Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Isopipe with curb at the compression end and method for forming a glass ribbon
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Application No.: US15513792Application Date: 2015-09-30
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Publication No.: US10703664B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: John Michael Feenaughty , Shawn Rachelle Markham
- Applicant: Corning Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US NY Corning
- Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Corning
- International Application: PCT/US2015/053075 WO 20150930
- International Announcement: WO2016/054130 WO 20160407
- Main IPC: C03B17/06
- IPC: C03B17/06

Abstract:
The disclosure relates to apparatuses for producing a glass ribbon, the apparatuses comprising a forming body (100) comprising an upper trough-shaped portion comprising two trough walls and a trough bottom; a lower wedge-shaped portion; a delivery end configured to receive molten glass; and a compression end (237) comprising a curb (243); and an end cap (205) coupled to the compression end (237) and extending over a top surface of the curb (243), wherein a height of the curb (243) is greater than a height of the two trough walls at a point proximate the compression end (237). Also disclosed herein are methods for producing a glass ribbon using such apparatuses. This minimizes glass flow into the end cap and over the compression end of the forming body and minimizes formations of gobs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190092673A1 ISOPIPE WITH CURB AT THE COMPRESSION END AND METHOD FOR FORMING A GLASS RIBBON Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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