Class 65/512 - Fluid cooling agent circulated

Subclass of Class 65 - Glass manufacturing
Definition: Apparatus having means to pass a temperature lowering fluid
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 11/13/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7293431	Apparatus for cooling a filament forming area of a filament forming apparatus A cooling apparatus includes a manifold defining a fluid channel, and also includes a plurality of cooling fins connected to the manifold, wherein at least a portion of a surface of the fins includes porous material. ...	11/13/2007
6789400	Cap assembly and optical fiber cooling process A cap assembly for collecting cooling gas from a coolant chamber tube is disclosed. The cap assembly having connecting means and outlet means extending from its side walls being generally shaped and sized for detachable mounting on the body of the cooling gas chambe...	09/14/2004
6546758	Multi-chamber fiber cooling apparatus A method and device for reducing the temperature of an optical fiber wherein a housing body is provided a plurality of inner cooling chambers which are-, partitioned from each other by a plurality of partition walls. An axial through hole extends through ...	04/15/2003
6408654	Filament forming apparatus and a cooling apparatus for and method of inducing a uniform air flow between a filament forming area and the cooling apparatus A filament forming apparatus and cooling apparatus for and method of inducing a uniform air flow between a filament forming area beneath a bushing and the cooling apparatus are disclosed. The cooling apparatus includes an air housing extending beneath the...	06/25/2002
6321573	Process and apparatus for manufacturing a porous SiO2 preform In a known process for the manufacture of an elongated porous SiO2 preform, SiO2 particles are deposited on the mantle surface of a cylindrical carrier rotating about its longitudinal axis. The SiO2 particles are formed by...	11/27/2001
6279354	Cooler of optical fiber draw tower A cooler of an optical fiber draw tower, situated below a melting furnace for melting a preform for an optical fiber, for cooling the optical fiber drawn from the preform melted in the melting furnace, includes at least one heat exchanger installed with a...	08/28/2001
6192714	Filament forming apparatus and a cooling apparatus for and method of cooling a filament forming area A filament forming apparatus and cooling apparatus for and method of cooling a filament forming area beneath a bushing is disclosed. The cooling apparatus includes a manifold with a cooling fluid channel formed therein, and a plurality of hollow cooling f...	02/27/2001
5979192	Fin blade assembly A glass fiber forming apparatus including a fin blade assembly having a manifold and a plurality of fins extending from the manifold. The fins are located beneath a bushing tip plate in proximity to and between the rows of tips to maintain a desired tempe...	11/09/1999
5925164	Finshield assemblies for fiber-forming apparatus A heat-absorbing finshield assembly, which is located adjacent the discharge area of a furnace for producing glass fibers, includes fins spaced along a fluid-cooled manifold such that the fins extend between, but not in contact with, the molten glass fibe...	07/20/1999
5749933	Apparatus and method for producing glass fibers In a method of making fibers in which molten glass is extruded through orifices in a bushing and cooled with cooling apparatus mounted below the bushing to form the fibers, it has been discovered that using new alloys containing a major amount of palladiu...	05/12/1998
5244483	Apparatus for producing glass filaments The apparatus includes a bushing, a cooling assembly, a sizing applicator, a glass filament gathering pad and a winder. A tip section of the bushing is provided with rows of tips having orifices from which streams of molten glass are attenuated into filam...	09/14/1993
5173096	Method of forming bushing plate for forming glass filaments with forming tips having constant sidewall thickness A bushing plate for use in the production of glass fibers has an array of nozzle tips. Each nozzle tip is formed to have a frusto-conical body with a central aperture. The walls of the nozzle tips have a constant thickness such that the diameter of the ce...	12/22/1992
4941903	Novel fiber-forming bushing and tip plate This invention relates to a novel bushing apparatus and nozzles or projecting orifices known as tips for the production of glass fibers. Particularly, it relates to a bushing having tips with cross sections in the form of finite-sided polygons. It has bee...	07/17/1990
4838918	Inert atmosphere cooler for optical fibers In the manufacture of optical fibers, at least a portion of a preform of optical glass is heated into a molten state and drawn to create an optical fiber of the desired diameter. To cool the fiber during the drawing process and prior to coating thereof, t...	06/13/1989
4824457	Method and apparatus for controlling thermal environment in a glass fiber forming process A method and apparatus for controlling a glass fiber forming environment is disclosed. A fin cooler having a plurality of hollow cooling fins, each provided with a coolant liquid flow passage and further having a header block provided with separate coolan...	04/25/1989
4589898	Method of cleaning heat transfer fins A method of cleaning glass volatile contaminants from the surfaces of heat transfer fins in a fin cooler of a glass fiber forming bushing assembly is disclosed. A cleaning liquid which is a dilute alcohol solution in which the alcohol is selected from the...	05/20/1986
