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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramin Dowlati, Gahanna, OH (US);
Timothy A Sullivan, Granville, OH (US);
Jack L Emerson, Newark, OH (US);
James L Hare, Canyon, TX (US);
Assignee:
Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ; F27B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65511 ; 65481 ; 65488 ; 65495 ; 65498 ; 65510 ; 65512 ; 165D / ; 165D / ; 165D / ; 165D / ; 165D / ; 261156 ; 137338 ;
Abstract
A heat-absorbing finshield assembly, which is located adjacent the discharge area of a furnace for producing glass fibers, includes fins spaced along a fluid-cooled manifold such that the fins extend between, but not in contact with, the molten glass fibers emerging from the furnace. The fins may have microfins in their bases which are in contact with the cooling fluid. The fins also may be of variable thicknesses relative to each other along the manifold to absorb different quantities of heat from the emerging fibers.