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Paatteent no.. T i t l ee / i n v e n t oo rr / d a t e 1 2 3 44 5 6 77 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 11 3 1 4 11 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 99 2 0 2 1 2 2 a ff ff i l i a t e l o o k ? Coommmenntts byy WWaltter Scotttt<br />

1,863,708 <strong>Melting</strong> glass in a rotary furnace<br />

X X X X German Inclined drum melter<br />

G. Zotos<br />

June 21, 1929<br />

1,885,722 <strong>Melting</strong> glass by passing an electric<br />

X X PPG Yes Electric<br />

current through the material<br />

H. F. Hitner<br />

November 1, 1933<br />

1,906,594 <strong>Melting</strong> glass by electric heating (with a<br />

X PPG Yes Electric reduced wall wear<br />

high-frequency induction coil)<br />

H. F. Hitner<br />

May 2, 1933<br />

1,980,373 Rotary furnace for melting glass <strong>and</strong><br />

X X Hazel Atl. Rotary kiln melter<br />

associated apparatus suitable for<br />

tilting the furnace, etc.<br />

S. B. Bowman <strong>and</strong> F. C. Flint<br />

November 13, 1935<br />

2,127,087 Weir for use under molten glass in<br />

X X Hart. Emp Furnace weir with gas cooling<br />

glass-making tanks<br />

V. Mulholl<strong>and</strong><br />

August 16, 1938<br />

2,330,343 Apparatus for fining molten glass by a<br />

X X PPG Stirrer /bubbler<br />

"bubbling operation"<br />

J. G. Frantz<br />

September 28, 1943<br />

3,048,640 <strong>Melting</strong> <strong>and</strong> feeding heat-softenable<br />

X X X X OCF Marble melter<br />

mineral material, such as glass<br />

H. I. Glaser<br />

August 7, 1962<br />

3,321,289 Rotatable current baffle in glass flow<br />

X X X X St. Gobain Graphite return flow baffle<br />

furnace<br />

R. Touvay<br />

May 23, 1967<br />

3,811,859 Apparatus <strong>and</strong> method for<br />

X X PPG Oxygen bubble generator —<br />

electrolyically generating stirring<br />

cathode/anode<br />

bubbles in a glass melt<br />

F. M. Ernsberger<br />

May 21, 1974<br />

3,938,976 Processes <strong>and</strong> apparatus for feeding X X X X PB-Float<br />

material to a glass melting tank<br />

N. I. W. Walker<br />

February 17, 1976<br />

3,942,968 Method <strong>and</strong> apparatus for melting <strong>and</strong> X X X X X X X X X Sorg Yes<br />

subsequently refining glass<br />

H. Pieper<br />

March 9, 1976<br />

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