Corning Glass Works

Corning Incorporated

Clarence E Ford

Ronald E Johnson

Donald L Guile

Ray B Forker, Jr

Lucretia R Quatrini

James F Dix

An improvement in a method and apparatus is provided in extruding a powder material to form an article, in which the material is passed through an extruder and then through a die, wherein the material is provided in the form of a mixture which includes a vehicle, the improvement comprising having one or more gear pumps in succession between the extruder and the die, so that the powder material passes through the gear pump(s) after it leaves the extruder and before it enters the die. The gear pump(s) can have one or more pair of gears which are arranged sequentially with respect to the flow of the material.

Extrusion method and apparatus for producing a body from powder material

A method and apparatus for applying thermoplastic decorative inks onto various substrates by printing each color ink onto a releasing surface from a heated engraved or etched metal surface, transferring by intimate mechanical contact the various colors from each releasing surface onto a second releasing collector surface to form a multi-colored print, and transferring the multi-colored print to a ceramic, glass-ceramic or glass substrate by intimate contact with the collector surface.

Article decorating

A method for masking selected areas of a glass, glass-ceramic, or ceramic surface against subsequently-applied coating compositions. The method contemplates three general steps: (a) a molten thermoplastic masking coating consisting essentially of about 10-60% bentonite clay, 0-40% of a refractory metal oxide, and 40-80% of a thermoplastic organic medium is applied from a heated surface onto the surface of an elastomeric or silicone-coated body; (b) the thermoplastic coating is cooled thereon to a temperature at which the coating exhibits sufficient tack and cohesiveness to permit transfer from the elastomeric or silicone-coated body; and (c) the so-coated body is brought into contact with the surface of a glass, glass-ceramic, or ceramic article to transfer the coating thereto.

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Painted Post, NY, United States of America

Clarence E Ford