Systems and methods for ion exchanging glass articles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11014849
APP PUB NO 20180148373A1
SERIAL NO

15824582

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Disclosed herein are systems and methods for ion exchanging glass articles. Methods for ion exchanging glass articles include receiving processing instructions from one or more user input devices, loading a cassette containing a plurality of glass articles into a molten salt bath of one or more ion exchange stations automatically with a robotic lift based on the processing instructions, removing the cassette from the molten salt bath automatically with the robotic lift after a predetermined time based on the processing instructions, and rotating the cassette automatically to drain fluid of the molten salt bath from the cassette.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harris, Michael David Littleton, US 6 140
Hunt, Timothy Leonard Wilmington, US 5 21
Kaelin, Kevin Robert Pine City, US 5 16
Miller, William James Horseheads, US 38 410
Parks, Patrick Aaron Elmira, US 9 28
Swecker, Jeanne Lynn Kennebunk, US 1 2
Timmons, Christopher Lee Big Flats, US 60 280

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