Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
065045000 | With glass part forming from shapeless molten glass | 38 |
20110203321 | APPARATUS FOR SEALING A JOINT BETWEEN VESSELS FOR CONVEYING MOLTEN GLASS - A sealing apparatus for use in conveying molten glass from a first vessel to a second vessel, wherein at least a portion of the first vessel is nested within the second vessel without contact between the first and second vessels, and a flexible member comprising a gas-tight seal separates an atmosphere enclosed by the sealing apparatus and an ambient atmosphere. The sealing apparatus is useful for flexibly sealing a non-contact joint between conduits for supplying molten glass to a forming body. | 08-25-2011 |
20120125048 | REFRACTORY MATERIALS - Refractory materials are provided which contain P | 05-24-2012 |
065047000 | In mold cavity | 1 |
065048000 | And bonding to part in same mold cavity | 1 |
20100199719 | ARCHITECTURAL GLASS BLOCK WITH A FORMED SLOT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A glass block, and method for making a glass block, having one or more formed slots on one or more edge faces of the block. The slots are formed during the molten state of the glass formation to maintain the mechanical integrity of the glass structure in architectural applications. The glass block may have an insert placed inside by way of the formed slot, the insert having performance and/or decorative properties. | 08-12-2010 |
065050000 | Forming and bonding glass sheet to metal part | 1 |
065051000 | Contacting metal with molten glass prior to forming sheet | 1 |
20100083704 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SHEET - Methods and apparatus for manufacturing glass sheets that comprise the use of platinum group metal alloy or metal-alloy-clad vessels or conduits having alloy compositions including oxidizable species capable of undergoing redox reactions with molten glass components to suppress oxygen blister formation at glass contact surfaces. | 04-08-2010 |
065053000 | Forming plural sheets or sheet-like streams from same source | 34 |
20090235692 | SAG CONTROL OF ISOPIPES USED IN MAKING SHEET GLASS BY THE FUSION PROCESS - Isopipes for use in making sheet glass by a fusion process are provided which exhibit reduced sag. The isopipes are composed of a zircon refractory which has a mean creep rate (MCR) at 1180° C. and 250 psi and a 95 percent confidence band (CB) for said mean creep rate such that the CB to MCR ratio is less than 0.5, the MCR and the CB both being determined using a power law model. The zircon refractory can contain titania (TiO | 09-24-2009 |
20110277504 | OVERFLOW DOWNDRAW GLASS FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention discloses improved methods and apparatus for forming sheet glass. In one embodiment, the invention introduces a counteracting force to the stresses on the forming structure in a manner such that the thermal creep which inevitably occurs has a minimum impact on the glass flow characteristics of the forming structure. | 11-17-2011 |
20120103019 | OVERFLOW DOWN-DRAW WITH IMPROVED GLASS MELT VELOCITY AND THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION - An apparatus for making a glass sheet using overflow fusion down-draw process comprising an inlet assembly having an elliptic cylindrical section coupled to a transition section which is, in turn, coupled to an open end of an open channel of an isopipe, and an overflow fusion down-draw process for making glass sheet. The glass melt flow has a high surface velocity profile conducive to the formation of a glass ribbon over the surface of the weirs and the wedge side surfaces with the desired mass distribution. | 05-03-2012 |
20120111060 | GLASS PLATE PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass sheet, the method including: running down molten glass along both side surfaces of a molded body; joining and integrating the molten glass just under a lower edge part of the molded body; and drawing downward and molding an integrated sheet-shaped glass ribbon, in which a guide member which contacts to an end in a width direction of a joined molten glass is provided, and a relative position and/or a relative angle between the guide member and a lower edge of the molded body is/are adjusted. | 05-10-2012 |
20120144864 | GLASS PLATE PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass sheet, including: running down molten glass along both side surfaces of a molded body; joining and integrating the molten glass just under a lower edge part of the molded body; and pinching and downward delivering an end in a width direction of an integrated sheet-shaped glass ribbon by a roller pair, thereby drawing downward the glass ribbon and molding a center in the width direction of the glass ribbon to have an average thickness of 0.3 mm or less in which a pinching force is adjusted in a desired range. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159990 | GLASS PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass sheet, the method including: running down molten glass along both side surfaces of a molded body arranged inside a molding chamber; joining and integrating the molten glass just under a lower edge part of the molded body; and drawing downward an integrated sheet-shaped glass ribbon out of an opening of the molding chamber. | 06-28-2012 |
20120180528 | HIGH STATIC FATIGUE ALUMINA ISOPIPES | 07-19-2012 |
20120227445 | REFRACTORY OBJECT, GLASS OVERFLOW FORMING BLOCK, AND PROCESS FOR GLASS OBJECT MANUFACTURE - A refractory object can include at least 10 wt % Al | 09-13-2012 |
20120260695 | OVERFLOW DOWNDRAW GLASS FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - One embodiment of the present invention is an improved sheet glass forming apparatus. In another embodiment, a precise thermal control system redistributes the flow of molten glass at the weirs to counteract the degradation of the sheet forming apparatus which inevitably occurs during manufacturing. In yet another embodiment, the invention introduces a counteracting force to the stresses on the trough in a manner such that the thermal creep which inevitably occurs has a minimum impact on the glass flow characteristics of the forming trough. Another embodiment creates a variable external cross-section which provides hydraulic stresses that are in opposition to the surface tension and body force stresses and thus, reduces the influence of surface tension and body forces. | 10-18-2012 |
