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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954340 | Synthetic quartz glass substrate for excimer lasers and making method When a synthetic quartz glass substrate is prepared from a synthetic quartz glass block, (I) the block has a hydrogen molecule concentration of 5×1017-1×1019 molecules/cm3, (II) the substrate has a hydrogen molecule concentration o... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7017370 | Method and device for the homogenous heating of glass and/or glass-ceramic articles using infrared radiation A method for the homogeneous heating of semitransparent and/or transparent glass and/or glass-ceramic articles using infrared radiation so that the glass and/or glass-ceramic articles undergo heat treatment at between 20 and 3000° C., notably at between 20 and 1705... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000430 | Method of forming glass-ceramic parts and/or glass parts The invention relates to a method of producing glass-ceramic parts and/or glass parts by deformation of a glass-ceramic blank and/or glass blank. The invention is characterized in that forming is carried out using infrared radiation. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6134919 | Method for forming a glass article possessing an aperture The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for forming glass article from sheet glass. More specifically the apparatus comprises a mold, a plunger being cooperative alignment with the mold, wherein the mold and the plunger form a cavity ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5851254 | Method for molding vitreous optical elements A method for molding optical glass elements including the steps of injecting molten glass material into a mold cavity through an injection port, runner and gate; cooling molten glass material in the mold cavity to a solidified state; and applying vibratio... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5460638 | Method for vacuum forming dishes from a ribbon A method and apparatus for producing a glass ware, such as a bowl or plate, via vacuum forming. A deformable glass ribbon is passed through a pair of parallel rolls or rollers, one of the rollers having a recessed cavity thereon for forming a thicker prod... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5312468 | Optical fiber cleavage method The invention relates to optical fiber cleavage method making it possible to obtain an oblique optical fiber end face, consisting in holding a segment of optical fiber between two separated supports, in displacing one of said supports with respect to the ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5007947 | Method for the manufacture camera mirror-drum A camera mirror-drum with good precision and strength comprising a molded part in which glass fibers with an aspect ratio of 3-7 are dispersed in a resin at the overall proportion of 35-40% by weight, and a method and an apparatus for the manufacture of t... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4756796 | Method of producing wafer There is disclosed a method of providing an elongated stock; producing a wafer comprising the steps of processing one end face of an elongated stock to form a first flat surface; cutting through one end portion of the stock transversely by a cutter to pro... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4749400 | Discrete glass sheet cutting Glass shapes and sheets are cut directly from a heated glass ribbon while maintaining the optical quality of the cut glass. A float glass ribbon is removed from a glass forming chamber and prior to annealing, a line of cut is heated to its softening tempe... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4746479 | Method of manufacturing a block-type heat exchange element A monolithic, block-type heat exchange element having a series of fluid channels is manufactured by making use of extrusion molding. Extrudable molding material is extruded to form a continuous molding having opposed first and second surfaces. The extrude... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4743284 | Ribbon severing support A sliding support table to support a continuously advancing glass ribbon during severing. The ribbon is supported by and moves over the sliding support table which moves along the direction of the glass ribbon travel between stationary upstream and downst... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4685949 | Glass flower process In a process for preparing glass flowers having petals, the steps of preparing petals which comprise providing a blown elongated enlarged hollow bulb on a hollow glass tube, heating and manipulating the bulb so as to separate it into two vertical dish-lik... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4676820 | Optical waveguide fabrication method A method of fabricating an optical waveguide comprising a plane substrate made of a material having a relatively low refractive index, a plane light propagation layer made of a material having a higher refractive index than the substrate, inserted between... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4605429 | Trimming products from sheet glass A method is disclosed for trimming a newly formed article from sheet glass while it is still in a semi-molten condition, by maintaining a peripheral portion of the sheet glass about the newly formed article out of contact with the mold so as to maintain i... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4588430 | Method of manufacturing a glass product and resulting product A method of manufacturing a glass product, in which a symmetrical glass member same in shape as a good made by combining a plurality of glass products is molded once and then the symmetrical glass member is cut to provide the plurality of glass products.... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4402724 | Method and apparatus for discharging glass from a melting furnace A method and apparatus for periodically discharging batches of a glass melt from a ceramic glass melting furnace in which localized heating energy limitable in time is supplied to the glass melt by means of electrodes in the furnace, the furnace being pro... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4361429 | Method and apparatus for pressing glass articles Method and apparatus are set forth for forming articles from molten sheet glass wherein the molten sheet glass initially substantially conforms to a mold cavity by a combination of vacuum and/or gravity, and then while still in a semi-molten condition the... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4323382 | Method of pressing glass articles, especially feet of glasses with integrally formed stems Disclosed is a method of pressing glass articles, especially feet of glasses with integrally formed stems, by pressing a portion of a glass lump or parison into a mold having the (internal) contour of the glass article to be formed, with the other portion... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4283214 | Gob feed dial for dual glass base machine A method and apparatus for forming and delivering insulating glass in gob form to a lamp base making machine from a continuous stream of molten glass. A rotating dial severs the glass stream into uniform gobs and during rotation forms the gobs into a ball... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4249927 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing glass products by controlling free flow of low viscosity molten glass According to the first method according to the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing glass products by casting low viscosity glass into a mould while controlling free flow of the glass by storing and holding the glass continuousl... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4162152 | Molten glass metering device for making lamp bases A molten glass metering device for making electric lamp bases by accurately metering the rate of flow of molten glass from an orifice in the wall of a glass melting furnace. The device comprises a metal member including an integral hollow elongated member... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4066428 | Method of applying vacuum while constricting the neck portion Molding of hollow glass articles wherein a gob flows from a feeder into a mold and forms a hollow tube as it enters the mold, and a pressure differential is applied across the tube so that the tube is shaped in the mold to form the hollow article. During ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 3967947 | Method of making a hollow glass article Molding of hollow glass articles wherein a gob flows from a feeder into a mold and forms a hollow tube as it enters the mold, and a pressure differential is applied across the tube so that the tube is shaped in the mold to form the hollow article. During ... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3934995 | Method of cutting hot glass band The present invention relates to a method for cutting discrete sheets from a band or ribbon of glass such as emerges from the final stages of a float line or other glass production system. In accordance with the invention, a selected portion of an advanci... | 01/27/1976 |