MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617066161 A) filed by Corning Incorporated on May 26, 2026, for Method For Pelletizing Chalcogenide Glass Rods To Make Uniform Feedstock For Injection Molding.
Inventors include Bradley, Michael Dale; Brown, Jason Allen; Lindberg, George Paul; Tebo, Iii, Thomas Madison; and Vasilakos, Kevin Andrew.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: A system for pelletizing glass is disclosed. The system comprises a glass strand, a guide plate, a roller, a cutting wheel, and a protection feature. The glass strand has an elongate body. The guide plate defines a channel that extends between opposed first and second ends of the guide plate. The channel slidably supports the glass strand for advancement therethrough. The roller has a contact surface configured to continuously engage and advance the glass strand through the channel and out of the second end. The cutting wheel has teeth configured to pass adjacent the channel at the second end and cut the glass strand into pellets when the glass strand is advanced out of the second end. The protection feature is configured to protect the glass strand and the pellets from defects when the glass strand is advanced through the channel and cut into the pellets.
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