Abstract:
Methods of making complex panel structures having precision dimensions. Glass tubes, rods, plates or other large glass structures are redrawn individually or in groups to filamentary or capillary size tube or glass continuums which are assembled as a monolayer to form a gas discharge panel, for example. Complex glass structures having precision uniform cross-sectional dimensions are constructed. Various novel glass structures and/or conductor configurations and methods of assembling are disclosed.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a multiple discharge gas display/memory panel of the type in which filamentary or capillary size gas tubes or gas continuums are assembled and formed as a monolayer to form the gas discharge panel.
Abstract:
Methods of making complex glass panel structures having precision dimensions. Glass tubes, rods, plates or other large glass structures are redrawn individually or in groups to filamentary or capillary size tube or gas continuums which are assembled as a monolayer to form a gas discharge panel, for example. Complex glass structures having precision uniform crosssectional dimensions are constructed. Various novel glass structures and/or conductor configurations and methods of assembling are disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods of making complex glass panel structures having precision dimensions. Glass tubes, rods, plates or other large glass structures are redrawn individually or in groups to filamentary or capillary size tube or gas continuums which are assembled as a monolayer to form a gas discharge panel, for example. Complex glass structures having precision uniform crosssectional dimensions are constructed. Various novel glass structures and/or conductor configurations and methods of assembling are disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for the production of thin glass from preformed glass blanks by heating the glass to attenuation temperature, maintaining the edge portions of the glass at a temperature above attenuation temperature but lower than the center portion of the glass and attenuating the deformable glass to produce a very thin sheet with a larger useable, planar area and closely controlled, dimensional tolerances. The heating furnace is improved by a pair of channel members disposed within the furnace and forming a path of travel from the glass and reducing the temperature of the glass edge portions. This process provides a method of increasing the total useable area of the preformed blank and permitting close control of the dimensional thickness of the attenuated glass sheet. The prior art methods produced glass sheets having areas of thin dimensions where the area and the thickness dimension is a constant ratio of the width to the thickness of the sheet. This process produces sheets having a width to thickness ratio three times that of the prior art sheet.
Abstract:
THIS APPLICATION DISCLOSES APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A REDRAWN VITREOUS OR GLASS ARTICLE, VIZ AN ARTICLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER LENGTH AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA THAN THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE, IN WHICH THE REDRAWN ARTICLE IS PROVIDED WITH A CROSS-SECTIONAL CONTOUR WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE. CONTOURING IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING A PAIR OF DIE MEMBERS HAVING OPPOSED, COMPLEMENTARY CONTOURED ARTICLE-CONTACTING SURFACES WHICH THE ARTICLE PASSES BETWEEN AND IN CONTACT THEREWITH ALONG ITS PATH OF TRAVEL AFTER THE ARTICLE HAS COOLED TO A SELF-SUSTAINING TEMPERATURE FOLLOWING THE LONGITUDINAL ELONGATION AND CROSSSECTIONAL CONTRACTION OF THE ARTICLE IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE ATTENUATION ZONE.