公开(公告)号：US20190308901A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16464957

申请日：2017-12-01

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Douglas Dale Bressler ,  Brian Christopher Sheehan ,  John Thomas ,  Kevin Lee Wasson

IPC: C03B27/048 ,  C03B27/04 ,  C03B27/02 ,  C03B35/24 ,  C03B35/22

Abstract: A process for thermally strengthening a glass article comprising first conveying a glass article, having a temperature above a transition point of the glass of the article, into position between two fluid bearing surfaces then moving the fluid bearing surfaces toward the glass article and cooling the glass article, with at least 20% of said cooling taking place by conduction from the glass article to the fluid bearing surfaces. Apparatuses for performing the process and products resulting are also disclosed.