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US9108875B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9108875-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313905365-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 30, 2013 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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A furnace for shaping glass sheets for aircraft transparencies using the cut-to-size method includes a preheat and cooling furnace defined as a first furnace, and a shaping furnace. A conveyor geared for reciprocating movement moves a bending iron supporting a glass sheet through the first furnace set to a preheat temperature. The glass sheet supported on the bending iron is heated in the shaping furnace by microwave beams from a gyrotron to heat portions of the glass sheet to be shaped to a complex shape. After the sheet is shaped, the conveyor moves the bending iron supporting the shaped glass sheet from the shaping furnace through the first furnace set to a cooling cycle.
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What is claimed is: 1. A furnace for shaping glass sheets for aircraft transparencies, the furnace comprising: a preheat and cooling furnace defined as a first furnace, the first furnace comprising: a first sidewall, an opposite second sidewall, a top wall, an opposite bottom wall, a first opening and an opposite second opening; a door for covering the first opening of the first furnace; a first plurality of spaced stub conveyor rolls mounted on the first sidewall and a secon…
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Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic
Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9108875B2 cover?
- A furnace for shaping glass sheets for aircraft transparencies using the cut-to-size method includes a preheat and cooling furnace defined as a first furnace, and a shaping furnace. A conveyor geared for reciprocating movement moves a bending iron supporting a glass sheet through the first furnace set to a preheat temperature. The glass sheet supported on the bending iron is heated in the shapi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ppg Ind Ohio Inc, Ppg Ind Ohio Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification C03B23/0235. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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