20120260696 | REFRACTORY OBJECT, GLASS OVERFLOW FORMING BLOCK, AND PROCESS OF FORMING AND USING THE REFRACTORY OBJECT - A refractory object can include at least 10 wt % Al | 10-18-2012 |
20120324954 | MAKING XENOTIME CERAMICS BY REACTIVE CERAMMING - A reactive-ceramming process for making YPO | 12-27-2012 |
20130008208 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GLASS SHEET - A method of manufacturing a glass sheet according to the present invention comprises the steps of creating split flows of molten glass in a forming body | 01-10-2013 |
20130067958 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GLASS SHEET - A method of manufacturing a glass sheet includes creating split flows of molten glass in a forming body ( | 03-21-2013 |
20130133367 | METHOD FOR LOW ENERGY SEPARATION OF A GLASS RIBBON - Disclosed is a method of separating a glass sheet from a moving glass ribbon, wherein the glass ribbon comprises thickened bead portions. The method comprises weakening the bead portions of the ribbon using laser-initiated ablation at the bead portions to overcome the potential for uncontrolled cracking through the bead portion. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133368 | Temperature Control of Glass Ribbons During Forming - A method of cooling a glass ribbon formed using a fusion draw process. The method includes forming a glass ribbon using the fusion draw process. The glass ribbon, once formed, passes vertically through a glass transition temperature region. The glass ribbon is directed through a protective plenum at least partially located in a bottom of the draw region. A gas is directed into the protective plenum and vertically along a broad surface of the glass ribbon. The gas is directed out of the protective plenum through at least one outlet slot formed through a sidewall of the protective plenum at no less than about 100 Nm | 05-30-2013 |
20130192307 | COMPOSITE ISOPIPE - A fusion down-draw method for making a glass sheet using a forming body comprising an upper part ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130283859 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING VOLATILIZED MATERIALS FROM AN ENCLOSED SPACE IN A GLASS MAKING PROCESS - An apparatus and method for removing volatilized chemical compounds from within enclosed or partially enclosed spaces containing molten glass. One or more condensing devices are positioned within the enclosure to produce preferential condensation of the vapor on condensing elements of the condensing devices, thereby facilitating easy removal of the condensates from the enclosure. The condensing elements may have a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the design of the enclosure. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298607 | GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES WITH PARTICULATE REMOVAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Glass manufacturing apparatuses with particulate removal devices and methods for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fusion draw machine for forming a glass web from molten glass includes an enclosure and a first pull roll and a second pull roll rotatably positioned in an interior of an enclosure. The first pull roll and the second pull roll cooperate to draw a glass web in a draw direction. A particulate removal device for removing particulate matter from the interior of the enclosure is fluidly coupled to the enclosure and includes a vacuum nozzle disposed in the interior of the enclosure and fluidly coupled to a vacuum source with a vacuum line. A particulate filter is fluidly coupled to the vacuum nozzle and the vacuum source and traps particulate matter exhausted from the interior of the enclosure through the vacuum nozzle. | 11-14-2013 |
20130312459 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF GLASS STREAMS IN LAMINATE FUSION - An apparatus for forming laminated sheet glass, including:
| 11-28-2013 |
20130319049 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING GLASS WITH EDGE DIRECTORS AND METHODS - An apparatus for downwardly drawing glass ribbon comprises edge directors, wherein an outer portion defining a first pair of surfaces and a second pair of surfaces. In one example, the first and second pair of surfaces of each edge director includes a glass wettability with a static contact angle within a range of from about 30° to about 60°. In another example, the outer portion comprises a platinum alloy including from about 0.05 weight % tin to about 5 weight % tin. Methods for forming glass include the step of providing the edge director with a desired glass wettability and/or a desired platinum alloy. | 12-05-2013 |
20140060116 | DOWNSTREAM ROLLS FOR GLASS MANUFACTURE AND METHODS - A downstream roll for glass manufacture comprises at least one millboard piece. At least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the downstream roll comprises infiltrated ceramic particles. The infiltrated ceramic particles are infiltrated to a depth of about 1 mm to about 10 mm. Further examples of the disclosure include methods for manufacturing a glass ribbon and a downstream roll for glass manufacture. | 03-06-2014 |
20140130549 | SHEET WIDTH CONTROL FOR OVERFLOW DOWNDRAW SHEET GLASS FORMING APPARATUS - A method keeps the width of the manufactured sheet substantially the same by attaching edge directors for the formed sheet to the manufacturing apparatus structure instead of to the forming block. Thus, sheet glass may be manufactured to specification for a longer time with the same forming block. An additional method adjusts the width of the manufactured sheet by changing the distance between the edge directors. Thus sheet glass may be manufactured to different width specifications with the same forming block. | 05-15-2014 |
20140216107 | FUSION DRAW APPARATUS AND METHODS - A fusion draw apparatus includes a pair of engagement rollers. At least one of the pair of engagement rollers includes a circumferential knife edge configured to cooperate with the other of the pair of engagement rollers to thin the edge portion or sever the edge portion from a central portion of the glass ribbon within the viscous zone of the glass ribbon. In further examples, fusion draw methods include the step of thinning the edge portion or severing the edge portion from the central portion of the glass ribbon within the viscous zone. | 08-07-2014 |
