Patents by Inventor Paul George Rickerl

Paul George Rickerl 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).

  • Patent number: 11964545
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20240009965
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a laminate glass article and related methods are provided. The laminated glass article includes a first and second glass layers with an interlayer positioned therebetween, comprising: a polymer core layer comprising a high modulus polymer (e.g. polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, and polyimide); a first low modulus material layer (e.g. first TPU or first PVB or first EVA) configured between the first layer and the polymer core layer; and a second low modulus material layer (e.g. second TPU or second PVB or second EVA) configured between the second layer and the polymer core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20230415456
    Abstract: Laminated glass-based articles are provided. The glass-based articles include at least a first glass-based layer, a second glass-based layer, and a polymer layer disposed between the first and second glass-based layers. The first glass-based layer includes a compressive stress. A difference between the coefficient of thermal of expansion of the first glass-based layer and the coefficient of thermal of expansion of the second glass-based layer is greater than or equal to 0.4 ppm/° C. Methods of producing the laminated glass-based articles are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ravindra Kumar Akarapu, Matthew John Dejneka, Michael Edward DeRosa, Diane Kimberlie Guilfoyle, Camden Wayne Isenberg, Manuela Ocampo Davila, Shawn Michael O'Malley, Paul George Rickerl, Amber Leigh Tremper, Erick Franklin VanDuyne, Jonathan Earl Walter
  • Publication number: 20230271483
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20230194928
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to asymmetric liquid crystal panels with improved properties and tailored characteristics, including insulated glazing units and liquid crystal windows incorporating such panels. A liquid crystal cell having thin glass is incorporated into an asymmetric thin liquid crystal panel comprising a pane bonded to the first sheet of the liquid crystal cell via an adhesive layer bonding the first sheet to the pane wherein the liquid crystal material is controllable to adjust a transmittance of the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Oladapo Olalekan Bello, James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Patent number: 11642943
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20230047147
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20230001670
    Abstract: Various embodiments for configuring LC cells, LC panels, and methods of manufacturing LC panels are provided, comprising: providing a first glass layer and a second glass layer; wherein the first glass layer has first and second surfaces and the second glass layer has first and second surfaces; and at least one of: surface polishing a surface of the first glass layer and second glass layer; and selectively positioning the first glass layer and second glass layer such that, after lamination, based on the positioning or polishing of the glass layers, the resulting LC panel is configured with uniform transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Oladapo Olalekan Bello, James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20230004038
    Abstract: Various embodiments for configuring LC cells, LC panels, and methods of manufacturing LC panels are provided, comprising: various embodiments to increase the stiffness and/or rigidity of the LC cell, such that once it undergoes lamination processing to attach it to glass layers on either major surface of the LC cell, the LC cell will not undergo distortion/discontinuous cell gap when transformed into an LC panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Oladapo Olalekan Bello, James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20220413333
    Abstract: Various embodiments for configuring LC cells, LC panels, and methods of manufacturing LC panels are provided, comprising: assembling a plurality of LC panel component layers to form a curable stack, wherein the stack is configured with the LC cell, a first glass layer, a second glass layer, a first interlayer and a second interlayer, wherein each of the first interlayer and second interlayer are configured to be conformal layers; curing the curable stack to form a liquid crystal panel; and wherein, via the first conformal interlayer and the second conformal interlayer, the LC panel is configured with a uniform transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Oladapo Olalekan Bello, James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20220410538
    Abstract: Various embodiments for configuring LC cells, LC panels, and methods of manufacturing LC panels are provided, comprising: assembling a plurality of LC panel component layers to form a curable stack, wherein the stack is configured with the LC cell, a first glass layer, a second glass layer, a first interlayer and a second interlayer, wherein each of the first interlayer and second interlayer are configured to be layers; curing the curable stack to form a liquid crystal panel; and wherein, via the first interlayer and the second interlayer, the LC panel is configured with a uniform transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Oladapo Olalekan Bello, James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20220396055
