Corning Incorporated

Vinay A Patel

Shawn Rachelle Markham

Jae Hyun Yu

Tomohiro Aburada

Anmol Agrawal

Alper Ozturk

Rebecca Elaine Christopher

Laurie Diana Dunning

A method and apparatus for manufacturing a glass article includes flowing a glass ribbon through a transition region, heating the glass ribbon with a heating mechanism housed in the transition region, cooling the glass ribbon with a cooling mechanism housed in the transition region, wherein the cooling mechanism extends between the heating mechanism and the glass ribbon, and shielding the glass ribbon with a shielding mechanism that extends between the cooling mechanism and at least one of first and second bead regions of the glass ribbon.

Method and apparatus for managing glass ribbon cooling

An apparatus for making a glass sheet including a forming apparatus, a transition member, and a heat transfer device. The forming apparatus forms a glass ribbon from a supply of molten glass. The transition member encloses the glass ribbon adjacent the forming apparatus, and defines an interior space through which the glass ribbon passes. The heat transfer device is disposed within the interior space, and comprises a tube and a fin. The tube defines an exterior surface and an interior passage. The fin projects from the exterior surface. With this construction, the heat transfer device functions to extract heat radiated by the glass ribbon while minimizing the formation of flow vortices.

Apparatus and method for rapid cooling of a glass ribbon in a glass making process

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

Vinay A Patel