Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Forming bodies for forming continuous glass ribbons and glass forming apparatuses comprising the same
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Application No.: US16090413Application Date: 2017-04-05
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Publication No.: US11053153B2Publication Date: 2021-07-06
- Inventor: Olus Naili Boratav , Timothy L Lansberry , Steven Michael Milillo
- Applicant: Corning Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US NY Corning
- Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Corning
- International Application: PCT/US2017/026145 WO 20170405
- International Announcement: WO2017/176883 WO 20171012
- Main IPC: C03B17/06
- IPC: C03B17/06

Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a forming body of a glass forming apparatus may include an upper portion with a first forming surface and a second forming surface extending from the upper portion. The first forming surface and the second forming surface may converge at a bottom edge of the forming body. A trough for receiving molten glass may be positioned in the upper portion of the forming body. The trough may include a first weir, a second weir opposite from and spaced apart from the first weir, and a base extending between the first weir and the second weir. At least a portion of a vertical surface of the first weir may curve inward towards a centerline of the trough. Similarly, at least a portion of a vertical surface of the second weir may curve inward towards the centerline of the trough.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190119139A1 FORMING BODIES FOR FORMING CONTINUOUS GLASS RIBBONS AND GLASS FORMING APPARATUSES COMPRISING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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