公开(公告)号：US09808905B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US13863373

申请日：2013-04-15

申请人： Moderustic, Inc.

发明人： Edgar Edward Jaunzemis ,  Claudia Sue Jaunzemis

IPC分类号： B24B1/00 ,  B24B31/10 ,  C03C19/00 ,  F24B1/18

CPC分类号： B24B31/10 ,  B24B31/06 ,  C03B19/10 ,  C03B27/04 ,  C03C1/002 ,  C03C19/00 ,  F24B1/1808 ,  F24B1/191 ,  Y10T428/315

摘要： An invention is provided for creating smoothed, heat-treated glass fragments. The invention includes placing a plurality of heat-treated glass fragments into a tumbling or vibrating apparatus. Each heat-treated glass fragment is formed from glass that has been heated to a temperature of at least 1000° Fahrenheit and rapidly cooled to a temperature below 700° Fahrenheit. The plurality of glass fragments are then tumbled or vibrated for a predetermined period of time such that surfaces of the heat-treated glass fragments are smoother than prior to tumbling. The glass fragments are thereafter removed from the tumbling apparatus, resulting in smoothed, heat-treated glass fragments that are suitable for direct handling without hand protection.