Glass inlet tube environmental control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10202297
APP PUB NO 20170283294A1
SERIAL NO

15509240

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A system and method are described herein for controlling an environment around an inlet tube in the glass manufacturing system. More specifically, the system and method control a level of hydrogen within a humid gas mixture that flows over an exterior of the inlet tube to effectively suppress the formation of undesirable gaseous inclusions in molten glass that flows through the inlet tube.

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CORNING INCORPORATEDSP-TI-3-1 CORNING NY 14831

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Delia, Robert Horseheads, US 18 92
Markham, Shawn Rachelle Harrodsburg, US 26 198
Qualls, Nathan Tyler Harrodsburg, US 1 4
Sternquist, Brandon Thomas Corning, US 6 13

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