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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2005
Applicants:
James C. Hayes, Painted Post, NY (US);
Rand A. Murnane, Big Flats, NY (US);
Ronald W. Palmquist, Horseheads, NY (US);
Frank Woolley, Ayer, MA (US);
Inventors:
James C. Hayes, Painted Post, NY (US);
Rand A. Murnane, Big Flats, NY (US);
Ronald W. Palmquist, Horseheads, NY (US);
Frank Woolley, Ayer, MA (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 5/20 (2006.01); C03B 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling the foam produced when a molten material encounters reduced pressure in a vacuum chamber includes passing the molten material through an aging zone in the vacuum chamber in which the molten material is allowed to drain from between the bubbles of the foam and then collapsing the bubbles of the drained foam.