Michael W. Davis, Leonard Weiland and Mark F. Zanella

"Impact Sensor", US Patent No. 4,989,462; February 5, 1991. AGR International, Inc., Butler, PA 16001.

David R. Machak
"Method and Apparatus for Testing Glassware", U.S. Patent  No. 4, 733, 973; March 29, 1988, AGR International, Inc., Butler, PA 16001.

J.H. Novak, G.L. Smay and J.S. Wasylyk

"Method for Applying an Inorganic Coating to a Glass Surface", US Patent No. 4,261,722; April 14, 1981, AGR International, Inc., Butler, PA 16001.

G.L. Smay, R.V. Caporali and R.D. Southwick

"Method for Applying an Inorganic Titanium Coating to a Glass Surface", US Patent No. 3,926,604; December 16, 1975, AGR International, Inc., Butler, PA 16001.

William G. Slusser

"Magnesite-Carbon Refractories and Shapes Made Therefrom with Improved Thermal Stress Tolerance", US Patent No. 5,438,026; August 1, 1995, Indresco Inc. West Mifflin, PA. 15122 
 

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:

Michael W. Davis

"Glass Bottle Design and Performance", The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, 3rd Edition, p. 555 - 565

 

Michael W. Davis

"Effects of Laser Coding on Glass Bottles and Its Effects on Performance of the Ware", Glass Worldwide, Jan/Feb 2010, [27] p. 512 - 514

 

Michael W. Davis

"Pressure Testing of Non-Pressure Ware", Glass Worldwide, May/June 2007, 58-62

 

G. L. Smay

"Effect of Tin Oxide Coatings on Retardation Measurements of Cord Stresses in Glass Containers", Glass Industry, January 2000, 23-29. 

G. L. Smay, Carlo G. Pantano and Vince J. Bojan (The Pennsylvania State University)

"AFM Analysis of Hot-end Coatings on Glass Containers", The Glass Researcher, Vol. 9 No. 2, 12-13. 

 
M.W. Davis

"Effect of Lightweighting on the Impact Performance of Lightweight Non-Round Glass Containers", International Glass J.,99, 42-46, (1999).

M.W. Davis and M.J. Kovac

"Stress Analysis and Testing of Glass Pharmaceutical Vials", proceedings of the Pharmaceutical Packaging 98 meeting, Atlantic City, NJ,  March 3-4, 1998.

M.W. Davis

"Packaging in Glass Containers", proceedings of the Quaker Oats Worldwide R&D Innovation '97 meeting at McDonald's campus, Oak Brook, IL May 1, 1997.

M.W. Davis and A. R. Shott

"Optimum Thickness Distribution for Lightweight Glass Containers", Glass, June 1995, 221-222.

M.W. Davis

"Bottle Strength Analysis", Glass, June 1994, 225-227.

G.L. Smay

"Surface Chemistry Considerations and Bonding Characteristics of Glass Container Coatings", Research Conference, June 26 - July 1, 1994.

M.W. Davis

"The Effect of Lightweighting on the Impact Performance of Glass Containers: Further Discussions", Glass Technology, 34[4], 163-65 (1993).

Michael W. Davis and A. Robert Shott

"Recessed Label Panels - Another View", Glastech. Ber., 66[9] 221-26 (1993).

J.B. Kepple

"As Clear as Glass", Standardization News, 18 (July 1990) 38-41.

G.L. Smay

"Surface Energy Determinations of Tin Oxide Coated Soda-lime-silica Glass", J. Am. Cer. Soc., 71(4) (1988), C217-C219.

M.W. Davis, C.H. Popelar and Sunder H. Advani

"Thermally Induced Fast Fracture in a Glass Double-Cantilever Beam Specimen", J.Amer.Ceram.Soc., 71[1], 64-69 (1988).

Michael W. Davis, Gary L. Smay and John S. Wasylyk

"Effects of Metal Oxide Coatings on the Strength of S-L-S Glass", Am.Ceram.Soc.Bull., 66[11],1627-30 (1987).

M.J. Kovac, J.B. Kepple, and L. Thompson

"Optimization of the Glass Container Handling Process", Glass, 62 (1985) 180-184.

G.L. Smay

"The Characteristics of High-temperature Resistant Organic Polymers and the Feasibility of their Use as Glass Coating Materials", J. of Matl, Sci., 20, 1494-1500, (1985).

G.L. Smay
"Interactions of Organic Coatings with Metal Oxide Coatings and Glass Surfaces", Glass Technology, 26(1), Feb. 1985, p. 46-49.

J.S. Wasylyk and G.L. Smay

"Parameters Affecting the Deposition of Tin Oxide onto Glass Surfaces and the Function of Tin Oxide when Overcoated with Polyethylene in Minimizing Glass Frictive Damage", Glastech. Ber., 57(1984) No. 9, p.244-254.

M.W. Davis and R.E. Mould

"Effect of Step Size in Incremental Loading of Glass Specimens", J.Amer.Ceram.Soc., 67[1], 43-48 (1984).

M.W. Davis, J.S. Wasylyk and Russell D. Southwick

"On the Static Fatigue Limit for Soda-Lime-Silica Glass", Glastechnische Berichte, 56[5] (1983).

G.L. Smay, J.S. Wasylyk and R.D. Southwick

"A Critical Assessment of Lubricating and Damage Preventive Glass Coatings", Proceedings of Third Toledo Glass and Ceramic Award Symposium, March 22, 1982, p. 39-49.

R.D. Southwick, J.S. Wasylyk, G.L. Smay, J.B. Kepple, E.C. Smith and B.O. Augustsson

"The Mechanical Properties of Films for the Protection of Glass Surfaces", Thin Solid Films, 77(1981), p. 41-50.

G.L. Smay

"Effects of Alkaline Solutions on Tin Oxide Coated Glass Surfaces", Glass Technology, Vol. 22, No. 6, Dec. 1981, p. 251-255.

G.L.Smay

"Correlation between the Electrical Resistivity of Tin Oxide Surface Coatings and their Microstructure", J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 38 & 39 (1980), p. 359-364.