Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Ormsby

Stephen R. Ormsby 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).

  • Surface treatment of glass
    Patent number: 5846444
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating a surface on a glass article with a fluid. The article is surrounded by a containment system for the treating fluid and the fluid is continuously agitated by an agitator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen P. Edwards, Donald B. Kloeber, Joseph W. Neubert, Stephen R. Ormsby
  • Support for a mirror blank
    Patent number: 5228243
    Abstract: A support for a glass blank, e.g. a telescope mirror blank, while a surface of the blank is being ground. The support comprises a blocking body and a plurality of spaced, flexible tubes extending in a parallel pattern over the blocking body surface. At least some of the tubes are filled with an organic material that is cured to form a rigid polymer support. A second set of tubes under air pressure from an air manifold may provide an initial support for the blank while the first set of tubes is being filled and cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Burton A. Noll, Stephen R. Ormsby