This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited. Active years: 1987.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1987
Title: Katsuyasu Simomura and Glass Heat-Treatment Furnace Innovation.
Introduction
Katsuyasu Simomura is an inventor associated with Mie, Japan, and Central Glass Company, Limited. His recorded patent concerns a furnace designed to improve the stability of glass heat treatment. The available information lists 1 patent for Simomura.
Latest Patents
Simomura’s listed invention is titled “Heat Treatment Furnace for Glass.” It describes a gas-hearth furnace in which plate glass moves across a series of aligned hearth beds for heat treatment. Each bed is supported by four pillars through support blocks positioned along opposite sides of its underside. The pillars and blocks are made from refractory material with a very low coefficient of thermal expansion, helping minimize changes in the beds’ vertical position as the furnace heats. This design addresses a practical challenge in maintaining consistent support and processing conditions for plate glass.
Career Highlights
Simomura’s patent connects his inventive work with Central Glass Company, Limited, a company associated with glass manufacturing. The furnace design reflects an engineering focus on controlling thermal expansion in equipment used to process glass.
Collaborations
Kenji Ujiie is identified as Simomura’s coworker. The available information does not specify whether Ujiie collaborated on the furnace patent.
Conclusion
Katsuyasu Simomura’s recorded patent presents a furnace-support design intended to reduce thermal movement and help maintain stable conditions during plate-glass heat treatment.
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