Liming Wang

US Patent:

6997987, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Jun 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/611505

Inventors:

John H. Brennan - Horseheads NY, US
Michael W. Price - Corning NY, US
Juergen Tinz - Addison NY, US
Liming Wang - Horseheads NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated - Corning NY

International Classification:

C30B 11/04

US Classification:

117 81, 117 82, 117 83

Abstract:

A method of making below 250-nm UV light transmitting optical fluoride lithography crystals includes applying heat along a shortest path of conduction of a selected optical fluoride crystal, heating the optical fluoride crystal to an annealing temperature, holding the temperature of the optical fluoride crystal at the annealing temperature, and gradually cooling the optical fluoride crystal to provide a low-birefringence optical fluoride crystal for transmitting below 250-nm UV light.

US Patent:

7014703, Mar 21, 2006

Filed:

Jul 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/903699

Inventors:

Liming Wang - Horseheads NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated - Corning NY

International Classification:

C30B 25/12

US Classification:

117 3, 117 2, 117937

Abstract:

The invention is directed to a method for processing and annealing metal fluoride single crystals. Among other steps, the method includes of removing the as-grown surfaces of the crystals after they emerge from the growth furnace, processing the surfaces in such way that all the crystal surfaces have the same thermal properties, and then placing the crystals in a secondary annealing furnace to further anneal the crystals to release the residual stresses resulting from the primary annealing process. The invention is suitable for metal fluoride crystals of general formula MF, where M is calcium, magnesium, barium and strontium, and mixtures thereof.

US Patent:

7198673, Apr 3, 2007

Filed:

Feb 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/059980

Inventors:

John H. Brennan - Horseheads NY, US
Michael W. Price - Corning NY, US
Juergen Tinz - Addison NY, US
Liming Wang - Horseheads NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated - Corning NY

International Classification:

C30B 11/00

US Classification:

117206, 117 3, 117 81, 117 83

Abstract:

A method of making below 250-nm UV light transmitting optical fluoride lithography crystals includes applying heat along a shortest path of conduction of a selected optical fluoride crystal, heating the optical fluoride crystal to an annealing temperature, holding the temperature of the optical fluoride crystal at the annealing temperature, and gradually cooling the optical fluoride crystal to provide a low-birefringence optical fluoride crystal for transmitting below 250-nm UV light.

US Patent:

7818980, Oct 26, 2010

Filed:

Nov 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/606816

Inventors:

Steven Roy Burdette - Big Flats NY, US
Longting He - Horseheads NY, US
Lewis Kirk Klingensmith - Corning NY, US
Liming Wang - Horseheads NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated - Corning NY

International Classification:

C03B 17/00
C03B 17/06

US Classification:

65 90, 65193

Abstract:

Systems, methods, apparatus and products relate to display glass from curved glass ribbons, to improve shape stability in glass ribbons, to creation of reduced stress glass ribbons, and to creation of improved shape stability and reduced stress of display glass, which may include forming slightly a curved glass ribbon in a fusion draw machine (FDM). One or more embodiments may include an isopipe having a desired curvature; an isopipe having a desired incline; an offset draw device operable to draw the glass ribbon in an inclined ribbon draw direction; one or more air jets or vacuum operable to apply air pressure to a first side of the glass ribbon, thereby creating a pressure differential on the first side; and/or one or more electrostatic force generators operable to apply electrostatic force to a first side of the glass ribbon, thereby generating an electric field differential across the glass ribbon.

US Patent:

7998558, Aug 16, 2011

Filed:

Feb 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/394191

Inventors:

Xin Chen - Corning NY, US
Anping Liu - Big Flats NY, US
Ji Wang - Painted Post NY, US
Liming Wang - Painted Post NY, US
Wei Xu - Painted Post NY, US
Naiyue Zhou - Painted Post NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated - Corning NY

International Classification:

B32B 23/02
B32B 17/06

US Classification:

428194, 428192, 428193, 428200, 428210, 428409, 428426, 156 60

Abstract:

A glass sheet assembly includes a glass sheet having an edge surface and a shaped fiber. The shaped fiber has a first surface bonded to the edge surface of the glass sheet and a convex second surface not bonded to the edge surface for receiving a load.

US Patent:

8540551, Sep 24, 2013

Filed:

Dec 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/968586

Inventors:

James W. Brown - Painted Post NY, US
Jerome T. Firlik - Horseheads NY, US
Siva Venkatachalam - Painted Post NY, US
Liming Wang - Painted Post NY, US
Naiyue Zhou - Painted Post NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated - Corning NY

International Classification:

B24B 1/00

US Classification:

451 44, 451296, 451168, 451303, 451305, 451449

Abstract:

A glass edge finishing system, a belt assembly and a method are described herein for finishing an edge of a glass sheet. The glass edge finishing system comprises: (a) a base; and (b) one or more belt assemblies located on the base, where each belt assembly includes: (i) a support frame; (ii) a motor; (iii) a pair of pulleys rotatably mounted on the support frame and driven by the motor; (iv) a belt engaged to and driven by the pair of pulleys, where the belt contacts and finishes the edge of the glass sheet; (v) a belt cleaning device that removes glass debris from the belt as the belt moves past the belt cleaning device; and (vi) a cleaning containment enclosure within which there is located the belt cleaning device, where the cleaning containment enclosure contains the glass debris removed from the belt by the belt cleaning device.

US Patent:

8586188, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Nov 28, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/687204

Inventors:

James Robert Matthews - Painted Post NY, US
Wanda Janina Walczak - Big Flats NY, US
Liming Wang - Painted Post NY, US
Ruchirej Yongsunthon - Painted Post NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated - Corning NY

International Classification:

B32B 17/08
B65B 33/00
B05D 1/32
C09D 5/00

US Classification:

428438, 427154, 427155, 428439, 428441, 428442, 428516, 428523

Abstract:

A protective paper or film and a method of protecting a glass substrate by applying the protective paper or film having a slip agent composition onto a surface of a glass substrate. The slip agent composition comprises at least one fatty alcohol as defined herein.

US Patent:

20080282736, Nov 20, 2008

Filed:

May 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/152930

Inventors:

Andrey V. Filippov - Painted Post NY, US
Chunhong (Chelsie) C. He - Horseheads NY, US
Bulent Kocatulum - Horseheads NY, US
Kathleen Elizabeth Morse - Painted Post NY, US
Liming Wang - Horseheads NY, US

International Classification:

C03B 17/06

US Classification:

65 90, 65203

Abstract:

An apparatus for forming a glass sheet with reduced zircon inclusions in the glass sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises heating elements distributed vertically between the weirs of a forming wedge and the root of the forming wedge, and wherein a thermal barrier is disposed between adjacent heating elements. A method of using the apparatus is also disclosed.