Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Keebler

Thomas A. Keebler 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 and system for forming shaped glass articles
    Patent number: 9550695
    Abstract: A method of forming a shaped glass article includes placing a glass sheet on a mold such that a first glass area of the glass sheet corresponds to a first mold surface area of the mold and a second glass area of the glass sheet corresponds to a second mold surface area of the mold. The first glass area and the second glass area are heated such that the viscosity of the second glass area is 8 poise or more lower than the viscosity of the first glass area. A force is applied to the glass sheet to conform the glass sheet to the mold surface. During the heating of the second glass area, the first mold surface area is locally cooled to induce a thermal gradient on the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jacob Immerman, Thomas A. Keebler, John Robert Saltzer, Jr., Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING SHAPED GLASS ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140234581
    Abstract: A method of forming a shaped glass article includes placing a glass sheet on a mold such that a first glass area of the glass sheet corresponds to a first mold surface area of the mold and a second glass area of the glass sheet corresponds to a second mold surface area of the mold. The first glass area and the second glass area are heated such that the viscosity of the second glass area is 8 poise or more lower than the viscosity of the first glass area. A force is applied to the glass sheet to conform the glass sheet to the mold surface. During the heating of the second glass area, the first mold surface area is locally cooled to induce a thermal gradient on the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jacob Immerman, Thomas A. Keebler, John Robert Saltzer, JR., Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • Method and apparatus for making a 3D glass article
    Patent number: 8713968
    Abstract: A method of making a 3D glass article includes forming at least one marker on an edge of a 2D glass piece. The 2D glass piece is thermally reformed into a 3D glass article, where the at least one marker formed on the edge of the 2D glass piece is carried over to an edge of the 3D glass article. The 3D glass article is aligned on a support using the at least one marker on the edge of the 3D glass article. Then, the edge of the 3D glass article is finished to a final shape and dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas A Keebler, Robert Sabia, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A 3D GLASS ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20110265517
    Abstract: A method of making a 3D glass article includes forming at least one marker on an edge of a 2D glass piece. The 2D glass piece is thermally reformed into a 3D glass article, where the at least one marker formed on the edge of the 2D glass piece is carried over to an edge of the 3D glass article. The 3D glass article is aligned on a support using the at least one marker on the edge of the 3D glass article. Then, the edge of the 3D glass article is finished to a final shape and dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas A. Keebler, Robert Sabia, Ljerka Ukrainczyk