Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389656 | Apparatus having a curved roller for bending a glass sheet A glass sheet is heated to a forming temperature in a heating furnace, the heated glass sheet is conveyed along a conveying plane defined by a plurality of rollers of a roller conveyer, and is moved up and down on the rollers according to a position of the glass she... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389655 | Apparatus for bending and tempering glass panels An apparatus for bending and tempering glass panels includes a number of ring moulds for supporting and conveying glass panels; a number of preheating sections for heating glass panels to a bending temperature; at least one prebending section for sagging a glass pan... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7240519 | Apparatus and method for bending glass sheets An apparatus for shaping heat softened glass sheets includes an upper mold having a full surface press face with a shaping surface generally contoured to the desired curvature of the sheets; a support device to support the sheets below the upper mold; a shaping rail... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237408 | Flexible surface mold and method of use A mold includes a pair of spaced elongated deformable members and spaced elongated flexible strap members between and connected to the deformable members with the axis of the deformable members parallel to one another and transverse to the axis of the strap members.... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228717 | Apparatus for glass sheet forming with cross curvature A glass sheet forming system (20) provides continuous roll conveyed forming of heated flat glass sheets to formed shapes having a major axis of curvature and a minor axis of curvature perpendicular to each other. The forming is performed by a roll station ( | 06/12/2007 |
| 7178367 | Apparatus and method for bend-shaping a glass sheet An apparatus for bend-shaping a glass sheet is disclosed, which comprises a heating furnace, a plurality of in-furnace beds disposed within the heating furnace, at least one out-furnace bed disposed externally of the heating furnace proximately to an outlet of the h... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162893 | Glass sheet bending station and method for glass sheet bending A glass sheet bending station (20) and method for glass sheet bending utilize a primary actuating mechanism (154) for moving mold support linkages to provide glass sheet bending with a constant radius and utilize control link detachable connections ( | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155939 | Apparatus for bending glass panels The invention relates to an apparatus for bending glass panels. The upper tier of successive mould carriers defines a number of heating sections, the last one of which is an actual bending section. The lower tier of successive mould carriers defines a number of cool... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7059155 | Method of bending glass A method of bending glass, in which glass (5) is heated in a bending furnace (1). After the heating, the glass (5) is transferred onto a mold (7). The glass-bending mold (7) is at at least one point arranged to be bent substantiall... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024889 | Method and apparatus for bending glass sheets For bending a glass sheet so that the glass sheet has a compound curvature, an apparatus comprises a furnace including hearth beds on a bed support and a quenching unit provided with upper and lower air blowers. The final hearth bed may have a top surface with a sim... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6904771 | Method of forming and transporting curved glass A glass forming assembly and method for forming complex shaped glass, with the glass forming assembly having a hood assembly including a hood lift superstructure movable horizontally back and forth over a cold ring and a cooling shuttle and movable vertically relati... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6786065 | Method and apparatus for bending glass A method of bending glass, in which glass (5) is heated in a bending furnace (1). Before the bending, the glass (5) is transferred from the heating point or zone onto a mould (7) located thereafter. While the glass (5) is being tra... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6705116 | Method and an apparatus for bending a glass sheet In a method for bending a glass sheet, comprising using a first mold for supporting a peripheral portion of a glass sheet and a second mold provided inside the first mold; heating the glass sheet put on the first mold to a temperature to bend the glass sheet by grav... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6629436 | Apparatus for thermal treatment of glass and method and thermally treated glass therefrom The present invention is directed to an apparatus for thermal treatment of glass and method and thermally treated glass therefrom. The apparatus is capable of supporting the glass during thermal treatment such as tempering, annealing, bending, and/or shap... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6578384 | Arrangement in a glass bending oven An arrangement in the loading end of a multi-section glass bending furnace, where the glass sheets travel along a special rail from one furnace section to the next section in mould carriages (8) moving in cycles on the said rail. For unloading and loading... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6526781 | Method for roll forming glass sheets A method for roll forming a heated glass sheet utilizes a forming conveyor (62) including forming rolls (66) that are pivotally moved upwardly between horizontal rolls (46) of a horizontal conveyor (44) on opposite sides of a centerline (C/L) of the horiz... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6425269 | Method for glass sheet forming A method for forming glass sheets is performed by a system (10) that includes a furnace (12) having a heating chamber (14) in which a topside transfer device (20) has a downwardly facing surface (22) to which vacuum and pressurized air are supplied to rec... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6422040 | Method for forming glass sheets A method for forming glass sheets is performed by a system (10) that includes a furnace (12) having a heating chamber (14) in which a vacuum platen (20) has a downwardly facing surface (22) to which a vacuum is supplied to support a heated glass sheet rec... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6357263 | Method for bending a glass sheet, a ring mold for bending a glass sheet, and apparatus using the ring mold In bending a glass sheet, the load applied to an intermediate glass sheet can be equalized to improve the quality of a final glass sheet. For this purpose, a forming ring 1 comprises a first forming frame 15 and a second forming frame 16, and the swingabl... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6321570 | Method and apparatus for tempering and bending glass A method of and apparatus for bending and tempering a sheet of glass heated to a formable state provides an improved rigid mold and pressing member for pressing the heated sheet against the rigid mold which cools and bends the sheet. The pressing member i... