C03B 18/00
Shaping glass in contact with the surface of a liquid
C03B18/00 (Shaping glass in contact with the surface of a liquid) appears on 345 US grants and 281 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C03B- Granted patents
- 345
- Published applications
- 281
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 738
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 16 |
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| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 19 |
| 2012 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 14 | 19 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 26 |
| 2017 | 7 | 15 |
| 2018 | 16 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 17 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026 | 8 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass14 Jul 2026US 12,679,761 B2Bengbu China Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd
- Alkali-free glass2 Jun 2026US 12,643,815 B2AGC Inc.
- Method and apparatus for processing glass elements31 Mar 2026US 12,590,025 B2Schott AG
- Low iron, high redox ratio, and high iron, high redox ratio, soda-lime-silica glasses and methods of making same17 Mar 2026US 12,577,145 B2Vitro Flat Glass LLC
- Method and system for controlling a tin bath atmosphere for the reduction of surface defects10 Mar 2026US 12,570,563 B2Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- Alkali-free glass10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265116 A1AGC Inc.
- Privacy Glass With Chromium6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225943 A1Vitro Flat Glass LLC
- High-generation tft-lcd glass substrate preparation process9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193123 A1Bengbu China Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd
- Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Controlling Glass Production28 May 2026US 2026/0145981 A1Vitro Flat Glass LLC
- Method and System for Controlling a Tin Bath Atmosphere for the Reduction of Surface Defects21 May 2026US 2026/0138909 A1Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reactor and method for disassociating waste190US 5,301,620 AMolten Metal Technology, Inc. · 1994
- Highly transparent, edge colored glass140US 5,030,594 APPG Industries, Inc. · 1991
- Lightly tinted glass compatible with wood tones129US 5,030,593 APPG Industries, Inc. · 1991
- Apparatus for dissociating bulk waste in a molten metal bath115US 5,555,822 AMolten Metal Technology, Inc. · 1996
- Patterned float glass method108US 4,746,347 APPG Industries, Inc. · 1988