Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
065097000 | With severing or perforating | 16 |
20080236199 | Method of Separating Non-Metallic Material Using Microwave Radiation - A method of high speed cutting of non-metallic materials ( | 10-02-2008 |
20100218557 | THERMAL CONTROL OF THE BEAD PORTION OF A GLASS RIBBON - Methods and apparatus for controlling the stress in, and the shape of, the glass ribbon ( | 09-02-2010 |
20110126593 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A GLASS SHEET - A method of separating a moving glass ribbon to form an individual sheet of glass is disclosed comprising a plurality of nosing members that move in a direction and at a speed that the moving glass ribbon is moving. The nosing members can be positioned independently of each other, and can be positioned adjacent to but not in contact with the ribbon during the scoring operation to restrict out-of-plane movement of the glass ribbon (movement substantially transverse to the draw direction of the ribbon) during the separation phase of the process. | 06-02-2011 |
20110197634 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING OF GLASS FILM AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE THEREOF - Provided is a manufacturing device ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110265519 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING GLASS SHEETS FROM CONTINUOUS GLASS RIBBONS - Methods for separating glass sheets from glass ribbons are disclosed. One method includes forming a glass ribbon having a curvature in a lateral direction. A conformable nosing is engaged with a first surface of the glass ribbon such that the conformable nosing conforms to the curvature of the glass ribbon. The glass ribbon is scored along a scoring line on a second surface of the glass ribbon. The conformable nosing is then at least partially disengaged from the first surface of the glass ribbon by adjusting a bow of the conformable nosing. A bending moment is applied to the glass ribbon to separate a glass sheet from the glass ribbon at the scoring line. Application of the bending moment conforms the curvature of the glass ribbon to the bow of the conformable nosing prior to the glass sheet separating from the glass ribbon. | 11-03-2011 |
20110277507 | METHODS OF PRODUCING GLASS SHEETS - Methods of producing a glass sheet comprise the step of fusion drawing a glass ribbon along a draw direction into a viscous zone downstream from a root of a forming wedge. The method further includes the steps of drawing the glass ribbon into a setting zone downstream from the viscous zone and an elastic zone downstream from the setting zone. The method also includes the step of creating a vacuum to force the entire lateral portion of the glass ribbon to engage an anvil portion of a breaking device in the elastic zone. The method still further includes the steps of forming a score line along the lateral portion of the glass ribbon and breaking away a glass sheet from the glass ribbon along the score line while the entire lateral portion is forced against the anvil portion by the vacuum. | 11-17-2011 |
20110277508 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS BLANK FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING GLASS SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING GLASS SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a method of manufacturing a glass blank for a magnetic recording medium glass substrate, including: manufacturing a glass blank by at least press molding a falling molten glass gob with a pair of press molds both so as to face each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the molten glass gob falls, in which: the molten glass gob is formed of a glass material having a glass transition temperature of 600° C. or more; and when the press molding is carried out so that the molten glass gob is completely extended by pressure and molded into a flat glass between press-molding surfaces of the pair of press molds, at least a region in contact with the flat glass in each of the press-molding surfaces of the pair of press molds forms a substantially flat surface. Also provided are a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium glass substrate and a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium each using the method of manufacturing a glass blank for a magnetic recording medium glass substrate. | 11-17-2011 |
20130291596 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING POLYSILICON BASED ELECTRON-BEAM MELTING USING DUMMY BAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLYSILICON USING THE SAME - Methods and apparatus for manufacturing high purity polysilicon. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber; first and second electron guns disposed at an upper side of the vacuum chamber to irradiate electron beams into the vacuum chamber; a silicon melting unit which is placed on a first electron beam-irradiating region corresponding to the first electron gun and to which powdery raw silicon is fed and melted by the first electron beam; and a unidirectional solidification unit placed on a second electron beam-irradiating region corresponding to the second electron gun. The unidirectional solidification unit is provided therein with a start block driven in a downward direction to transfer molten silicon in the downward direction and is formed at a lower side thereof with a cooling channel. The start block includes a dummy bar having a silicon button joined to an upper portion of the dummy bar. | 11-07-2013 |
