Corning Incorporated

Gary Graham Squier

Steven Roy Burdette

Gautam Narendra Kudva

Elizabeth Marie Vileno

David John Ulrich

Rebecca Lynn Schulz

Gaozhu Peng

James Gary Anderson

Irene Mona Peterson

Liam Ruan De Paor

Hilary Tony Godard

Jacob George

Lewis Kirk Klingensmith

Michael Yoshiya Nishimoto

Kathleen Ann Wexell

James Anthony Feldman

Mark Allen Spetseris

John Harold Brennan

Tomohiro Aburada

Christopher Steven Witte

David Scott Franzen

Jon Anthony Passmore

Chris Scott Kogge

Carlos R Araya

L Kirk Klingensmith

Yuk Fung Chan

Masumi Kihata

Kevin Robert McCann

Irene M Peterson

James A Feldman

Kevin R Mccann

Methods of fabricating a glass laminate is provided. According to one embodiment, a glass laminate comprised of a microwave absorbing layer and a microwave transparent layer is formed. The microwave absorbing layer is characterized by a microwave loss tangent &#x3b4;that is at least a half order of magnitude larger than a loss tangent &#x3b4;of the microwave transparent layer. An area of the glass laminate is exposed to microwave radiation. The exposed area comprises a cross-laminate hot zone having a cross-laminate hot zone temperature profile. Substantially all microwave absorbing layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile and substantially all microwave transparent layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile reside above the glass transition temperature Tof the various layers of the glass laminate prior to impingement by the microwave radiation. In accordance with another embodiment, a method of fabricating a glass laminate is provided where the exposed area of the glass laminate is characterized by a viscosity below approximately 1&#xd7;10poise.

Microwave-based glass laminate fabrication

A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus and a second pull roll apparatus such that at least one of a first upstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque and at least one of a first downstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided.

Glass manufacturing apparatus and methods

A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus, a second pull roll apparatus, and a third pull roll apparatus such that at least one of a first upstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque, at least one of a first midstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque, and at least one of a first downstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided.

Glass manufacturing apparatus and method for manufacturing glass sheet

Methods of fabricating a glass laminate is provided. According to one embodiment, a glass laminate comprised of a microwave absorbing layer and a microwave transparent layer is formed. The microwave absorbing layer is characterized by a microwave loss tangent &#x3b4;that is at least a half order of magnitude larger than a loss tangent &#x3b4;of the microwave transparent layer. An area of the glass laminate is exposed to microwave radiation. The exposed area comprises a cross-laminate hot zone having a cross-laminate hot zone temperature profile. Substantially all microwave absorbing layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile and substantially all microwave transparent layer portions of the hot zone temperature profile reside above the glass transition temperature Tof the various layers of the glass laminate prior to impingement by the microwave radiation. In accordance with another embodiment, a method of fabricating a glass laminate is provided where the exposed area of the glass laminate is characterized by a viscosity below approximately 1&#xd7;10poize.

Electromagnetic (EM) drying of a plugged ware is provided that includes subjecting the ware to an axially non-uniform EM radiation field that causes more EM radiation to be dissipated in either of the plugged regions than in the unplugged region. The EM radiation field is provided by a configurable applicator system that includes a feed waveguide and a conveyor path. The feed waveguide includes configurable slots. The configurable applicator system can be set to selectively vary the amount of EM radiation dissipated by each ware along the longitudinal axis of each ware as a function of ware position along the conveying path, thereby enhancing the EM drying process.

Method and applicator for selective electromagnetic drying of ceramic-forming mixture

An improvement in a process of forming ceramic articles comprising oil-based components or extrusion aids, the improvement including removing the oil-based components after drying and prior to firing by flowing a heated gas through the green ceramic honeycomb articles to evaporate and condense the oil-based components, with or without microwave radiation.

Process for removing oil-based components and forming ceramic bodies

Method for processing ceramics using electromagnetic energy

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