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

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

PPattentt no. T i t l e // i n v e n t o r / d a t e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 22 1 2 2 a ff f i l i a t ee l o o k ?? Commeents by Walter Scott<br />

4,582,521 <strong>Melting</strong> furnace <strong>and</strong> method of use<br />

X X X X X OCF Yes Drum batch preheater with<br />

M. L. Froberg<br />

electrostatic exhaust<br />

April 15, 1986<br />

4,584,007 Apparatus for manufacturing glass<br />

X X X X X X X Asahi Yes Separate melter <strong>and</strong> refiner with<br />

M. Kurata<br />

sill — shadow wall — unique<br />

April 22, 1986<br />

4,588,429 Method of heating particulate material<br />

X X X X OCF Various preheat media materials<br />

with a particulate heating media<br />

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

Seng<br />

X X X Asahi Separate rffiner - see 4,584,007<br />

X X X PPG Yes Second stage melting with<br />

induction heating<br />

X X Corning Moly lined furnace with means to<br />

seal above glass line<br />

X X X X X X GRI Yes Suspension melt, impact surface<br />

separate gas <strong>and</strong> batch<br />

X X X X X X PPG Liquifaction using coal/oil in batch<br />

<strong>and</strong> reoxidizing<br />

May 13, 1986<br />

4,594,089 Method of manufacturing glass<br />

M. Kurata<br />

June 10, 1986<br />

4,610,711 Method <strong>and</strong> apparatus for inductively<br />

heating molten glass or the like<br />

J. M. Matesa, K. J. Won <strong>and</strong> J. Demarest,<br />

Henry M.<br />

September 9, 1986<br />

4,611,331 <strong>Glass</strong> melting furnace<br />

R. W. Palmquist <strong>and</strong> R. R. Thomas<br />

September 9, 1986<br />

4,617,042 Method for the heat processing of glass<br />

<strong>and</strong> glass forming material<br />

D. B. Stickler<br />

October 14, 1986<br />

4,632,687 Method of melting raw materials for<br />

glass or the like using solid fuels or<br />

fuel-batch mixtures<br />

G. E. Kunkle, H. M. Demarest <strong>and</strong> L. J.<br />

Shelestak<br />

December 30, 1986<br />

4,633,481 Induction heating vessel<br />

R. L. Schwenninger<br />

December 30, 1986<br />

4,634,461 Method of melting raw materials for<br />

glass or the like with staged<br />

combustion <strong>and</strong> preheating<br />

J. Demarest, Henry M. , G. E. Kunkle <strong>and</strong><br />

C. C. Moxie<br />

January 6, 1987<br />

4,642,047 Method <strong>and</strong> apparatus for flame<br />

generation <strong>and</strong> utilization of the<br />

combustion products for heating,<br />

melting <strong>and</strong> refining<br />

G. M. Gitman<br />

February 10, 1987<br />

224<br />

X X X PPG Induction heating — single turn<br />

coil <strong>and</strong> refractory/insulation<br />

X X X X X X X PPG Yes Co-current preheat with coal <strong>and</strong><br />

oil in batch<br />

X X AmerCom Oxy-fuel burner using oil

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