4571251	Apparatus for producing glass fibers Apparatus for the production of glass filaments is provided comprising a feeder for supplying streams of molten glass to be attenuated into filaments, means for attenuating the streams into filaments and an environmental control means adapted to remove he...	02/18/1986
4566890	Self purging fin cooler A self purging fin cooler for use with a glass fiber forming bushing assembly is disclosed. A fin cooler header block is provided with a flow channel for coolant flow and a separate flow channel for cleaning liquid flow. A plurality of cleaning liquid dis...	01/28/1986
4541853	Apparatus for producing glass fibers Apparatus for the production of glass filaments is provided comprising a feeder for supplying streams of molten glass to be attenuated into filaments, means for attenuating the streams into filaments and an environmental control means adapted to remove he...	09/17/1985
4397665	Cooling tubes for glass filament production apparatus This invention relates to glass filament production. Conventionally the hollow cooling tubes and/or metal bars utilized in the making of continuous glass fibers have been constructed of high temperature corrosion resistant materials whose costs are exorbi...	08/09/1983
4391618	Process and apparatus for the manufacture of fibers A process and apparatus for forming fibers from attenuable materials, such as molten glass, by attenuating streams of glass from the bottom of a bushing wherein the bottom has downwardly presented wall portions at upper and lower levels. According to the ...	07/05/1983
4356016	Cooling tube alignment means and process therefor A fiberizing bushing having a plurality of cooling tube alignment members spaced from the tip plate of the bushing wherein only a small portion of the space is filled with a refractory cement....	10/26/1982
4337075	Twin center cooling fin for tip type bushing An oval cooling tube for the central portion of a fiberizing bushing having a plurality of parallel cooling fins attached to the sides thereof....	06/29/1982
4332602	Fin cooler for glass fiber former A fin cooler particularly suited for use with a high pressure glass fiber forming bushing is disclosed. The fin cooler is structured to provide support for the tip plate of the bushing so that sag or creep of the tip plate which occurs due to the pressure...	06/01/1982
4330311	High pressure forming bushing and fin cooler A high pressure glass fiber forming bushing and cooperating fin cooler assembly are disclosed. The bushing is provided with a corrugated tip plate which carries the nozzles or tips through which the glass fiber is forced by a pump or other pressure creati...	05/18/1982
4328015	Process for the manufacture of fibers A process and apparatus for forming fibers from attenuable materials, such as molten glass, by attenuating streams of glass from the bottom of a bushing wherein the bottom has downwardly presented wall portions at upper and lower levels. According to the ...	05/04/1982
4325722	Bushing environment control assembly A bushing environment control assembly for use with a glass fiber filament forming device is disclosed. The assembly controls the environment in the attenuation zone immediately below the glass fiber forming bushing's tip plate, the area in which the molt...	04/20/1982
4214884	Air fin coolers for glass fiber forming apparatus A thin nickel fin cooler is described which has a plurality of precision holes of equal size formed thereon, the fin being tubular in shape so that air can pass from the interior of the fin outwardly to provide uniform gas flow in all directions from the ...	07/29/1980
4197103	Method for draw forming glass fibers An apparatus for draw forming glass filaments includes a melt furnace 1 having a bottom plate 12 with a plurality of flow holes therein, each terminating in a conical nozzle tip 2. Cooling fins 10 extend outwardly from a water pipe 11 and are disposed bet...	04/08/1980
4153438	Method and apparatus for controlling the viscosity of glass streams The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for transferring heat from streams of glass flowing from a feeder through the use of a closed hollow heat exchanger unit or instrumentality containing a working fluid for rapidly absorbing heat from intens...	05/08/1979
4140506	Method for processing glass in forming fibers The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for processing heat-softened mineral material, such as glass, wherein streams of glass flowing from orifices in depending projections of a stream feeder are conditioned for attenuation through the use of m...	02/20/1979
4125387	Heat pipes for fin coolers A method and apparatus is described for cooling molten cones of glass drawn from a fiber glass manufacturing bushing for the purpose of removing heat from the cones of glass during formation. The heat removal means utilized involves flat, platelike fins o...	11/14/1978
4055406	Apparatus for making glass fibers material The disclosure embraces a support arrangement for a stream flow section or area of a feeder or bushing adapted to flow a large number of streams of glass or other fiber-forming mineral material for attenuation to fibers or filaments wherein the support ar...	10/25/1977
4049412	Method and apparatus for forming glass fibers An improved method and apparatus for forming glass fibers is disclosed. The environment below the bushing is controlled by a pair of manifolds through which a cooling fluid flows. This cooling fluid additionally is employed to cool the various apparatus s...	09/20/1977
4018586	Environmental control of bushing A method and apparatus for eliminating short term yardage variation in the formation of glass filaments is disclosed. This method involves additionally cooling the bushing tips from which molten glass is drawn to form filaments utilizing a separate coolin...	04/19/1977

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