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20090217705 | Temperature control of glass fusion by electromagnetic radiation - Disclosed are systems and methods for forming glass sheets. Methods and systems are provided that comprise a refractory body configured to receive glass-based material and means for transmitting energy to selectively heat at least a portion of the refractory body through the glass-based material. In one aspect, the energy transmitted is of a selected frequency that is not fully absorbed by the glass-based material and is at least partially absorbed by the refractory body. The energy can be transmitted by a laser beam array, a scanning laser beam, a microwave generator, a radio frequency generator, or other means. | 09-03-2009 |
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20130015180 | Microwave-Based Glass Laminate FabricationAANM Godard; Hilary TonyAACI LindleyAAST NYAACO USAAGP Godard; Hilary Tony Lindley NY USAANM Peng; GaozhuAACI HorseheadsAAST NYAACO USAAGP Peng; Gaozhu Horseheads NY USAANM Peterson; Irene MonaAACI Elmira HeightsAAST NYAACO USAAGP Peterson; Irene Mona Elmira Heights NY USAANM Schulz; Rebecca LynnAACI HorseheadsAAST NYAACO USAAGP Schulz; Rebecca Lynn Horseheads NY USAANM Squier; Gary GrahamAACI ElmiraAAST NYAACO USAAGP Squier; Gary Graham Elmira NY US - Methods of fabricating a glass laminate is provided. According to one embodiment, a glass laminate comprised of a microwave absorbing layer and a microwave transparent layer is formed. The microwave absorbing layer is characterized by a microwave loss tangent δ | 01-17-2013 |
20130133371 | GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus and a second pull roll apparatus such that at least one of a first upstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque and at least one of a first downstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided. | 05-30-2013 |
20150096330 | GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SHEET - A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus, a second pull roll apparatus, and a third pull roll apparatus such that at least one of a first upstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque, at least one of a first midstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque, and at least one of a first downstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided. | 04-09-2015 |
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20100152708 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT-FROM COMPOSITIONS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating layer, having grafted there from one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted from a variety of substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoating layers. The graft-from techniques described herein can result in higher surface densities of the non-fouling material relative to graft-to formulations. Graft-from methods can be used to produce covalently tethered polymers. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted from the substrate, or optionally from an undercoating layer on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material. | 06-17-2010 |
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