20140238079 | GLASS FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A glass forming apparatus and method include a weir on at least a first side of a molten core glass reservoir. The weir includes an inclined surface that, in the intended direction of molten glass flow, slopes downward in the vertical direction while extending away from the molten core glass reservoir in the horizontal direction. A source of molten clad glass is configured above the glass forming apparatus such that when molten clad glass is flowing down and molten core glass is flowing over the weir, the molten clad glass drops onto the molten core glass at a highest upstream contact point that is located directly above the inclined surface of the weir. | 08-28-2014 |
20140298861 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING GLASS WITH EDGE DIRECTORS AND METHODS - An apparatus for downwardly drawing glass ribbon comprises edge directors, wherein an outer portion defining a first pair of surfaces and a second pair of surfaces. In one example, the first and second pair of surfaces of each edge director includes a glass wettability with a static contact angle within a range of from about 30° to about 60°. In another example, the outer portion comprises a platinum alloy including from about 0.05 weight % tin to about 5 weight % tin. Methods for forming glass include the step of providing the edge director with a desired glass wettability and/or a desired platinum alloy. | 10-09-2014 |
20150299019 | SHEET GLASS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE - Provided is a manufacturing method for a glass sheet, including: fusing a glass ribbon (G) by irradiating the glass ribbon (G) with a laser (L) along a preset cutting line (X), which is a boundary between a product portion (G | 10-22-2015 |
20150329401 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING HEAT LOSS FROM EDGE DIRECTORS - An apparatus and methods for making a glass ribbon includes a forming wedge with a pair of inclined forming surface portions converging along a downstream direction to form a root. The apparatus further includes an edge director intersecting with at least one of the pair of downwardly inclined forming surface portions, and a replaceable heating cartridge configured to direct heat to the edge director and thermally shield the edge director from heat loss. A replaceable heating cartridge is also provided for directing heat to the edge director and thermally shielding the edge director from heat loss. | 11-19-2015 |
20150353408 | SHEET GLASS FORMING METHOD AND SHEET GLASS FORMING DEVICE - Provided is a glass sheet forming method, including: causing molten glass (MG), which overflows to both sides from a supply channel ( | 12-10-2015 |
20160002085 | ALUMINA ISOPIPES FOR USE WITH TIN-CONTAINING GLASSES | 01-07-2016 |
20160039704 | PULL-ROLL CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN GLASS MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A cartridge assembly includes a hub portion having a first end and a second end, a first retaining ring portion including a first snap ring and a first retaining ring member, and a second retaining ring portion including a second snap ring and a second retaining ring member. The cartridge assembly further includes a plurality of disc elements positioned between the first retaining ring portion and the second retaining ring portion, where the plurality of disc elements has an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the first retaining ring portion and the second retaining ring portion, and a plurality of fastening members positioned at the first end and the second end of the hub portion, the plurality of fastening members extending radially inward from the hub portion. | 02-11-2016 |
20160107916 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A GLASS RIBBON - Apparatus for producing a glass ribbon includes a convection cooling device including at least one vacuum source configured to promote convection cooling of the glass ribbon by forcing a cooling fluid to flow along the glass ribbon. In further examples, methods of producing glass ribbon include the step of creating a vacuum to promote convection cooling of the glass ribbon by forcing a cooling fluid to flow along the glass ribbon. | 04-21-2016 |
20160152507 | GLASS RIBBON BREAKING DEVICES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING GLASS SHEETS | 06-02-2016 |
20160159677 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED GLASS SHEET - An apparatus for forming laminated sheet glass, including: a lower pipe and a first upper pipe separated by a first gap on one side and second gap on the other side, the apparatus being configured so that the position of the lower pipe relative to the first upper pipe are each independently adjustable to control the dimensions of the first gap, the second gap, or both, as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for forming laminated sheet glass or articles thereof using the aforementioned glass laminating apparatus, as defined herein. | 06-09-2016 |
20160185643 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MOLTEN GLASS - A glass forming apparatus for processing molten glass is disclosed comprising a delivery vessel for delivery molten glass to a forming body through a delivery conduit, the delivery conduit comprising a first portion have a circular cross-sectional shape, a second portion comprising a circular cross-sectional shape and a third portion comprising a non-circular cross-sectional shape. The delivery conduit further comprises a first transition portion coupling the second portion to the third portion, and a second transition portion coupling the third portion to an inlet of a trough in a forming body. Neither an inside bottom surface of the third portion, nor an inside bottom surface of the second transition portion, is lower than a bottom surface of the forming body trough. A method of processing molten glass is also described. | 06-30-2016 |