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Culchrome, LLC
| Culchrome, LLC Patent applications | ||
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20110203319 | METHOD OF RECYCLING MIXED COLOR CULLET USING COPPER OXIDE - Green glass content of mixed color glass cullet is selectively decolorized by using copper oxide and is used as an input component in a conventional glass production process. To determine how much copper oxide to add, the weight percent of green glass in the provided glass cullet supply is determined and an effective amount of copper oxide to, at least partially, decolorize the green glass is determined wherein an effective amount is determined using a non-linear inverse prediction model between the weight percent of green glass or chromium and/or iron content and the copper oxide. The amount of copper oxide is thus non-linearly adjusted for increasing levels of green glass in the glass batch. To compensate for the darkening of the glass by the additional copper oxide, the redox of the glass may be made slightly less reducing as the amount of chrome and copper is increased. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20080236201 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF BATCH ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION FOR GLASS MANUFACTURING - Certain preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a system for and method of analyzing and cleaning a cullet stream prior to bottle manufacturing. In accordance with certain aspects of the present invention, the system includes a raw materials feeder, a mixing stage, a melting stage, a bottle-forming stage, a cooling/annealing stage, an inspection stage, and a batch controller. The raw materials feeder further includes a cullet bin within which is cullet supply, a feeder, an analysis device, and removal assembly. Certain preferred embodiments of the method include the steps of feeding cullet onto the conveyor, performing real-time composition analysis of the cullet, removing contaminants from the cullet, determining whether the cullet batch is consistent with a predetermined tolerance threshold, adjusting the glass batch formulation, sending the batch ingredients to the mixing stage, and then completing the overall glass manufacturing process. | 10-02-2008 |