Corning Incorporated

Edward Lee Kimble, Iii

Gilbert De Angelis

Chunhong Chelsie He

Brian D Burns

Yuehao Li

Benjamin Pelham Schrock

Matthew Nicholas Tammaro

An assembly provides electrical current to molten glass in a glass melting tank. The assembly includes a structure having an electrode that is in contact with the molten glass, and a fluid-cooled connection apparatus. The fluid-cooled connection apparatus includes a first connection element electrically connected to a current source and a second connection element electrically connected to the current source, where the first and second connection elements are spaced apart from each other; and an electrical cross-connect strut having a first end secured to the first connection element and a second end secured to the second connection element. The assembly also includes a bus bar electrically connected to the fluid-cooled connection apparatus and to an electrode. The current source provides a current to the molten glass via the structure and the electrode for heating the molten glass through resistive heating.

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Corning, NY, United States of America

Edward Lee Kimble, Iii