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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:
Nov. 13, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Gagne, New Kensington, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 9 / ; 6518 / ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the formation of flat glass are disclosed. The invention involves the utilization of transversely inclined barriers in the molten metal bath of a flat glass forming chamber to create asymmetric currents in said bath.