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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Gilbert Deangelis, Lindley, NY (US);
William Weston Johnson, Painted Post, NY (US);
John Jerry Kersting, Painted Post, NY (US);
Daniel Arthur Nolet, Danville, KY (US);
Robert Richard Thomas, Watkins Glen, NY (US);
Pascal Verdurme, Veneux les Sablons, FR;
Gilbert DeAngelis, Lindley, NY (US);
William Weston Johnson, Painted Post, NY (US);
John Jerry Kersting, Painted Post, NY (US);
Daniel Arthur Nolet, Danville, KY (US);
Robert Richard Thomas, Watkins Glen, NY (US);
Pascal Verdurme, Veneux les Sablons, FR;
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a glass melt including heating a glass feed material in a first melting furnace to form a glass melt, flowing the glass melt into a second melting furnace through a refractory metal connecting tube, and further heating the glass melt in the second melting furnace. The refractory metal connecting tube is heated to prevent the molten glass from excessive cooling, and to ensure that the glass melt entering the second melting furnace is equal to or greater than the temperature of the glass melt in the second melting furnace. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.