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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:
Apr. 19, 1983
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd., Fukushima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65-1 ; 65-2 ; 65 12 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for manufacturing glass fibers are provided. The apparatus comprises means for containing a head of glass; an orifice plate having a large number of orifices arranged in flooding relationship, each of said orifices being provided on a projection or tip extending downwardly from said orifice plate; and means disposed below said orifice plate and being in communication with a gas supply for directing air upwardly to the undersurface of said orifice plate to cool the cones of glass formed at each projection or tip, said air impinging upon said orifice plate.