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Apparatus and method for manufacturing silicate fibers and frit
Assignee: O Hommel Co
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Filing: 1947-11-03
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Granted: 1951-10-02
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Expires: 1967-11-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest M Hommel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:10
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B37/00; C03B37/01; C03B37/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING FUSED GLASS INTO FIBERS COMPRISING A FOREHEARTH IN WHICH MOLTEN GLASS IS MAINTAINED, A NOZZLE IMMERSED IN THE GLASS AND PROJECTING FROM THE FOREHEARTH NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF THE FOREHEARTH, SAID NOZZLE HAVING A CUP-SHAPED TERMINAL IN THE OUTERMOST END THEREOF, MEANS FOR DIRECTING A STREAM OF AIR IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY AXIAL OF THE NOZZLE ANNULARLY ABOUT THE NOZZLE AND WITH A GENERALLY NON-SWIRLING MOTION WHEREBY THE GLASS IS DRAWN THROUGH THE NOZZLE AND DRAWN OFF THE LIP OF THE CUP AS FIBERS AND CARRIED IN A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT PATH AWAY FROM THE NOZZLE.
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