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6279347 | Method and apparatus for producing bent glass sheet This invention provides a method and an apparatus for producing a bent glass sheet. A heated glass sheet (4, 24, 24*) conveyed from a heating furnace (1, 21) is bent by pressing with at least one belt (5, 9, 25) made of a heat-resistant material against a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6158247 | Apparatus for bending glass sheets The invention relates to a process for bending glass sheets. This process involves bending the glass sheet or sheets in at least two stages. The first stage employing the action of gravity leading to a shaped blank which is used in the formation of the fi... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6076374 | Bending mold for bending glass sheets A bending mold for bending glass sheets is provided. The mold comprises a frame having longitudinally parallel side walls and a bottom. Support devices having support surfaces are connected between the side walls. An elongated member is provided on the bo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076373 | Apparatus and method for bending glass sheets The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a shaping sheet including a support frame and a shaping rail supported on the frame. The shaping rail has a sheet shaping surface that conforms in elevation and outline to a final desired shape of... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6035666 | Apparatus for roll forming glass sheets A forming station (26) for roll forming a heated glass sheet include a forming conveyor (62) including forming rolls (66) that are moved upwardly between horizontal rolls (46) of a horizontal conveyor (44) on opposite sides of a centerline (C/L) of the ho... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6006549 | Bending mold having side mounted weight assemblies and method of use thereof The invention provides an articulated bending mold for shaping heat softened substrates, e.g., glass sheets, into curved shapes. The bending mold has a central portion with at least one, and preferably two, pivoting end sections. A biasing assembly is mou... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5974833 | Heat transfer method in glass sheet bending oven and a bending oven A heat transfer method in a glass bending furnace, which has a top array of of successive heating sections (2) and under it a bottom array of successive cooling sections (3), and in which method glass sheets are conveyed on bending molds in mold carrying ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974836 | Device used for the bending of plate glass into convex shapes A device used for the bending of plate glass sections (3) includes an oven (1), a bending chamber (6), an upper bending mold installed in the bending chamber (6) in such a manner as to be able to be raised and lowered, a duct producing a flow of hot gas i... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5938810 | Apparatus for tempering and bending glass A method of and apparatus for bending and tempering a sheet of glass heated to a formable state provides an improved rigid mold and pressing member for pressing the heated sheet against the rigid mold which cools and bends the sheet. The pressing member i... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5906667 | Method of sculpturing a laminated vacuum form glass mold A method sculpturing from sheet material a vacuum formed glass mold. The sheet material is cut into a plurality of sections that are combined into laminated structure is that is welded together and mounted on a mold base. The top surfaces of the individua... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5893941 | Method and apparatus in bending and tempering of a glass sheet A method and an apparatus for bending and tempering of a glass sheet is disclosed. The means to be used in the method for supporting the glass sheet is a supporting device in two parts, wherein the first supporting device forms a substantially planar supp... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5876477 | Apparatus for heating and bending glass sheets involving raising a glass sheet towards furnace heat sources When heating and bending glass sheets in a furnace, it has been found to be desirable to raise the glass sheets towards the furnace heat sources to increase obtainable temperature differentials and reduce heating power. An apparatus for bending the glass ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5857358 | Method and apparatus for bending glass A method of and apparatus for bending a sheet of material heated to a formable, state such as glass, resinous polymeric material, viscoelastic material, and thermoplastic material, provides an improved pressing member for pressing the heated sheet against... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5849057 | Process for bending glass sheets The invention relates to a process for bending glass sheets. This process includes bending the glass sheet or sheets in at least two stages. The first stage employing the action of gravity leading to a shaped blank which is used in the formation of the fi... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5849056 | Electrically activated flexible press for shaping heat softenable sheet material The present invention provides a shaping mold for shaping heat softenable sheet material which includes a flexible rail having a sheet shaping surface to support a marginal edge portion of a sheet to be shaped and a plurality of controllable actuators sec... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5769919 | Pressure forming of glass sheets The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for shaping glass sheets to deeply sagged configurations using a lower outline mold and an upper shaping mold while minimizing marking of the sheets by shaping molds. The outline mold includes a suppo... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5743931 | Glass sheet conveying and bending apparatus A press bending apparatus for shaping heat soften glass sheets between an upper press member and a lower press member is provided. The conveyor system for transferring the sheets of glass in the press bending apparatus includes concave shaped rollers such... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5735923 | Method of and apparatus for cooling and tempering a glass plate A glass plate is cooled and strengthened by placing the glass plate on a cooling ring in a substantially horizontal state and jetting out cooling air at upper and lower sides of the glass plate by upper and lower cooling air jetting-out devices arranged a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5695538 | Flexible press and method of use A flexible ring mold for shaping heat softened glass sheets lifts a heat softened glass sheet and presses it against the shaping surface of an upper mold. Prior to the peripheral portions of the glass sheet contacting the upper mold, the flexible ring def... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5695537 | Apparatus for and method of bending glass sheets An apparatus for press bending glass sheets carried on a mold, the apparatus including a die having a lower surface shape to mold a glass sheet positioned thereunder to a desired curved shape, a first counterbalance assembly connected to the die for provi... | 12/09/1997 |
