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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
William C Brady, Granville, OH (US);
Arthur S Warner, Hebron, OH (US);
Harold D Hankinson, Granville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65-1 ; 13-6 ; 65 1 / ; 65DI / ; 339 / ;
Abstract
A heating unit for converting batch mineral material to molten glass is disclosed. The unit includes a receptacle for the flowable material, heating elements for supplying heat to the flowable material, and movably mounted bus bars for supplying electrical energy to the heating elements, where the bus bars are movable to accommodate the expansion and contraction of the heating elements.