Glass manufacturing inventions 05/07

20070119212 - Axial symmetric molding glass lens, mold assembly for an axial symmetric molding glass lens, method for manufacturing a mold assembly for an axial symmetric molding glass lens and method for manufacturing an axial symmetric molding glass lens: An axial symmetric molding glass lens has a central longitudinal axis, a lens surface, an annular intermediate area and a mounting flange area. The lens surface is axial symmetric around the central longitudinal axis and is curved. The annular intermediate area is curved and axial symmetric, is formed around the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070119213 - Gas injection for glass melting furnace to reduce refractory degradation: A glass melting furnace has a gas inlet positioned proximate to a charging section oxy-fuel combustion region to introduce gas into the region and to at least partially displace gas having a partial pressure of alkali vapor from the region, and optionally a gas outlet is adapted to provide an... Agent: Joshua L. Cohen The Boc Group, Inc.

20070119214 - Vertical drawing method for producing a cylindrical glass body and device for carrying out said method: According to a known vertical drawing method for producing a cylindrical glass body, the cylinder longitudinal axis of the glass cylinder is adjusted by hand in relation to the longitudinal axis of a heating tube. The aim of the invention is to optimise the stability of said glass body. Said... Agent: Tiajoloff & Kelly

20070119215 - Use of corrugated hose for admix recycling in fibrous glass insulation: The present invention relates to apparatus for improving the thermal performance of fibrous glass insulation in the admix recycling of the insulation, which includes corrugated hose in a recycling portion of the apparatus.... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070113587 - Photochromic ocular devices: Described are photochromic ocular devices such as contact lenses and intraocular lenses made of an organic polymeric material and at least one photochromic material capable upon exposure to actinic radiation to change from a less ultraviolet radiation absorbing unactivated form to a more ultraviolet radiation absorbing activated form. The photochromic... Agent: Linda Pingitore Ppg Industries, Inc.

20070113588 - Method and facilities of manufacturing optical components and end items: This invention relates to a “method and facilities of manufacturing optical components and end items”, producing optical components by molding of separately heating glass and a mold, said manufacturing facilities comprises of a glass furnace and a glass molding machine. The glass furnace is applied to heat glass into a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070113589 - Gas control device and corresponding method for recovering coolant gases in a fiber coolant system: A gas control device for a fiber cooling system includes an inner fiber flow passage extending in a longitudinal direction of the device to facilitate travel of a fiber through the device. The device further includes a chamber that is separated from and at least partially surrounds the inner fiber... Agent: Air Liquide

20070107466 - Process and installation for granulating slag: In a process for granulating slag, from a blast furnace or a smelting reduction plant, in which a granule/water mixture formed during the granulation is fed to a granulation tank and then to a dewatering installation, in which the slag granules are dewatered. H2S-containing vapors and gases formed during the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070107467 - Metal glass body, process for producing the same and apparatus therefor: The present invention relates to a metal glass body and to a manufacturing method and apparatus therefor, and the present invention relates to a metal glass body having a specific metal glass texture structure of fine crystals uniformly dispersed throughout a glass phase, to a metal glass body manufacturing method... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070107468 - Roller-equipped annealing lehr: In order to achieve the desired temperature distribution in a long-lasting fashion and to prevent stresses in the flat glass, the present invention provides a feedback loop arrangement (3, 4, 5), which, for at least one pair of heating units (2) situated at a particular position in the row, presets... Agent: Strike, Striker & Stenby

20070107469 - Forming methods, forming devices for articles having a micro-sized shape and optical elements: A article having a micro-sized shape being formed on the surface of the article by pressing a die onto the surface, wherein the elastic modulus of the article at room temperature is in the range of 1-4 GPa, the thickness of the article after forming is equal to 0.1 mm... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070101765 - Process for producing flat glass, particularly flat glass convertible to float glass: In a process for the production of flat, particularly float glass that can be converted into glass ceramic, a liquid film consisting in particular of the float bath metal is formed between the wetback tile, and optionally the restrictor tiles, and the glass stream. The tiles preferably consist of a... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070101766 - Process for producing flat glass, particularly flat glass convertible to float glass: A process is described for producing flat glass, particularly float glass, that can be converted into glass ceramic, whereby the wetback tile and optionally the restrictor tiles are heated to a temperature above the upper devitrification limit (UDL) of the glass.... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070101767 - Pushout mechanism for i.s. machine: A pushout mechanism includes a pusher finger assembly which utilizes air jets to facilitate the location of bottles with the pockets defined by the fingers. The air jets are defined by in a projecting post in an orifice member which can be quickly released from the arm of the finger.... Agent: Spencer T. Smith Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20070101768 - Mold open and close mechanism for an i.s. machine: A mold open and closed mechanism for an I.S. machine is disclosed which has a mold carrier supported for displacement between mold open and closed positions. The mold carrier has a front mold mounting face vertical and horizontal mold alignment structure and a vertical face for transmitting clamping forces to... Agent: Spencer T. Smith Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20070101769 - Methods and systems for controlling temperature of a bushing: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to glass fiber forming bushings, to methods of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, to systems of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, and to other systems and methods. In one embodiment, a method of controlling the temperature of... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20070095106 - Optical fiber base material and manufacturing method of the same: The present invention has the purpose of providing optical fiber base material having an even ratio of core to clad in the longitudinal direction thereof and method of easily manufacturing the same. In the method of manufacturing the optical fiber base material using the outside vapor deposition (OVD) process, a... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070095107 - Method and apparatus for forming a preform for a micro-structured optical fiber: An intermediate preform is formed in a process of manufacturing an optical fibre by forming a sol containing a glass precursor; pouring the sol in a mold containing a set of elongate elements; aging the sol to obtain a gel body; removing the set of elongate elements from the gel... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070095108 - Methods and apparatus for reducing stress variations in glass sheets produced from a glass ribbon: Apparatus and methods are provided for reducing the variability of stress levels in glass sheets (11) cut from a moving glass ribbon (13). The reductions in variability are achieved by constraining the edge regions (53,55) of the ribbon (13) from movement in a horizontal plane at at least one location... Agent: Corning Incorporated