Patents by Inventor Stephen Kuo-Rui Liu

Stephen Kuo-Rui Liu 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).

  • Ultrasonic tank and methods for uniform glass substrate etching
    Patent number: 11610783
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an ultrasonic tank includes a container, an etching solution tank comprising a working area disposed within the container, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged about a perimeter of the etching solution tank in a configuration that provides a standard deviation of ultrasonic power within the working area of less than about 0.35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Tyler Keech, Stephen Kuo-Rui Liu
  • ULTRASONIC TANK AND METHODS FOR UNIFORM GLASS SUBSTRATE ETCHING
    Publication number: 20160035587
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an ultrasonic tank includes a container, an etching solution tank comprising a working area disposed within the container, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged about a perimeter of the etching solution tank in a configuration that provides a standard deviation of ultrasonic power within the working area of less than about 0.35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: John Tyler Keech, Stephen Kuo-Rui Liu
  • Device and methods for picking and placing hot 3D glass
    Patent number: 8924006
    Abstract: A system for picking and placing glass articles from a first location to a second location, the second location including a thermal reforming apparatus for transforming the glass articles from 2D glass articles to 3D glass articles includes a robot having an end effector, the end effector including a compliance assembly having at least six degrees of freedom. The compliance assembly is in fluid communication with both an open pneumatic system and a closed pneumatic system, the open pneumatic system providing a partial vacuum to a portion of the compliance assembly for grabbing the glass article, and the closed pneumatic system for activating a centering function for a portion of the compliance assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Amsden, Michael J Anderson, Gail Dyer, Scott Michael Kabel, Stephen Kuo-Rui Liu, Kevin Lee Wasson
  • DEVICE AND METHODS FOR PICKING AND PLACING HOT 3D GLASS
    Publication number: 20130136565
    Abstract: A system for picking and placing glass articles from a first location to a second location, the second location including a thermal reforming apparatus for transforming the glass articles from 2D glass articles to 3D glass articles includes a robot having an end effector, the end effector including a compliance assembly having at least six degrees of freedom. The compliance assembly is in fluid communication with both an open pneumatic system and a closed pneumatic system, the open pneumatic system providing a partial vacuum to a portion of the compliance assembly for grabbing the glass article, and the closed pneumatic system for activating a centering function for a portion of the compliance assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Amsden, Michael J. Anderson, Gail Dyer, Scott Michael Kabel, Stephen Kuo-Rui Liu, Kevin Lee Wasson