Patents by Inventor Thomas Roger Cook

Thomas Roger Cook 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 apparatus for sealing the edge of a glass article
    Patent number: 10513455
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a fiber feeding system to deposit a fiber on an edge of the glass article and a laser system. The laser system is positioned to project a first and a second laser beam onto a first and a second side of the fiber, respectively. The laser system is positioned to project a third laser beam onto the edge of the glass article. A method includes advancing a glass article relative to a fiber; positioning the fiber in relation to an edge of the glass article, contacting a first side of the fiber with a first laser beam, contacting a second side of the fiber with a second laser beam, depositing the fiber on the edge of the glass article, and contacting the edge of the glass article with a third laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Roger Cook, Christopher William Drewnowski, Peter Knowles, Geunsik Lim, Moussa N'Gom, Irene Mona Peterson, Robert Stephen Wagner
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING THE EDGE OF A GLASS ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20170355633
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a fiber feeding system to deposit a fiber on an edge of the glass article and a laser system. The laser system is positioned to project a first and a second laser beam onto a first and a second side of the fiber, respectively. The laser system is positioned to project a third laser beam onto the edge of the glass article. A method includes advancing a glass article relative to a fiber; positioning the fiber in relation to an edge of the glass article, contacting a first side of the fiber with a first laser beam, contacting a second side of the fiber with a second laser beam, depositing the fiber on the edge of the glass article, and contacting the edge of the glass article with a third laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Roger Cook, Christopher William Drewnowski, Peter Knowles, Geunsik Lim, Moussa N'Gom, Irene Mona Peterson, Robert Stephen Wagner