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Class 65/62 - Combined


Subclass of Class 65 - Glass manufacturing
Definition: Processes which include (1) a perfecting step or (2) a working
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 01/29/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7322215Method for blank pressing of optical components
Methods for press molding a glass body, especially for optical applications, without additional grinding and polishing steps are described. One method is performed with a press mold having an upper mold part, a lower mold part and, if necessary or desired, a ring. I...
01/29/2008
7122242Wedge shaped glass and methods of forming wedged glass
A glass sheet includes a first edge, an opposing, second edge, and an intermediate location between the first edge and second edge. The glass sheet has a first portion extending between the first edge and the intermediate location and a second portion extending betw...
10/17/2006
6918268Plate-shaped member positioning apparatus and glass sheet bending apparatus
There is provided a plate-shaped member positioning apparatus comprising a conveyor for conveying a plate-shaped member, a positioner for contact with a front end of a conveyed plate-shaped member, a moving unit for moving the positioner along a conveyance direction...
07/19/2005
6772609Multi-lens finishing process
A method for producing lenses includes assembling a plurality of glass rods having a desired length into a single unit and cutting the single unit into multiple slices, each slice having a plurality of individual lenses. The method further includes finishing the sli...
08/10/2004
6279346Method 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
4985059Method 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
4958539Method of making an electrosurgical spatula blade
A surgical cutting blade for use in an electrosurgical scalpel includes a thin flat ceramic substrate having a rounded tip where the edge portion of the substrate on the opposed major surfaces thereof are beveled. A pattern of metallization is provided on...
09/25/1990
4907896Temperature measuring device
There is disclosed a maximum reading, temperature measuring device, such as a clinical thermometer, composed of a bulb containing an expandable liquid, such as mercury, an elongated tube with a central bore into which the liquid expands when heated, and a...
03/13/1990
4826525Process of coating glass for reheating
A bent and/or toughened coated glass is produced by subjecting glass having a coating comprising at least one metal having an atomic number of 22 to 29 and a thin layer of aluminum applied over said coating to a bending and/or toughening cycle in which th...
05/02/1989
4822396Method of shaping a coated glass sheet on a shaping die
In glass enamel coating compositions containing a glass frit system and a vehicle therefor, the improvement comprising the presence therein of iron, aluminum, zinc and tin sulfides or sulfates as an anti-stick agent; the resulting coatings being effective...
04/18/1989
4816053Production method for a low cost color CRT with self-polished flat faceplate
The use of a flat faceplate comprised of self-polished float glass substantially reduces the cost of a cathode ray tube incorporating a flat tensioned shadow mask while affording a high degree of video image acuity. The float glass flat faceplate does not...
03/28/1989
4813990Method of making a bevelled glass assembly
A bevelled glass assembly and method of making is disclosed. A sheet of annealed glass has at least one groove ground on one surface. At least one other groove intersects the first groove. Both grooves define an array of parallel striations. The sheet of ...
03/21/1989
4749397Method of coating glass
Bent and/or toughened silver coated glass having high light transmission is produced by depositing layers of additional metal over, or both under and over, the silver layer. When the additional metal is used over the silver layer, it it selected from alum...
06/07/1988
4666490Aqueous 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
4655609Method for the manufacture of a thermometer and thermometer
A method for the manufacture of a thermometer provides for a bulb being formed on the thermometer capillary, a bulb receptacle being formed on the lower envelope tube end and at least over part of the receptacle its inner contour exactly corresponds to th...
04/07/1987
4620863Radiation coloration resistant glass
A radiation coloration resistant glass is disclosed which is used in a radiation environment sufficient to cause coloration in most forms of glass. The coloration resistant glass includes higher proportions by weight of water and has been found to be extr...
11/04/1986
4518410Storing bending molds
The present invention provides a multi-leveled storage system located immediately above a glass sheet bending lehr. The multi-leveled storage system includes an elevator which enables an operator to transfer empty bending molds in groups from a return con...
05/21/1985
4410347Glass 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
4353725Process and apparatus for recycling scrap glass
A process and apparatus for recycling scrap glass is disclosed. Removing the binder and preheating the scrap are carried out in one operation. The resulting cleaned, preheated scrap then may be fed directly into a conventional glass melting furnace....
10/12/1982
4350512Glass melting method using cullet as heat recovery and particulate collection medium
In a glass melting operation, cullet is employed as a waste heat collector and/or particulate emissions collector. Cullet is contacted with exhaust gases in a gas/solid contact vessel wherein the cullet is heated and particulates are deposited onto the cu...
09/21/1982
4349367Method of recovering waste heat from furnace flue gases using a granular heat exchange means
Granular heat exchange medium is employed to recover waste heat from a combustion furnace, particularly a glass melting furnace, and the heated medium is then employed to pre-heat combustion air entering the furnace. A bed of granular heat exchange medium...
09/14/1982
4347073Method of producing glass from agglomerates which include organic coated scrap glass
A process is provided for employing scrap glass (cullet) having an organic coating thereon in an overall process wherein molten-glass forming ingredients are converted into agglomerates and the agglomerates preheated to an elevated temperature prior to me...
08/31/1982
4139360Method of inclusion melting glass with radioactive components, and furnace for carrying out such method
A method of inclusion melting of glass with radioactive components and a furnace for carrying out the method. Radioactive components are fed in the form of an aqueous suspension or of a slurry into a furnace from above in combination with a mixture for th...
02/13/1979
4106859Reflector with light-scattering surface for liquid-crystal displays and method for their manufacture
A novel light scattering reflector and methods of making and using it are disclosed. The reflector, which can advantageously be used in conjunction with liquid crystal displays, includes a layer carrier formed of glass or rigid PVC foil. The layer carrier...
08/15/1978
4093438Method of making laminated windshields
A method of making laminated windshields is disclosed. Brackets of glass of oblong shape are cut from a continuous glass ribbon manufactured by a "Float" process in such a manner that the brackets have drawlines associated therewith running across the sho...
06/06/1978
4065282Method 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
4058200Orienting and aligning moving glass sheets
Apparatus for aligning and orienting moving glass sheets immediately prior to their treatment. This invention is especially suitable for use with glass sheets heated while conveyed through a furnace on a roller conveyor where the glass becomes misaligned ...
11/15/1977
4053295Method of making a cooking utensil lid
A method of making a cooking utensil lid comprises the steps of forming the heated transparent glass plate to a lid body having an engaging rim portion provided around the outer circumference of a see-through portion of the lid body; and cooling the whole...
10/11/1977
4053294Low stress semiconductor wafer carrier and method of manufacture
A semiconductor boat or carrier fabricated of stress relieved quartz bar having a rectangular cross section. The carrier has parallel elongate side bars and a parallel elongate lower bar, all of which are joined at the ends thereof by transverse lengths o...
10/11/1977
3961928Detection and reduction of roll bowing
Apparatus for detecting and reducing bowing of a rotating roll used with hot material comprises a proximity sensor mounted adjacent the surface of a roll or of a member attached thereto, and arranged to generate an electric signal which varies between max...
06/08/1976
3930825Method of laser beam cutting of a ribbon of hot glass
This application teaches a method of producing an article of glass by cutting it out of a sheet of flat glass. Flat glass is formed in a glass ribbon forming apparatus and is discharged therefrom at a temperature in excess of 1000.degree.F. The hot flat g...
01/06/1976
 
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