Patents by Inventor Robert J. Kiphut

Robert J. Kiphut 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).

  • Method for forming an internally channeled glass article
    Patent number: 6301932
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for forming glass articles containing enclosed channels. The method comprises the following steps: a) delivering and depositing a first length of a molten glass ribbon (18) to a surface of a mold (20) having a mold cavity (22) possessing at least one channel-forming groove (22) and a peripheral surface, wherein the first length (18) overlies the mold cavity (22) and the peripheral surface; b) allowing the first length of the molten glass ribbon (18) to substantially conform to the contour of the mold cavity (22) resulting in the formation of at least one channel in the first length of the molten glass ribbon (18); c) delivering and depositing a second length of the molten glass ribbon (26) to the exposed surface of the first length of the molten glass ribbon (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen R. Allen, James G. Anderson, Robert J. Kiphut, Jackson P. Trentelman