US 12,472,726 B2
Laminating thin strengthened glass to curved molded plastic surface for decorative and display cover application
Michael Timothy Brennan, Painted Post, NY (US); and Yawei Sun, Elmira, NY (US)
Assigned to CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/117,027.
Application 18/117,027 is a continuation of application No. 17/580,085, filed on Jan. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,613,106.
Application 17/580,085 is a continuation of application No. 17/007,757, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,331,886, issued on May 17, 2022.
Application 17/007,757 is a continuation of application No. 16/312,797, granted, now 11,338,556, issued on May 24, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2017/039752, filed on Jun. 28, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/444,470, filed on Jan. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/355,542, filed on Jun. 28, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202149 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B32B 17/10 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 17/10889 (2013.01) [B29C 45/14065 (2013.01); B29C 45/1418 (2013.01); B32B 17/10568 (2013.01); B32B 17/10651 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14114 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an article, the article comprising:
a cold-formed glass substrate comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, a thickness extending between the first major surface and the second major surface that is greater than or equal to 0.4 mm and less than or equal to 1.3 mm, and a non-planar shape; and
a non-planar rigid support structure bonded to the glass substrate and configured to retain the cold-formed glass substrate in the non-planar shape, wherein:
the non-planar rigid support structure is bonded to the first major surface of the cold-formed glass substrate such that the non-planar rigid support retains the cold-formed glass substrate in the non-planar shape despite the first major surface and the second major surface comprising different surface stresses from bending,
the cold-formed glass substrate is the only glass substrate in the article,
the cold-formed glass substrate consists of a single sheet of chemically strengthened glass that optionally includes one or more coatings or surface treatments, and
the non-planar rigid support structure is a component of a base of an automobile interior, wherein the base of the automobile interior comprises a dashboard, a center console, an instrument panel, a seat back, a seat front, a floorboard, a door panel, a pillar, or an arm rest; and
a display attached to at least one of the cold-formed glass substrate and the non-planar rigid support such that the display is visible through the cold-formed glass substrate, wherein the display comprises touch functionality.