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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
David M. Lineman, Painted Post, NY (US);
Jason M. Mclaughlin, Beaver Dams, NY (US);
Matthew C. Morse, Campbell, NY (US);
Steven R. Moshier, Horseheads, NY (US);
David M. Lineman, Painted Post, NY (US);
Jason M. McLaughlin, Beaver Dams, NY (US);
Matthew C. Morse, Campbell, NY (US);
Steven R. Moshier, Horseheads, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A glass sampling apparatus and a method for using the glass sampling apparatus to obtain a glass sample from molten glass within a glass melting vessel are described herein. In one embodiment, the glass sampling apparatus includes: (a) a sampling tube having a first end and a second end, where the second end is used to obtain the glass sample from the molten glass in the glass melting vessel; (b) a first valve; (c) a vacuum device; and (d) a tube network that couples the first end of the sampling tube to both the first valve and the vacuum device.