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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900475 | 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... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900476 | System for and method of batch analysis and optimization for glass manufacturing A system for and method of analyzing a cullet stream prior to batch formulation in glass manufacturing. Cullet is fed onto a conveyor where a real-time composition analysis is performed. Contaminants are optionally removed, and a determination is made as to whether ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7712333 | Method for smoothing a surface of a glass substrate for a reflective mask blank used in EUV lithography To provide a method for smoothing a surface of a glass substrate having a concave defect, such as a pit or a scratch. A method for smoothing a surface of a glass substrate having a concave defect thereon, comprising: forming a film on the surface of the glass... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7386997 | 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... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7260959 | Glass handling system and method for using same A glass handling system and method are described herein where an enhanced robot is used to engage and hold a glass sheet in a manner that minimizes the motion of the glass sheet as it is moved from one point to another point in a glass manufacturing facility. The en... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7167194 | Printing a code on a product A method for printing is described. The method includes providing a printing system for printing a code on a product moving in a direction. The code is constructed from a plurality of pixels in a first data set indicating the positions of the pixels and generates a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6930731 | Video appliance, holding device, and manufacturing method of holding device A cathode-ray tube (CRT) holding device holds a CRT from the rear side by a rib section having a shape similar to that of a funnel of the CRT and extending in plural directions. The rib section has a section having shaped in a recessed groove, and a degaussing coil ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6877341 | Method for controlled surface scratch removal and glass resurfacing Disclosed are a method and system for removing scratches from a planar panel of translucent or transparent material, such as glass, without removal from its frame. A heat source supplying a controlled amount of heat is moved across the surface of the planar panel at... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865909 | Method of preparing CRT funnel glass capable of effectively recycling another glass member A method for producing CRT funnel glass having a glass composition containing MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO and ZnO as essential components. Further, the total content of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO and ZnO falls within a range of 5 to 13 mass %. As a glass material of the CRT funnel g... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6820443 | Method of producing CRT funnel glass suitable for glass recycling, and CRT funnel glass On producing CRT funnel glass from CRT panel glass or CRT frit, Fe2O3 is added in a range of 0.05 to 1 mass % so that the fluctuation of transmittance of light having a wavelength of 1,050 nm becomes 10% or less, at a thickness of 10 mm of the ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6685784 | Glass break repair kit apparatus and method A kit for repairing a windshield break utilizing a light activated resin includes a light impervious pedestal and resin chamber with the pedestal being placed in airtight engagement about a windshield break. The kit also includes a syringe which is coupla... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6634185 | Method of treating a rock chip in a vehicular windshield A method of treating a rock chip in a vehicular windshield consists of the step of inscribing in the glass of the vehicular windshield a circular crack barrier that surrounds the rock chip. Any cracks emanating from the rock chip tend to remain confined w... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6516634 | Strengthening, crack arrest and multiple cracking in brittle materials using residual stresses Embodiments include a method for forming a glass which displays visible cracking prior to failure when subjected to predetermined stress level that is greater than a predetermined minimum stress level and less than a failure stress level. The method inclu... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6387513 | Process for enamelling glass substrates, enamel composition used and products obtained The present invention relates to a more easily recyclable enamel composition which includes at least one glass frit and includes, as pigment(s), at least one or more manganese compounds, this composition furthermore having a melting temperature below 750Â... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6363749 | Process for manufacturing surface-sealed hollow glass containers A process for producing surface-sealed hollow glass containers, wherein as part of the production process the hollow glass containers are coated with a water-based cold end coating composition in the region of the exit from the annealing lehr, which is ar... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6298690 | Broken glass cleaning method and plant A large tumbling device into which broken pieces of labeled glass such as beverage bottles, or cullet, are fed. After entering the interior chamber of the tumbler, the cullet is carried by a plurality of interior fins along the inside circumference of the... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6233972 | Method for protecting glass sheets A method of providing a protective layer for a glass sheet. The protective layer provided by depositing a solution of a polymer and water on a glass sheet at a temperature high enough to provide a layer that is insoluble in water below a temperature of ab... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5718737 | Method of recycling mixed colored cullet into amber, green, or flint glass Mixed colored cullet glass, which generally contains amounts of green, amber and flint (colorless) glasses, is recycled into amber colored glass by regulating the additive amounts of amounts of iron, carbon, sulfur, and sulfur compounds in the mixture to ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5709728 | Method and device for the production of mineral wool by using mineral wool waste as recycled starting material The melting tub for producing the molten mass from a mixture of raw material is associated with an additional melting unit by means of which a recycled molten mass is obtained from mineral wool waste largely corresponding to the molten mass obtained from ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5595583 | Apparatus for localized surface glazing of ceramic articles A surface of a ceramic article, such as a glazed surface on a whiteware article, is treated with radiant energy such as infrared light from a laser to provide a localized remelting of the material at the surface in a fusing step. After the fusing step, th... