Patents by Inventor Yuriy Yurkovskyy

Yuriy Yurkovskyy 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 controlling glass tube taper
    Patent number: 11673822
    Abstract: A glass tube manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing glass tubing includes a glass delivery tank with molten glass. The glass delivery tank has a bottom opening. A bell has an upper portion with an outer diameter located at the bottom opening. A heating apparatus is at least partially disposed around the bell. The heating apparatus includes a heated portion and a muffle portion located below the heated portion. A lower extended muffle structure extends downwardly from the muffle portion. The lower extended muffle structure extending about the glass tubing on all sides to manage convective airflow therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Adam Charles Berkey, Eliot Geathers, Daniel Warren Hawtof, Douglas Edward McElheny, Jiandong Meng, Elias Panides, Gaozhu Peng, Randy Lee Rhoads, Yuriy Yurkovskyy, Chunfeng Zhou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING GLASS TUBE TAPER
    Publication number: 20190284081
    Abstract: A glass tube manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing glass tubing includes a glass delivery tank with molten glass. The glass delivery tank has a bottom opening. A bell has an upper portion with an outer diameter located at the bottom opening. A heating apparatus is at least partially disposed around the bell. The heating apparatus includes a heating portion and a muffle portion located below the heating portion. A lower extended muffle structure extends downwardly from the muffle portion. The lower extended muffle structure extending about a periphery of the glass tubing to manage convective airflow therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Adam Charles Berkey, Eliot Geathers, Daniel Warren Hawtof, Douglas Edward McElheny, Jiandong Meng, Elias Panides, Gaozhu Peng, Randy Lee Rhoads, Yuriy Yurkovskyy, Chunfeng Zhou