ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,318, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CORNING Inc. (Corning, N.Y.).
"Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a glass ribbon" was invented by William Edward Lock (Horseheads, N.Y.) and Aniello Mario Palumbo (Painted Post, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glass manufacturing apparatus includes a delivery apparatus defining a travel path extending in a first travel direction. The delivery apparatus conveys a stream of molten glass along the travel path. The glass manufacturing apparatus includes a first forming roll and a second forming roll spaced to define a gap that provides a glass ribbon with a width and a thickness. One or ...