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5556443 | Method for cullet preheating and pollution emission reduction in the glass manufacturing process A method and apparatus for simultaneously preheating cullet and removing pollutants from glass furnace gases is disclosed. Raw moist cullet having fine glass dust material and other impurities adhered to its surface is heated by furnace gases which remove... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5441836 | Laser ablation mask repair method A laser ablation mask repair method. Defects (holes) are located in a dielectric mask. The surface of the mask above the defect is melted with a CO2 laser to form a depression in the surface. The depression forms a lens which diffuses ablation ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5399181 | Method and apparatus for preheating charging material having organic contaminants for glass melting furnaces A method and apparatus for preheating material in a glass melting furnace is provided. An indirect heat exchanger is utilized in which exhaust gases from the glass melting furnace are directed, in a counter flow relation, to raw materials and glass cullet... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5383948 | Method and apparatus for crackoff and neck sealing of cathode ray tube funnels This invention relates to a method and apparatus for cracking off glass attached to, or comprising a portion of, the constricted end (neck) of the glass funnel component of a glass cathode ray tube and thereafter sealing a replacement glass neck component... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5376197 | Formation of a removable surface area on a substrate Process for the formation of a removable surface area of a specific depth on a substrate with all coatings seated on the surface of the substrate, wherein a layer of a material, thin as related to the substrate, with a thermal expansion coefficient strong... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5352258 | Production of glass fibers from scrap glass fibers The process and apparatus of the present invention enable the production of glass fiber product from scrap glass fibers. The process includes: feeding the scrap glass fibers having an average length up to around 12 inches to a glass melting tank having a ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5342427 | Apparatus for cullet preheating and polluting emission reduction in the glass manufacturing process A apparatus for simultaneously preheating cullet and removing pollutants from glass furnace gases is disclosed. Raw moist cullet having fine glass dust material and other impurities adhered to its surface is heated by furnace gases which remove the moistu... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5234325 | Apparatus for windshield glass repair Apparatus for windshield glass repair is provided. A cylinder having internal chambers is equipped with a piston head plunger at a top end and has a mounting device at a bottom end for securing a tight seal over a crack in a windshield. The withdrawal of ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5125943 | Combined batch and cullet preheater with separation and remixing An improved method preheating cullet and glass batch together for use as feedstock for a glass furnace. The method uses a preheater including a separator and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is a direct contact raining bed in which large particles in ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4969940 | Apparatus and method for making mineral wool from coal-ash An apparatus and method which provides for controlled melting of both components of coal-ash, as well as the melting of selected additives, the melted coal-ash with additive being immediately available to a conventional fiberizing spinner stage. An arc fu... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4824712 | Treatment of glass to reduce venting during thermal treatment and a glass article made thereby A method and composition for coating scored regions or holes in glass articles prior to heat treatment in order to maintain residual compressive stresses and reduce venting are disclosed. The method and composition of the present invention utilize silica-... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4816049 | Process of surface treating laser glass A process of surface-treating a laser glass is disclosed which comprises coating a specific sol solution obtained by hydrolysis and partial polycondensation of a mixture containing a metal alcoholate on the glass surface and heating the coated glass to fo... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4731254 | Method of, and apparatus for, repairing mechanical and/or chemical damage to the surface of bottles destined for re-use A method of, and apparatus for, repairing mechanical and/or chemical damage to the surface of glass bottles destined for re-use. A bottle to be repaired is brought to a temperature in the region of the transformation point of the glass of the bottle, its ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4708889 | Glass repair of hermetic packages A method for repairing fine leaks in the envelope of hermetically sealed packages is accomplished by using a liquid silicate and solvent mixture which is liquid well below the melting point of glass and which leaves a silicate patch after the solvent is r... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4549893 | Hot cullet handling apparatus A plurality of open trenches or sluices is suspended from the underside of the forming floor of a glass factory to register with the lower, discharge ends of hot gob reject or cullet chutes. Each sluice is suspended with one end higher than the other, and... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4432780 | Glass fiber scrap reclamation A method of reclaiming chemically coated glass scrap is disclosed. The scrap is introduced into the oxidizing atmosphere of a hydrocarbon-fuel fired glass melting furnace. Some of the glass is melted with the unmelted portion being melted with the glass b... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4422862 | Process for reusing scrap glass A process for feeding scrap glass to a glass melting furnace is disclosed. The scrap glass is fed onto a blanket of batch in the furnace so that organics are burned off before the scrap melts.... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4416930 | Treating glass sheets to heal vents that result in breakage during thermal treatment This invention relates to applying a protective composition to the vicinity of a scored region of a glass sheet. The scored region is weakened and develops vents as a result of the scoring. Such vents are likely to develop breakage when the glass sheet is... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4414013 | Method of making black glass by utilizing incinerated waste glass A process and a product made by the process for producing black glass from incinerated municipal waste including separating metal, stone and ash from the waste; melting the glass material comprising ferrous oxide and ferric oxide to convert at least a por... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4410347 | Glass melting method using cullet as particulate collection medium In a glass melting operation, cullet is employed as a particulate emissions collector. Cullet of a selected size is contacted with exhaust gases in a gas/solid contact vessel wherein particulates are deposited onto the cullet. Double screening of cullet i... | 10/18/1983 |
