Glass manufacturing – Processes – Glass preform treating
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Hug, Eric (Department: 1731)
Glass manufacturing
Processes
Glass preform treating
C065S348000, C065S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07316131
ABSTRACT:
An air-cooling and tempering apparatus for a glass sheet includes an upper air-blowing unit, which blows cooling air to an upper surface of a bent glass sheet having a high temperature; and a lower air-blowing unit, which blows cooling air to a lower surface of the glass sheet. Each of the upper air-blowing unit and the lower air-blowing unit includes a plurality of air-blowing members provided in a matrix pattern and a plurality of linkages, the linkages coupling adjacent air-blowing members among the plurality of air-blowing members in a row and/or column direction of the matrix pattern.
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Harada Masanao
Hori Junji
Maeda Kenji
Asahi Glass Company Limited
Felton Michael J.
Hug Eric
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
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