Patents by Inventor Walter Jay MCKENDRICK

Walter Jay MCKENDRICK 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).

  • Abrasive jet forming laminated glass structures
    Patent number: 10549401
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer is provided. The method includes cutting the laminated glass structure with an abrasive cutting jet including a pressurized cutting fluid and abrasive particles thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Mark Lee Humphrey, Walter Jay McKendrick, Michael William Price, Gregg Lee Shugars
  • Machining methods of forming laminated glass structures
    Patent number: 10029941
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure includes providing the laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer. The flexible glass structure and adhesive layer are ground using a first tool to remove glass material. The non-glass substrate is cut with a second tool different from the first tool through a kerf formed through the flexible glass structure thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Walter Jay McKendrick, Michael William Price
  • MACHINING METHODS OF FORMING LAMINATED GLASS STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20170183251
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure includes providing the laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer. The flexible glass structure and adhesive layer are ground using a first tool to remove glass material. The non-glass substrate is cut with a second tool different from the first tool through a kerf formed through the flexible glass structure thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Dominick John Forenz, Walter Jay McKendrick, Michael William Price
  • ABRASIVE JET FORMING LAMINATED GLASS STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20170120420
    Abstract: A method of shaping a laminated glass structure comprising a flexible glass sheet having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm laminated to a non-glass substrate by an adhesive layer is provided. The method includes cutting the laminated glass structure with an abrasive cutting jet including a pressurized cutting fluid and abrasive particles thereby forming a shaped laminated glass structure. A glass edge strength of a cut edge of the shaped laminated glass structure is at least about 20 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dominick John FORENZ, Mark Lee HUMPHREY, Walter Jay MCKENDRICK, Michael William PRICE, Gregg Lee SHUGARS