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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Adam C Berkey, Lexington, KY (US);
Nikolay a Panin, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Eunyoung Park, Elmira, NY (US);
Inventors:
Adam C Berkey, Lexington, KY (US);
Nikolay A Panin, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Eunyoung Park, Elmira, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 17/06 (2006.01); C03B 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a glass sheet using a fusion down-draw process, wherein the heating powers of the heating elements are managed such that in case of a failure of one heating element, the heating power of the adjacent heating element is immediately increased. The method decreases the thermal stress the forming body is exposed to due to the failure of the heating element.