US 11,850,942 B2
Cold-formed glass article and assembly process thereof
Atul Kumar, Horseheads, NY (US); Cheng-Chung Li, Snohomish, WA (US); William Michael Seiderman, Corning, NY (US); and Yawei Sun, Elmira, NY (US)
Assigned to Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/681,010.
Application 17/681,010 is a continuation of application No. 17/010,509, filed on Sep. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,292,343.
Application 17/010,509 is a continuation of application No. 16/315,457, granted, now 11,607,958, previously published as PCT/US2017/040661, filed on Jul. 5, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/358,278, filed on Jul. 5, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,692, filed on Feb. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0176822 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 37/02 (2006.01); C03B 23/023 (2006.01); C03C 17/00 (2006.01); E06B 3/54 (2006.01); B60K 3/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 7/05 (2019.01); B32B 7/08 (2019.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 37/02 (2013.01) [B32B 3/085 (2013.01); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 7/05 (2019.01); B32B 7/08 (2013.01); B32B 17/06 (2013.01); B60K 3/04 (2013.01); C03B 23/0235 (2013.01); C03C 17/001 (2013.01); E06B 3/549 (2013.01); E06B 3/5445 (2013.01); B32B 2457/20 (2013.01); B60K 2370/693 (2019.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article comprising:
a frame;
a glass substrate comprising a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; and
one or more mechanical retainers bonded to the second major surface in such a way so as to not alter an original shape of the glass substrate, wherein:
a mechanical retainer of the one or more mechanical retainers is engaged with the frame so as to cold-form the glass substrate into a curved shape that is different from the original shape such that the cold-formed glass substrate applies a bending force to the frame, wherein the cold-formed glass substrate comprises minor surfaces extending between the first major surface and the second major surface, wherein the minor surfaces are exposed and not in contact with the mechanical retainer.