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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Rebecca Elaine Christopher, Lexington, KY (US);
Laurie Diana Dunning, Salvisa, KY (US);
Shawn Rachelle Markham, Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Vinay A Patel, Lexington, KY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
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.