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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Robert J. Boisselle, Maumee, OH (US);
John Tomik, Lasalle, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Boisselle, Maumee, OH (US);
John Tomik, Lasalle, MI (US);
Assignee:
Pilkington Group Limited, St. Helens, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 27/048 (2006.01); C03B 27/04 (2006.01); C03B 27/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 27/0404 (2013.01); C03B 27/0417 (2013.01); C03B 27/0442 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to glass tempering modules of a glass tempering apparatus capable of selectively directing a tempering medium at increased velocity in designated areas of a shaped glass sheet, by the selective arrangement and utilization of quench nozzles in the glass tempering modules, at varying distances from the surface of the shaped glass sheet. A method of tempering a glass sheet utilizing the foregoing apparatus is also provided.