The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Gilbert DE Angelis, Lindley, NY (US);
Kevin Scott Riegel, Owego, NY (US);
Gilbert De Angelis, Lindley, NY (US);
Kevin Scott Riegel, Owego, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A chamber (), for holding molten glass () having a free surface (), includes a bellows (), a sealing ring (), and a cover (). The bellows is coupled to the chamber, and the sealing ring is coupled to the bellows. The sealing ring may include one or more various devices, associated with operation of the chamber, including: an atmosphere supply tube (), an electric lead (), a pressure differential sensor (), a thermo couple, an oxygen sensor, and/or an auxiliary port (). The sealing ring further includes an upper opening () having an inner diameter (). The cover is removably coupled to the sealing ring and extends over the sealing-ring-upper-opening inner diameter, wherein the sealing ring is disposed between the cover and the chamber. The cover may include various separately removable sections ().