Patents by Inventor ROBERT D. FOSDYCK

ROBERT D. FOSDYCK 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).

  • Dissolvable sealant for masking glass in high temperature ion exchange baths
    Patent number: 10626048
    Abstract: A method of masking glass in an ion exchange bath includes applying a dissolvable sealant to a cover material, adhering the cover material to a glass part to form a mask on the glass part, immersing the glass part into an ion exchange bath. removing the glass part from the ion exchange bath, and using a solvent to dissolve the sealant and the cover material from the glass part. A mask on glass having a piece of glass, and a dissolvable sealant on a cover material, the dissolvable sealant comprising an inorganic material and a silicate, the dissolvable sealant between the cover material and the piece of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Erica Ronchetto, Scott J. H. Limb, Robert D. Fosdyck
  • DISSOLVABLE SEALANT FOR MASKING GLASS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE ION EXCHANGE BATHS
    Publication number: 20190185375
    Abstract: A method of masking glass in an ion exchange bath includes applying a dissolvable sealant to a cover material, adhering the cover material to a glass part to form a mask on the glass part, immersing the glass part into an ion exchange bath. removing the glass part from the ion exchange bath, and using a solvent to dissolve the sealant and the cover material from the glass part. A mask on glass having a piece of glass, and a dissolvable sealant on a cover material, the dissolvable sealant comprising an inorganic material and a silicate, the dissolvable sealant between the cover material and the piece of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: ERICA RONCHETTO, SCOTT J. H. LIMB, ROBERT D. FOSDYCK