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US 2026/0257955 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for reducing defects in glass melt vessels
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorJinSoo Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for manufacturing a glass article includes a mixing vessel having a wall circumferentially surrounding an inner chamber and a rotatable center shaft, a removable lid covering the inner chamber and circumferentially surrounding the rotatable center shaft, and a condensate catcher positioned between the removable lid and the wall.
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A glass mixing vessel comprising:
- a wall circumferentially surrounding an inner chamber and a rotatable center shaft;
- a removable lid covering the inner chamber and circumferentially surrounding the rotatable center shaft;
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- a condensate catcher positioned between the removable lid and the wall, the condensate catcher comprising a vertically extending surface and a horizontally extending surface, the vertically extending surface having an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the horizontally extending surface.
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A method of manufacturing a glass article comprising;
- processing molten glass within a glass mixing vessel, the glass mixing vessel comprising:
- a wall circumferentially surrounding an inner chamber and a rotatable center shaft;
- a removable lid covering the inner chamber and circumferentially surrounding the rotatable center shaft;
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- a condensate catcher positioned between the removable lid and the wall, the condensate catcher comprising a vertically extending surface and a horizontally extending surface, the vertically extending surface having an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the horizontally extending surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.