US Patent Issued to Pilkington Group on Nov. 4 for "Method of shaping a glass sheet and glass shaping line utilized therein" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,851, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Pilkington Group Ltd. (Lathom, Great Britain).

"Method of shaping a glass sheet and glass shaping line utilized therein" was invented by Robert J. Boisselle (Maumee, Ohio) and John Stephan Tomik (Lasalle, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of shaping a glass sheet includes providing a glass sheet. Also, a bending station is provided. The bending station includes a first bending tool. The first bending tool has a shaping surface for receiving the glass sheet. The glass sheet is conveyed on a plurality of rollers to a location above the first bending tool. At least a portion of the glass...