third bend and to the pulling device (72). At least one of the first, second, and third bends imparts a stress into a surface of the glass ribbon to flatten the glass ribbon. A viscosity of the glass ribbon at the third bend is greater than a viscosity of the glass ribbon at the first bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffery Robert Amadon, Antoine Gaston Denis Bisson, Norman Bradley Dunning, Romain Jeanson, Rohit Rai, Seung Hee Won