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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:
Feb. 26, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Waldemar W Oelke, Rossford, OH (US);
Ralph C Poplawsky, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ; B26F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
225-2 ; 225 935 ; 225 965 ; 225103 ;
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for thermally severing a thick glass sheet by applying localized heat to one surface of the sheet along an intended line of cut and flexing the sheet adjacent the exit end of said intended line of cut to assist in the severance of the sheet and confining the cut to such line at the exit end thereof.