Patents by Inventor Sean Michael Buono

Sean Michael Buono 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).

  • Screen protector comprising a glass-based substrate and an adhesive
    Patent number: 11334116
    Abstract: A screen protector comprises a glass-based substrate and an adhesive. The glass-based substrate comprises a first major surface, a second major surface, a thickness, and an edge. The first major surface comprises a first planar portion and a peripheral portion extending outwardly from the first planar portion. The second major surface comprises a second planar portion opposite the first planar portion and is parallel to the first planar portion. The edge comprises an outer peripheral surface that intersects the peripheral portion of the first major surface. The adhesive comprises a first major surface, a second major surface, a thickness, and an edge. The first major surface of the adhesive is adhered to the second major surface of the glass-based substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sean Michael Buono, Jacob Immerman, Chih Yuan Lu, James Edward Morrison, Jr., Santona Pal, Ananthanarayanan Subramanian, Chu Yu Yeh
  • PREFORM OF SCREEN PROTECTOR ADHESIVE FOR BUBBLE FREE APPLICATION OF SCREEN PROTECTORS
    Publication number: 20200189176
    Abstract: Systems and methods of applying a screen protector to a surface, including aligning a first mating surface with a second mating surface within a chamber, creating a vacuum within the chamber, inflating an airbag arranged within the chamber, contacting the first mating surface with the airbag, inflating the airbag to extend towards the perimeter of the first mating surface and second mating surface, and removing all air trapped between the first mating surface and the second mating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Sean Michael Buono, John Falligent
  • SCREEN PROTECTOR COMPRISING A GLASS-BASED SUBSTRATE AND AN ADHESIVE
    Publication number: 20200057470
    Abstract: A screen protector comprises a glass-based substrate and an adhesive. The glass-based substrate comprises a first major surface, a second major surface, a thickness, and an edge. The first major surface comprises a first planar portion and a peripheral portion extending outwardly from the first planar portion. The second major surface comprises a second planar portion opposite the first planar portion and is parallel to the first planar portion. The edge comprises an outer peripheral surface that intersects the peripheral portion of the first major surface. The adhesive comprises a first major surface, a second major surface, a thickness, and an edge. The first major surface of the adhesive is adhered to the second major surface of the glass-based substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sean Michael Buono, Jacob Immerman, Chih Yuan Lu, James Edward Morrison, JR., Santona Pal, Ananthanarayanan Subramanian, Chu Yu Yeh