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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Ashley, Painted Post, NY (US);
John M Dafin, Painted Post, NY (US);
Michael R Heslin, Elmira, NY (US);
Jason S Watts, Horseheads, NY (US);
Paul A Williams, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ; C03B / ; C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 86 ; 65157 ;
Abstract
A runway for conveying glass tubing, as the tubing is drawn from a source of molten glass, embodies support assemblies having rotating sleeves mounted on guide shafts to contact the tubing. A circulating humid atmosphere is maintained in an enclosure during an initial potion of the tube draw to reduce frictive damage to the tubing.