Patents by Inventor Timothy W. Richardson

Timothy W. Richardson 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).

  • Patent number: 4023953
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of making composite glass tubing, and a molten glass feeding apparatus uniquely designed to carry out such method. The feeder apparatus comprises concentrically-arranged cylindrical containers, a blow tube located within the central container, and a plug member mounted on the base of the blow tube. The bottom portion of each cylindrical wall is downwardly and inwardly directed to provide restricted annular bottom openings. The bottom edges of the cylindrical walls and of the plug are positioned in such relation to each other that orifices are provided through which annular streams of molten glass may flow and contact adjacent streams in the fluid state, thereby forming composite glass tubing having at least three layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: John E. Megles, Jr., Timothy W. Richardson