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a laminate glass article and related methods are provided. The laminated glass article includes a first glass layer and a second glass layer with a TPU interlayer positioned therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Patent number: 11491851
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl
  • Patent number: 11423816
    Abstract: Dynamically adjustable display systems for adjusting the position of a flexible display in response to ambient light. The display system includes a flexible display that is capable of reversibly bending along one or more bending axes. The display system further includes an adjustable support on which the flexible display is mounted, the adjustable support being able to selectively bend the flexible display. The display system includes photodetectors for detecting ambient light. The photodetectors may be positioned about a perimeter of the flexible display. A control unit in communication with the adjustable support and the plurality of photodetectors may cause the adjustable support to bend the flexible display in response to ambient light detected at the plurality of photodetectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Kevin Thomas Gahagan, James Joseph Kornacki, Cheng-Chung Li, Paul George Rickerl, Yawei Sun
  • Publication number: 20220144047
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl
  • Patent number: 11254192
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Corning incorporated
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20220016871
    Abstract: A laminated pane for a window includes (1) a first sheet having a first thickness and a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), (2) a second sheet of an inorganic glass having a second thickness and a second CTE, and (3) a polymer interlayer adhered between the first sheet and the second sheet including a layer of a first polymer material having a first elastic modulus and a layer of a second polymer material having a second elastic modulus, wherein the first CTE is greater than the second CTE, the second thickness is in the range of from 1 down to 0.3 mm, and the first elastic modulus is more than 20 times the second elastic modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Michael Aaron McDonald, Paul George Rickerl
  • Publication number: 20220020304
    Abstract: Dynamically adjustable display systems for adjusting the position of a flexible display in response to ambient light. The display system includes a flexible display that is capable of reversibly bending along one or more bending axes. The display system further includes an adjustable support on which the flexible display is mounted, the adjustable support being able to selectively bend the flexible display. The display system includes photodetectors for detecting ambient light. The photodetectors may be positioned about a perimeter of the flexible display. A control unit in communication with the adjustable support and the plurality of photodetectors may cause the adjustable support to bend the flexible display in response to ambient light detected at the plurality of photodetectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: James Gregory Couillard, Kevin Thomas Gahagan, James Joseph Kornacki, Cheng-Chung Li, Paul George Rickerl, Yawei Sun
  • Publication number: 20210068249
    Abstract: A PCB laminate material includes at least one polymer layer and at least one inorganic layer, such that the PCB laminate material has a dielectric loss tangent of less than 6×10?3 at 10 GHz (or higher frequency). The inorganic layer or layers of the PCB laminate material may comprise silica-based materials (including silica fabrics), low-loss glass with a dielectric loss tangent of about 0.006 at 10 GHz (or higher frequency), glass-ceramics, or ceramic materials (e.g., alumina). PCB laminate materials may also include at least one fluoropolymer layer. PCB laminate materials described herein combine good dielectric performance (i.e., low dielectric loss), dimensional stability at elevated temperature (e.g., at 260° C. for 30 seconds), and sufficient mechanical strength to permit handling during production. Printed circuit boards comprising the PCB laminate materials and methods for making the same are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: William Peter Addiego, Heather Debra Boek, Jennifer Anella Heine, Kenneth Edward Hrdina, Dayue Jiang, Geraint Owen, Paul George Rickerl, Tora Ann-Beatrice Eline SIrkka, WIlliam Richard Trutna
  • Publication number: 20210053424
    Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved laminates made from a complexly curved substrate and a flat substrate, such as automotive window glazings, and methods of cold forming complexly-curved glass products from a curved substrate and a flat substrate. In one or more embodiments, the laminate includes first complexly-curved glass substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second complexly-curved glass substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface with a thickness therebetween; and a polymer interlayer affixed to the second convex surface and third surface, wherein the third surface and fourth surface have compressive stress values respectively that differ such that the fourth surface has as compressive stress value that is greater than the compressive stress value of the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: William Keith Fisher, Mark Stephen Friske, Steven Luther Moyer, Paul George Rickerl