Glass ribbon breaking devices and methods of producing glass sheets

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10081566
APP PUB NO 20180044218A1
SERIAL NO

15790615

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Methods of producing a glass sheet each comprise the step of creating a vacuum to force the entire lateral portion of the glass ribbon to engage an anvil portion of a breaking device in the elastic zone. The vacuum is provided by a plurality of pressure zones that are operated independent from one another, wherein each pressure zone is provided with a set of suction cups. In further examples, glass ribbon breaking devices each include a plurality of pressure zones that are configured to be operated independent from one another with each pressure zone being provided with set of suction cups.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, James William Painted Post, US 42 511
Kemmerer, Marvin William Odessa, US 9 148
Mis, Jonathan Michael Horseheads, US 9 71
Sakona, Dean George Corning, US 4 9
Zheng, Zheming Horseheads, US 29 53
Zhou, Naiyue Painted Post, US 64 1090

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