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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7027481 | Method and electric furnace for melting vitreous materials A method and apparatus for melting vitrifiable materials employs a melting tank for containing a molten bath with an upper surface. The tank has a floor and side walls and channels for discharging molten materials. A crown is situated above the floor and vitrifiable... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6314760 | Glass melting apparatus and method A system for melting and delivering glass to a work area such as spinners for making fiberglass includes a melter with heaters so arranged that the "hot spot" in the molten glass is located away from the walls and corrosion sensitive parts so that the var... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5609661 | Channel for the transfer and conditioning of molten glass A channel (1) for the outflow/conditioning of molten glass includes a duct and superstructure (5) and is designed to transfer the molten glass from a vitrifiable material melting and refining zone (6) to a molten glass forming zone, in order to take it fr... | 03/11/1997 |
| 4900337 | Method and apparatus for working molten glass The invention relates to working molten glass in tank furnaces for continuous production. According to the process of the invention, the vitrifiable material being brought first to the molten bath state in a zone upstream from the tank, and said bath then... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4818265 | Barrier apparatus and method of use for melting and refining glass or the like In a method of making glass or the like, wherein the batch materials are liquefied in a distinct zone from the refiner, the liquefied material is heated in an intermediate stage before being fed to the refiner, and a composite barrier of a cooled frame wi... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4732601 | Apparatuses for producing plate glasses An apparatus for producing a plate glass which comprises (A) a melter for storing a molten glass material, (B) a molding portion for molding the molten glass material from the melter into a plate, (C) a temperature adjusting tank located between the melter and the ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4349376 | Liquid cooled skimmer A skimmer for use in a throat of a melting furnace. The skimmer comprises a plate having a plurality of passages therein with the passages being through the plate from a first side to a second side. Adjacent passages are in communication with each other t... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4099950 | Glass ribbon apparatus with tweel employing glassy silica glass contact refractory A float glass forming facility employing a composite tweel and a wetback refractory piece, each having glass contact portions made of a glassy silica such as clear fused quartz, provides for the manufacture of glass which is substantially free of any fine... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4046535 | Glass melter having reflective top wall and method for using same Method of and apparatus for supplying streams of molten glass including: a feeder with a chamber having an opening for supply of glass marbles for conversion to a molten body; a bottom wall for the chamber having orifices for discharging the molten glass ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4029489 | Method of and apparatus for melting of glass A glass melting furnace in which glass can be heated by sources below its upper surface, as electrically by Joule effect, and by means above its upper surface, as by fossil fuel firing or by heat reflectors. A cold top melting mode is employed in the char... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4023950 | Method and apparatus for melting and processing glass The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for melting and processing glass suitable for attenuation to continuous fibers or filaments and more particularly to an arrangement having a limited capacity for processing glass providing a highly refined... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4019888 | Method of melting a raw bath and a glass furnace for performing the method A method of and a glass furnace for the melting of a raw batch of glass, in the form of pellets distributed in a thin, uniform layer over a glass melt by a rotor arranged in the roof of the glass furnace, with air being injected into the glass melt. The m... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4001001 | Horizontal glassmaking furnace A horizontal glassmaking furnace adapted for melting glass batch materials by the application of heat to them from overhead flames within the furnace is provided with submerged electric heating electrodes in a region adjacent to where glass batch material... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3976464 | Skimmer A water-cooled skimmer is provided for a glass-melting furnace. The skimmer includes a platinum plate which is designed to fit closely within the interior of the throat of a glass-melting furnace and extend transversely thereof. The plate is rectangular a... | 08/24/1976 |
