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R ee c o m m e n d<br />

C o m p a n y s e c o n d<br />

PPattentt no. T i tt l e / i n v e n t o r / dd a t e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 88 99 1 0 1 1 11 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 aa f f i l i a t e l o o k ? Commeents by Walter Scott<br />

4,405,352 Method of melting glass on molten X PPG <strong>Melting</strong> on copper or other alloys<br />

metal alloys<br />

K. H. Bloss <strong>and</strong> R. L. Stewart<br />

September 20, 1983<br />

4,406,683 Method of <strong>and</strong> apparatus for removing<br />

X X PPG Use of a screen to degas glass —<br />

gas inclusions from a molten glass pool<br />

impractical<br />

J. Demarest, Henry M.<br />

September 27, 1983<br />

4,410,997 Furnaces for the melting of glass X X X X X TECO/Ele Improve quality on all electric<br />

P. A. M. Gell <strong>and</strong> D. G. Hann<br />

furnaces with aux. electrodes<br />

October 18, 1983<br />

4,413,346 <strong>Glass</strong>-melting furnace with batch X X X X X X X Corning Yes Electrodes thru the batch.<br />

electrodes<br />

R. W. Palmquist<br />

November 1, 1983<br />

4,425,147 Preheating glass batch<br />

X X X X OCF Preheating batch via heated balls<br />

C. M. Hohman, M. A. Propster <strong>and</strong> S.<br />

for indirect heat<br />

Seng<br />

X X X Corning Coating electrodes with glass<br />

X X X OCF Means to clean condensate from<br />

media exchange<br />

X X OCF System for batch feeding an arc<br />

furnace<br />

X X French Induction melting with graphite<br />

cone<br />

X X X X X X UnionCar Oxy-fuel cross-fire furnace with<br />

low momentum firing<br />

X X X OCF Position of electrodes to surface<br />

on electric arc furnace.<br />

X X X OCF Yes Arc furnace configuration with<br />

multi-electrodes<br />

January 10, 1984<br />

4,429,402 Devices for use in a glassmelting<br />

furnace<br />

H. J. Carley<br />

January 31, 1984<br />

4,441,906 Method of preheating glass batch<br />

M. A. Propster, S. Seng <strong>and</strong> C. M.<br />

Hohman<br />

April 10, 1984<br />

4,468,164 Method <strong>and</strong> apparatus for feeding raw<br />

material to a furnace<br />

C. S. Dunn <strong>and</strong> S. Seng<br />

August 28, 1984<br />

4,471,488 Direct induction melting device for<br />

dielectric substances of the glass or<br />

enamel type<br />

J. Reboux<br />

September 11, 1984<br />

4,473,388 Process [furnace] for melting glass<br />

E. J. Lauwers<br />

September 25, 1984<br />

4,483,008 Arc gap controller for glass-melting<br />

furnace<br />

E. C. Varrasso<br />

November 13, 1984<br />

4,514,851 Arc circuit electrodes for arc glassmelting<br />

furnace<br />

C. S. Dunn<br />

April 30, 1985<br />

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