Description
Class C03B : MANUFACTURE OR SHAPING OF GLASS, OR OF MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES IN THE MANUFACTURE OR SHAPING OF GLASS, OR OF MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
Subclass 3/00: Charging the melting furnaces
C03B 3/00
Sub-Class
Stats
- 82 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 14 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 38 Total Patent Owners
- 405 TOTAL INVENTORS
Recent Patents
| Patent # | Title | Filing Date | Issue Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12246926 | Bulk material retrieval and transport system and methods | Oct 01, 21 | Mar 11, 25 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. |
| 12054414 | Batch charger for a melting furnace | Apr 27, 22 | Aug 06, 24 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. |
| 11814311 | Melter feeding system | Sep 26, 22 | Nov 14, 23 | Not available |
| 11807567 | Production of glass from a mixture comprising calcium oxide, and glass furnace | Jun 29, 18 | Nov 07, 23 | ARC FRANCE |
| 11787722 | Translatably mobile batch charger | Nov 29, 18 | Oct 17, 23 | Saint Gobain Isover |
| 11565960 | Apparatus and method for forming a glass article | Nov 08, 17 | Jan 31, 23 | Corning Incorporated |
| 11492281 | Melters for glass forming apparatuses | Jun 27, 18 | Nov 08, 22 | Corning Incorporated |
| 11485663 | Methods for manufacturing glass articles | Aug 16, 19 | Nov 01, 22 | Corning Incorporated |
| 11370685 | Methods for melting reactive glasses and glass-ceramics and melting apparatus for the same | Aug 01, 17 | Jun 28, 22 | Corning Incorporated |
| 11358895 | Batch charger for a melting chamber | Nov 15, 18 | Jun 14, 22 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. |
| 11319234 | Apparatus and method for forming a glass article | Aug 24, 17 | May 03, 22 | Corning Incorporated |
| 11225428 | Glass article manufacturing method | Aug 17, 18 | Jan 18, 22 | Nippon Electric Glass Co. LTD |
| 11084749 | Batch inlet and cleaning device for glass melter | Nov 20, 18 | Aug 10, 21 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. |
| 10836668 | Furnace system | Jan 24, 18 | Nov 17, 20 | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. |
| 10800694 | Feeding device for a glass melting plant | Oct 11, 18 | Oct 13, 20 | BETEILIGUNGEN SORG GMBH & CO. KG |
| 10604437 | Fused silica furnace system and method for continuous production of fused silica | Oct 20, 15 | Mar 31, 20 | Navus Automation, Inc. |
| 10487427 | System and method for continuous strand fiberglass media processing | Aug 29, 16 | Nov 26, 19 | Superior Fibers, LLC |
| 10322960 | Controlling foam in apparatus downstream of a melter by adjustment of alkali oxide content in the melter | Oct 05, 15 | Jun 18, 19 | Johns Manville |
| 10266442 | Methods and apparatus for additive manufacturing of glass | Jan 23, 18 | Apr 23, 19 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 10233105 | Submerged combustion melters and methods of feeding particulate material into such melters | Oct 14, 16 | Mar 19, 19 | Johns Manville |
Recent Publications
| Publication # | Title | Filing Date | Pub Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/0409,447 | GLASS BATCH INLET AND CLEANING DEVICE | Sep 11, 23 | Dec 12, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0092,673 | FURNACE CONTROL | Feb 25, 22 | Mar 21, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0010,538 | MELTING FURNACES AND CHARGING OF MELTING FURNACES | Jul 11, 22 | Jan 11, 24 | Not available |
| 2023/0062,262 | METHOD FOR MAKING MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBRES | Jan 29, 21 | Mar 02, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0059,556 | MELTING VITRIFIABLE MATERIAL WITH A BIOMASS-TYPE FUEL | Jan 14, 21 | Feb 23, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0049,196 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS ARTICLES | Oct 07, 22 | Feb 16, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0045,976 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS ARTICLES | Oct 07, 22 | Feb 16, 23 | Not available |
| 2022/0098,076 | SUBMERGED FEEDSTOCK CHARGING OF MELTING VESSELS | Sep 30, 21 | Mar 31, 22 | Not available |
| 2021/0403,360 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING PRE-HEATED PARTICULATE MINERAL MATERIAL FOR MAKING A MINERAL MELT | Jul 06, 21 | Dec 30, 21 | Not available |
| 2019/0112,214 | FEEDING DEVICE FOR A GLASS MELTING PLANT | Oct 11, 18 | Apr 18, 19 | Not available |
| 2018/0354,836 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING PRE-HEATED PARTICULATE MINERAL MATERIAL FOR MAKING A MINERAL MELT | Dec 01, 16 | Dec 13, 18 | Not available |
| 2018/0244,554 | BATCH INLET SPOOL | Aug 25, 16 | Aug 30, 18 | Not available |
| 2018/0016,174 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A SILICA MELT | Jan 27, 16 | Jan 18, 18 | Not available |
| 2018/0002,213 | MELTER FEEDING SYSTEM | Jan 27, 16 | Jan 04, 18 | Not available |
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Patents Issued To Date - By Filing Year
Average Time to Issuance
- 30 Months (last 2 years Issuances)
- 30 Months (last 5 years Issuances)