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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:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dean J Gaertner, New Kensington, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65-1 ; 65-2 ;
Abstract
Bushings and bushing assemblies for supplying molten vitreous material in the form of exudations to be attenuated into filaments include a heat resistant cushioning material is provided under at least a portion of the flange portion of the bushing to thereby accommodate any thermal expansion of the bushing with respect to the insulation castable refractory material used to cement the bushing in place. The end walls of the bushing are contoured to thereby uniformly distribute the operating stresses occurring in the area of the junction of the flange and the side walls and the end walls of the bushing when the bushing is heated.