Patent ID: 9604808
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B32B,B65H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A rolled glass product comprising: a glass ribbon comprising first and second opposing major surfaces separated by a thickness less than 0.3 mm, the first and second opposing major surfaces including a central portion and first and second edge portions extending along a length of the glass ribbon; a pre-formed tape applied along each of the first and second edge portions, wherein the pre-formed tape is not applied on the central portions of the first and second opposing major surfaces; and wherein the glass ribbon is wound along the length of the glass ribbon into a roll of glass ribbon, the roll of glass ribbon including a plurality of windings, and wherein the pre-formed tape is disposed between adjacent windings of the plurality of windings to form a central gap between adjacent windings of the plurality of windings.