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US 9,676,655 B2Granted
Electric glory hole insulation package
AssigneesCorning Museum of Glass, Spiral Arts Inc
InventorsSteven Thomas Gibbs, Fred Charles Metz
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Abstract
An electric glass hot shop system is described herein that has at least one electrically powered heating unit (e.g., electric furnace, electric glory hole, electric pipe warmer, electric color box, electric annealer, electric crucible kiln) used in the processing of glass.
Claims13
An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening of the body is in communication with the first opening of the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body;
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- a glory hole element block wall comprising a first outer panel and a first insulation package, wherein the first insulation package comprises a first microporus panel located next to the first outer panel, a first ceramic fiber layer located next to the first microporus panel, and a cement castable layer located next to the first ceramic fiber layer;
- a glory hole wall comprising a second outer panel and a second insulation package, wherein the second insulation package comprises a second microporus panel located next to the second outer panel, a second ceramic fiber layer located next to the second microporus panel, and a first fire brick located next to the second ceramic fiber layer;
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- a glory hole back wall comprising a third outer panel and a third insulation package, wherein the third insulation package comprises a third microporus panel located next to the third outer panel, a third ceramic fiber layer located next to the third microporus panel, and a second fire brick located next to the third ceramic fiber layer;
- wherein the cement castable layer of the glory hole element block wall, the first fire brick of the glory hole wall, and the second fire brick of the glory hole back wall are components of the core;
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- wherein the first outer panel of the glory hole element block wall, the second outer panel of the glory hole wall, and the third outer panel of the glory hole back wall are components of the body.
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An electric glory hole comprising:
- a glory hole element block wall comprising a first outer panel and a first insulation package, wherein the first insulation package comprises a first microporus panel located next to the first outer panel, a first ceramic fiber layer located next to the first microporus panel, and a cement castable layer located next to the first ceramic fiber layer;
- a glory hole wall comprising a second outer panel and a second insulation package, wherein the second insulation package comprises a second microporus panel located next to the second outer panel, a second ceramic fiber layer located next to the second microporus panel, and a first fire brick located next to the second ceramic fiber layer;
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- a glory hole back wall comprising a third outer panel and a third insulation package, wherein the third insulation package comprises a third microporus panel located next to the third outer panel, a third ceramic fiber layer located next to the third microporus panel, and a second fire brick located next to the third ceramic fiber layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.