20140060117 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk, the internal strain of which is reduced without performing annealing treatment, is provided. The method includes a forming process of forming a plate-shaped glass blank by pressing a lump of molten glass using a pair of dies, wherein the method includes: a removing process of removing at least a part of a residual stress layer formed on the principal face of the glass blank press-formed in the forming process; and a process of forming a donut-shaped glass substrate by subjecting the glass blank after the removing process to machining. | 03-06-2014 |
20140123708 | GLASS SHEET SEPARATING DEVICE - A scoreless separation device and method are described herein for separating a glass sheet without needing to score the glass sheet. In one embodiment, the device shears a stationary glass sheet without needing to score the glass sheet. In another embodiment, the device shears a moving glass sheet to remove outer edges from the moving glass sheet without needing to score the moving glass sheet. | 05-08-2014 |
20140123709 | GLASS SHEET SEPARATING DEVICE - A scoreless separation device and method are described herein for separating a glass sheet without needing to score the glass sheet. In one embodiment, the device shears a stationary glass sheet without needing to score the glass sheet. In another embodiment, the device shears a moving glass sheet to remove outer edges from the moving glass sheet without needing to score the moving glass sheet. | 05-08-2014 |
20140130552 | SEPARATION APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING SHEETS OF BRITTLE MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING SHEETS OF BRITTLE MATERIAL - Methods and apparatuses for separating sheets of brittle material are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a separation apparatus for separating a sheet of brittle material includes a first separation cam positioned adjacent to a sheet conveyance pathway and a second separation cam positioned opposite from and downstream of the first separation cam. The first and second separation cams may be rotated such that the contact faces of the separation cams periodically extend across a centerline of the conveyance pathway. Rotation of the first and second separation cams may be synchronized such that at least the portion of the contact face of the first separation cam and at least the portion of the contact face of the second separation cam periodically extend across the centerline of the conveyance pathway at a separation time and periodically do not extend across the centerline of the conveyance pathway at a non-separation time. | 05-15-2014 |
20140182338 | Method for Low Energy Separation of a Glass Ribbon - Disclosed is a method of separating a glass sheet from a moving glass ribbon, wherein the glass ribbon comprises thickened bead portions. The method comprises weakening the bead portions of the ribbon using laser-initiated ablation at the bead portions to overcome the potential for uncontrolled cracking through the bead portion. | 07-03-2014 |
20140373572 | GLASS RIBBON ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES A ROBOT TOOLING DEVICE AND A GUIDANCE DEVICE - A glass ribbon engagement system is described herein that includes a robot tooling device with suction cups configured to engage a first side of a glass ribbon, and a guidance device with one or more devices (e.g., air nozzles, cylinder-wheel units) which are configured to apply one or more local forces to a second side of the glass ribbon to shift the glass ribbon towards the suction cups to assist the suction cups in engaging and securing the first side of the glass ribbon. | 12-25-2014 |
20160096767 | NON-POLISHED GLASS WAFER, THINNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE NON-POLISHED GLASS WAFER TO THIN A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - A non-polished glass wafer, a thinning system, and a method for using the non-polished glass wafer to thin a semiconductor wafer are described herein. In one embodiment, the glass wafer has a body (e.g., circular body) including a non-polished first surface and a non-polished second surface substantially parallel to each other. In addition, the circular body has a wafer quality index which is equal to a total thickness variation in micrometers plus one-tenth of a warp in micrometers that is less than 6.0. | 04-07-2016 |
20160102008 | THERMAL BARRIERS TO GUIDE GLASS CUTTING AND PREVENT CRACKOUT - A method of forming a glass article includes drawing a glass ribbon from a draw housing in a downstream direction, heating portions of only a bead of the glass ribbon to form compressive stress regions in the bead, scoring the glass ribbon to form a score line on which the glass ribbon is broken. The bead is heated at a position upstream from the score line. An apparatus for manufacturing a glass article includes a draw housing for forming a glass ribbon having a bead, a heating apparatus with a heat source for forming compressive stress regions in portions of only the bead of the glass ribbon, and a scoring apparatus that forms a score line on which the glass ribbon is broken to form the glass article. The heat source moves downstream simultaneously with the glass ribbon. | 04-14-2016 |