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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361404 | Coated article with removable protective coating and related methods A coated article is disclosed. The coated article of the invention includes a substrate having a surface and a removable protective coating comprising up to 100 weight percent of a carbon-containing material deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, where ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 6499316 | Method of producing a glass gob, method of producing a glass molded product, and apparatus for producing a glass gob In a method of producing a glass gob by continuously dropping a molten glass 9 from a nozzle 2 in a dropping direction, a gas flow 20 is caused to continuously flow in the dropping direction along an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle 2 at a predeterm... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6279346 | Method for reducing hot sticking in molding processes The method of the present invention overcomes the hot-sticking problems between an inorganic non-metallic material (=insulator) to be molded and a forming die by maintaining an assembly comprising a forming die and the insulator in a polarized state durin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6112554 | Device for forming a pyrolytic coating A device for the formation, by pyrolysis, of a coating composed of metal or a metal compound on a face of a hot glass substrate which is in motion by bringing the face into contact with a gaseous reagent, includes a vault; support device for conveying the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5709726 | Device for forming a pyrolytic coating on a hot glass substrate A device for the formation, by pyrolysis, of a coating on a face of a hot glass substrate includes a vault; support elements for conveying the substrate along a path through a coating chamber defined between the main vault and the substrate; elements for ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5571301 | Apparatus for making crystallized glass An apparatus is presented for economically making crystallized glass products from waste ash produced from the sewage sludge dewatered by organic matters, which is usually regarded to be difficult to process. The melting is performed in two furnaces: the ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5252113 | Moil crack-off system for a funnel A moil crack-off system for a funnel is provided, wherein a pick-up apparatus is arranged intersectionally above a conveyor that is extended from the shaping process of the funnel, and a pair of ware transfers are arranged in parallel on either side of th... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5139560 | Apparatus for the manufacture of hollow glassware In a device for producing mold glass bodies, a molding cavity is defined by two mold halves and by two mouth ring halves. One single nozzle head is used for spraying a lubricant on both the inner faces of the mold halves and the connection faces of the mo... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5131937 | Device for aligning glazing panes during transport on a roller conveyor A roller conveyor has an aligning device for glazing panes. The conveyor includes a plurality of aligned rollers forming a roller bed and driven for advancing glass panes in a conveying direction. The aligning device includes a rail disposed above the rol... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5122226 | Method of making hybrid composite structures of fiber reinforced glass and resin matrices A process for fabricating a composite article is disclosed. A surface of a preconsolidated fiber reinforced glass matrix composite structure is pretreated to promote adhesion to the surface, a mass of fiber-containing uncured resin is molded in contact wi... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5032161 | Apparatus for melting asbestos-containing waste material in glass Apparatus includes a furnace for vitrifying waste material, a storage container for delivering waste material to the furnace and a pipe for passing a heat transfer medium through the storage container to preheat the waste material and remove water therefr... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4985059 | Method and apparatus for positioning a glass sheet traveling on a conveyor A beam carries two abutments and is moveable on the conveying direction of the conveyor. Starting from rest, the beam is accelerated to a speed less than that of the glass sheet moving on the conveyor, so that the glass sheet contacts the abutments while ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4917717 | Apparatus for and process of coating glass Apparatus for pyrolytically forming a metal compound coating on an upper face of a hot glass substrate 1 comprises conveyor means 2 for conveying the substrate 1 in a downstream direction 3. A coating chamber 6 opening downwardly onto the path 1 and means... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4909821 | Apparatus for granulating metallurgical melt An apparatus for granulating metallurgical melt, including a granulator (1) having a water supply (13), a trough (2) for supplying metallurgical melt thereto, and a rotary driven drum (3) having blades (6). A water tank (11) having an overflow device (12)... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4898755 | Inorganic-organic composite compositions exhibiting nonlinear optical response This invention provides an optical medium which consists of an inorganic glass monolith with a microporous structure containing an organic component which exhibits nonlinear optical response. In one embodiment this invention provides a sol-gel process for prod... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4895244 | Apparatus for aligning glass sheets in a production line An apparatus for aligning glass sheets moving on a conveyor line prior to shaping on a bending apparatus includes a pair of stops for engaging the leading edge of the glass sheets and a pair of side pushers for engaging the end edges of the glass sheets t... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4878934 | Process and apparatus for coating glass Apparatus for use in pyrolytically forming a metal oxide coating on an upper face of a hot glass substrate 1 in sheet or ribbon form comprises conveyor means 2 for conveying the substrate 1 in a downstream direction 3 along a path also indicated at 1 and ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4853022 | Apparatus for the production of hollow glass bodies In a device for producing mold glass bodies, a molding cavity is defined by two mold halves and by two mouth ring halves. One single nozzle head is used for spraying a lubricant on both the inner faces of the mold halves and the connection faces of the mo... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4761171 | Apparatus for coating glass A gas distributor beam includes a plenum and distribution slot surrounded by a generally V-shaped cooling fluid chamber. The circulation of a suitable cooling fluid tends to maintain the plenum and distribution slot at a temperature below four hundred deg... