Read Consulting, a glass failure analysis laboratory, was hired to analyze defective glass bottles. These bottles arrived from the manufacturer with defects. Because only still wine is to be bottled, none of the defects discovered can cause cracking. Below are details of the two prevalent bottle defects from the glass bottle manufacturer. Blank Tear […]
Product Liability Design Defect: Glass Candle Holder
A glass chimney intended to hold a candle failed at the bottom, and injured the user. The glass chimney has several design defects. It is made with high thermal expansion soda lime glass (borosilicate glass is a better choice), and it is closed on the top (the top should be open to allow heat […]
Failed Tempered Glass Washing Machine Lid
Traditionally, a top loading clothes washer has a steel top. This means that a person can safely put part of their weight on the washer top. Recently, some manufacturers have replaced the steel top with a piece of tempered glass (on the order of 1/8” thick) darkened on the bottom with a glass frit coating […]
Glass Bottle Failure Analysis: An Exploding Beer Bottle
Read Consulting LLC failure analysis laboratory was asked to determine why a 12 oz beer bottle “exploded” and injured a bar patron. Very little of the bottle was preserved. Fortunately a major portion of the bottle base was saved and it contained one half of the failure origin. In this case the glass failure analysis […]
Engineering Support for Patent Disputes
Read Consulting has provided patent expertise for wide variety of device design and process patents. We have participated in numerous patent disputes. These include the following Equipment patent claims; these include equipment for thin film deposition, reactive ion etching, and printed circuit board processing . Device Patents: Semi conductor devices, automobile mirrors and furniture Other […]
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