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Appendix A2 Categorization of Patents<br />

Patents Reviewed <strong>and</strong> Categorized, July–September 2002<br />

Categories developed to characterize the literature <strong>and</strong> patents for glass science <strong>and</strong> engineering for reference purposes<br />

Include technical data (1-15), financial/economic data (16-18), applications (19-22).<br />

Item Category<br />

TECHNICAL<br />

1 <strong>Glass</strong> Quality Improvement<br />

2 Manufacturing Flexibility<br />

3 Raw Material Oxide Source Selection<br />

4 Raw Material Beneficiation<br />

5 Recycled Cullet Use<br />

6 Batch preparation/Agglomeration<br />

7 Batch/Cullet Preheating (or Pre-reacting)<br />

8 Enhanced Heat Transfer<br />

9 Waste Heat Recovery<br />

10 Fusion (S<strong>and</strong> Solution) Process<br />

11 Zonal Separation<br />

12 Refining (Seed Removal)<br />

13 Chemical <strong>and</strong> Thermal Conditioning<br />

14 Process Controls (Sensors, Analytical/Predictive, Process Analysis <strong>and</strong> Control)<br />

15 Environmental Compliance<br />

FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC<br />

16 Lower Capital Cost<br />

17 Lower Operating Cost<br />

18 Lower Environmental Compliance Cost<br />

APPLICATIONS<br />

19 All-Electric Melter<br />

20 Total Oxygen <strong>and</strong> Fuel-Fired Furnace<br />

21 Combination Fuel <strong>and</strong> Electric Furnace<br />

22 Can Apply to the General <strong>Glass</strong> Industry<br />

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