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US 2026/0167561 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for improving glass sheet surface quality
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsChu-Hsiang Chiu, Wen Chun Hung, Yi-Hsien Wang
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a glass article that includes forming the glass article in a forming apparatus, the glass article including a first major surface and a second major surface parallel to the first major surface, and directing a flow of gas along at least one of the first major surface or the second major surface for an amount and time sufficient to reduce the adherence of particles on the first major surface or the second major surface.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing a glass article comprising:
- forming the glass article in a forming apparatus, wherein the glass article comprises a first major surface and a second major surface parallel to the first major surface;
- and
- directing a flow of gas along at least one of the first major surface or the second major surface for an amount and time sufficient to reduce the adherence of particles on the first major surface or the second major surface.
An apparatus for manufacturing a glass article comprising:
- a forming apparatus configured to form the glass article, the glass article comprising a first major surface and a second major surface parallel to the first major surface;
- and
- a gas flow apparatus configured to direct a flow of gas along at least one of the first major surface or the second major surface for an amount and time sufficient to reduce the adherence of particles on the first major surface or the second major surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.