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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Owens-brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Inventor:
Terence J. Clark, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 5/225 (2006.01); C04B 38/00 (2006.01); C04B 38/06 (2006.01); C03B 5/20 (2006.01); C03C 3/076 (2006.01); C03C 3/078 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 5/2252 (2013.01); C03B 5/207 (2013.01); C03B 5/225 (2013.01); C03B 5/2255 (2013.01); C03C 3/076 (2013.01); C03C 3/078 (2013.01); C04B 38/0003 (2013.01); C04B 38/0006 (2013.01); C04B 38/0038 (2013.01); C04B 38/0615 (2013.01); Y02P 40/57 (2015.11);
Abstract
A process and an apparatus for refining molten glass. The apparatus includes a porous body having an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of pores through which molten glass can flow between the inlet and the outlet. The plurality of pores are defined by walls having wall surfaces that are configured to interact with the molten glass as the molten glass flows between the inlet and the outlet to help refine the molten glass.