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4751776 | End cap for a ceramic spool The invention relates to an end cap for a ceramic spool as well as to a method of and device for mounting it on the end of such a spool. The quill portion (5) of an end cap is divided by means of slits (9) into strips (10), the first ends of which are rig... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4728353 | Process and apparatus for pyrolytically coating glass Apparatus for pyrolytically forming a metal compound coating on an upper face of a hot glass substrate 1 in sheet or ribbon form comprises conveyor means 2 for conveying a the substrate along a path also indicated at 1 in a downstream direction 3, a roof ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4705551 | Test tube making and end coating A machine for making and painting test tubes by painting open-ended tubes and then fusing and severing them to form individual test tubes. Substitutable paint applicators varying in width, adjustable in location relative to the open-ended tubes, apply paint th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4668268 | Coating hood with air flow guide for minimizing deposition of coating compound on finish of containers A coating hood for applying protective coatings to glass containers, includes a pair of spaced side walls; a supply of vaporized or atomized coating chemical in a carrier gas; a conveyor for transporting the glass containers to be coated longitudinally th... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4666490 | Aqueous waste vitrification process and apparatus A process is provided for treating an aqueous stream of nonradioactive hazardous waste containing inorganic compounds capable of forming oxides upon thermal treatment in which at least one of the oxides is a glass former, glass intermediate or a glass mod... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4642130 | Apparatus for and method of coating glass Apparatus for coating glass by pyrolysis of a powder at the glass surface to form a coating on that surface, and in which a flow of a suspension of a powder in a carrier gas is applied to a moving hot glass surface across the width of that surface, compri... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4609392 | Sample preparation machine This invention relates to an apparatus for preparing samples. These samples will be used for making disks and solutions for subsequent analysis by chemical or physical means. The machine contains an assembly of several gas burners with a crucible above ea... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4578100 | Method of making non-glare coated glass A method for treating an alkali silicate non-glare coating with an acid in order to prevent alkali-induced haze is disclosed.... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4459148 | Roll for carrying glass sheets A roll (4) for conveying sheets of glass at a heat-tempering temperature horizontally through a heat-tempering furnace enclosure includes a core (10) of refractory metal and a shell (20). The shell (20) is formed of a refractory material composed of a cal... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4404011 | Conveyor roll end cap An end cap (18) for use with a conveyor roll (12) of the thermally low expansive ceramic type used to convey hot glass sheets includes a metal sleeve (20) that receives an end (16) of the roll to provide rotational support and/or driving and also includes... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4389234 | Glass coating hood and method of spray coating glassware A coating hood adapted to uniformly apply protective coatings to the exterior of hot glass containers is disclosed. The hood comprises a tunnel for allowing the containers to pass therethrough, and an adjustable top for accommodating containers of various... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4381193 | Internal treatment system for glassware An improved system for applying internal treatment gas in the manufacture of glassware such as bottles or the like. An independent primary treatment system and backup treatment system are disclosed, with each treatment system monitoring itself to detect m... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4310340 | Method and apparatus for making optical fiber waveguides A glass optical waveguide preform is prepared by chemical reaction of vapor ingredients within a bait tube. As the reactants flow through the bait tube, a hot zone traverses the tube to cause the deposition of soot in a section of the tube just downstream... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4253863 | Apparatus for mass producing fiber optic preforms and optic fibers A large plurality of fiber optic preforms are manufactured by chemically vapor depositing the fiber optic glass constituents on the exterior surface of electrically heatable mandrels. A corresponding plurality of mandrels are located relative to a common ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4240816 | Method and apparatus for forming tempered sheet glass with a pyrolytic film in a continuous process A method and apparatus for filming and tempering a pre-cut glass sheet in a continuous process. The glass sheet is heated initially to a temperature sufficient for pyrolysis. The heated glass is sprayed with a coating composition which reacts with the gla... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4234331 | Coating method A method of applying a metallic oxide coating to a moving ribbon of glass is disclosed for four thicknesses of glass, namely, 7/32; 3/16; 5/32 and 1/8 inch. In each of these methods, first and second spray zones are established at opposite edges of the mo... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4150964 | Apparatus for coating glassware This invention relates to the art of coating glassware while the ware is moving through an annealing lehr which is provided with a cooling section near the exit end of the lehr. The cooling section is of the continuous recirculation type providing an arra... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4120682 | Installation for superficially treating the outer surfaces of bottles The present invention relates to an installation for superficially treating the outer surfaces of glass bottles which are already shaped but not yet annealed. The installation comprises a tunnel in which the bottles can be longitudinally displaced and sub... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4113459 | Method and apparatus for melting mineral materials A method and apparatus for melting mineral materials, particularly vitrifiable materials, for the manufacture of glass in which the materials to be melted are supplied in the form of finely divided solid elements with each element containing the totality ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4098597 | Rotary snubber for linear actuator Two rotary snubbers are shown, one having two movable vanes which force oil through two sets of successively closed openings in a stationary ring to achieve the snubbing force, and another version having one stationary vane and movable ring with the snubb... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4065282 | Method of recovery of glass from municipal waste Process for recovery of glass from municipal waste, comprising shredding the waste, subjecting the shredded waste containing the glass to treatment in an air classifier, recovering the overhead including glass from the air classifier, the latter being ope... | 12/27/1977 |
