Inventor
THOMAS JOHN CHRISTOPHER
US34 patents
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CORNING INC
29 patentsUS10077204B2Sep 18, 2018
Thin safety glass having improved mechanical characteristics
CORNING INC51 citations98
US9975801B2May 22, 2018
High strength glass having improved mechanical characteristics
CORNING INC51 citations98
US9296638B2Mar 29, 2016
Thermally tempered glass and methods and apparatuses for thermal tempering of glass
CORNING INC36 citations98
US9957190B2May 1, 2018
Thin thermally and chemically strengthened glass-based articles
CORNING INC61 citations97
US11097974B2Aug 24, 2021
Thermally strengthened consumer electronic glass and related systems and methods
CORNING INC22 citations94
US9776905B2Oct 3, 2017
Highly strengthened glass article
CORNING INC22 citations94
US9802853B2Oct 31, 2017
Fictive temperature in damage-resistant glass having improved mechanical characteristics
CORNING INC13 citations92
US9783448B2Oct 10, 2017
Thin dicing glass article
CORNING INC14 citations92
US9758876B2Sep 12, 2017
Sacrificial cover layers for laser drilling substrates and methods thereof
CORNING INC19 citations92
US10954160B2Mar 23, 2021
Laser welding transparent glass panes using a low emissivity coating
CORNING INC15 citations86
US10611664B2Apr 7, 2020
Thermally strengthened architectural glass and related systems and methods
CORNING INC14 citations86
US10086584B2Oct 2, 2018
Glass articles and methods for controlled bonding of glass sheets with carriers
CORNING INC19 citations85
US10233111B2Mar 19, 2019
Thermally tempered glass and methods and apparatuses for thermal tempering of glass
CORNING INC5 citations84
US10005691B2Jun 26, 2018
Damage resistant glass article
CORNING INC7 citations84
US7312154B2Dec 25, 2007
Method of polishing a semiconductor-on-insulator structure
CORNING INC18 citations83
US7937971B2May 10, 2011
Methods for drawing optical fibers using a fluid bearing
CORNING INC18 citations82
US11891324B2Feb 6, 2024
Thermally strengthened consumer electronic glass and related systems and methods
CORNING INC3 citations75
US10611669B2Apr 7, 2020
Thermal energy control system for an optical fiber
CORNING INC2 citations73
US11643355B2May 9, 2023
Thin thermally and chemically strengthened glass-based articles
CORNING INC1 citations72
US10435796B2Oct 8, 2019
Work piece including a sacrificial cover layer for laser drilling substrates
CORNING INC2 citations72
US10014177B2Jul 3, 2018
Methods for processing electronic devices
CORNING INC2 citations72
US10590021B2Mar 17, 2020
Apparatus and method for shaping or forming heated glass sheets
CORNING INC1 citations61
US11851379B2Dec 26, 2023
Selective masking and plugging of honeycomb bodies
CORNING INC0 citations58
US12338159B2Jun 24, 2025
Thermally strengthened consumer electronic glass and related systems and methods
CORNING INC0 citations52
US10377655B2Aug 13, 2019
Induction heating method and apparatus for shaping thin glass
CORNING INC0 citations52
US11135740B2Oct 5, 2021
Extrusion dies and methods and apparatuses for forming the same
CORNING INC0 citations51
US10457587B2Oct 29, 2019
Thin thermally and chemically strengthened glass-based articles
CORNING INC0 citations51
US7824244B2Nov 2, 2010
Methods and apparatus for polishing a semiconductor wafer
CORNING INC1 citations51
US11840473B2Dec 12, 2023
Translating fluid bearings during an optical fiber draw process
CORNING INC0 citations48