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CPC | COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION | ||||
 | MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES WARNING -
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| Guide Heading: | Melting the raw material |
| Preparing the batches ( chemical compositions C03C ) |
| C03B 3/00 | Charging the melting furnaces |
C03B 3/005 | . | { using screw feeders } |
| C03B 3/02 | . | combined with preheating, premelting or pretreating the glass-making ingredients, pellets or cullet |
| Melting in furnaces ; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture |
C03B 5/005 | . |
| C03B 5/02 | . |
C03B 5/021 | . . | { by induction heating } |
C03B 5/023 | . . | { by microwave heating } |
C03B 5/025 | . . | { by arc discharge or plasma heating } |
| C03B 5/027 | . . | by passing an electric current between electrodes immersed in the glass bath, i.e. by direct resistance heating |
C03B 5/0272 | . . . | { Pot furnaces } |
C03B 5/0275 | . . . |
C03B 5/0277 | . . . | { Rotary furnaces } |
| C03B 5/03 | . . . | Tank furnaces |
| C03B 5/033 | . . | by using resistance heaters above or in the glass bath, i.e. by indirect resistance heating |
| C03B 5/04 | . |
| C03B 5/06 | . |
C03B 5/10 | . |
C03B 5/12 | . |
C03B 5/14 | . |
| C03B 5/16 | . | Special features of the melting process ; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces |
C03B 5/163 | . . | { Electrochemical treatments, e.g. to prevent bubbling or to create bubbles ( C03B5/169 , C03B 5/185 take precedence ) } |
| C03B 5/167 | . . |
| C03B 5/1672 | . . . | { Use of materials therefor } |
C03B 5/1677 | . . . | { by use of electrochemically protection means, e.g. passivation of electrodes } |
C03B 5/173 | . . | Apparatus for changing the composition of the molten glass in glass furnaces, e.g. for colouring the molten glass ( chemical aspects C03C ) |
| C03B 5/18 | . . |
C03B 5/182 | . . . | by moving the molten glass along fixed elements, e.g. deflectors, weirs, baffle plates |
| C03B 5/183 | . . . | using thermal means, e.g. for creating convection currents |
| C03B 5/187 | . . . | with moving elements |
C03B 5/193 | . . . | using gas, e.g. bubblers |
| C03B 5/20 | . . | Bridges, shoes, throats, or other devices for withholding dirt, foam, or batch |
C03B 5/202 | . . . | { Devices for blowing onto the melt surface, e.g. high momentum burners } |
C03B 5/205 | . . . | { Mechanical means for skimming or scraping the melt surface } |
C03B 5/207 | . . . | { Foraminous or mesh screens, e.g. submerged sieves } |
| C03B 5/225 | . . |
C03B 5/2252 | . . . | { under reduced pressure, e.g. with vacuum refiners } |
C03B 5/2255 | . . . | { by centrifuging } |
C03B 5/2257 | . . . | { by thin-layer fining } |
C03B 5/23 | . . | Cooling the molten glass ( C03B 5/18 , C03B 5/225 take precedence ) |
| C03B 5/235 | . . |
C03B 5/2353 | . . . | { by combustion with pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air, e.g. using oxy-fuel burners or oxygen lances } |
C03B 5/2356 | . . . | { Submerged heating, e.g. by using heat pipes, hot gas or submerged combustion burners ( bubblers C03B 5/193 ) } |
| C03B 5/237 | . . . | Regenerators or recuperators specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces |
C03B 5/2375 | . . . . | { Regenerator brick design ( brick shapes in general F27D 1/042 ) ; Use of materials therefor; Brick stacking arrangements } |
| C03B 5/24 | . . | Automatically regulating the melting process |
| C03B 5/26 | . . | Outlets, { e.g. drains, siphons } ; Overflows, { e.g. for supplying the float tank, tweels } |
C03B 5/262 | . . . | { Drains, i.e. means to dump glass melt or remove unwanted materials } |
| C03B 5/265 | . . . | { Overflows; Lips; Tweels } |
C03B 5/28 | . . | Siphons |
| C03B 5/42 | . . | Details of construction of furnace walls, e.g. to prevent corrosion ; Use of materials for furnace walls |
C03B 5/425 | . . . | Preventing corrosion or erosion ( C03B 5/44 takes precedence ) |
C03B 5/43 | . . . | Use of materials for furnace walls, e.g. fire-bricks |
C03B 5/435 | . . . | Heating arrangements for furnace walls |
C03B 5/44 | . . . | Cooling arrangements for furnace walls |
| Distributors for the molten glass ; Means for taking-off charges of molten glass ; Producing the gob, { e.g. controlling the gob shape, weight or delivery tact } |
C03B 7/005 | . | { Controlling, regulating or measuring } |
C03B 7/01 | . |
| C03B 7/02 | . | Forehearths, i.e. feeder channels |
C03B 7/04 | . . | Revolving forehearths |
| C03B 7/06 | . . | Means for thermal conditioning or controlling the temperature of the glass |
| C03B 7/08 | . | Feeder spouts, e.g. gob feeders |
C03B 7/082 | . . | Pneumatic feeders |
C03B 7/084 | . . | Tube mechanisms |
C03B 7/086 | . . | Plunger mechanisms |
C03B 7/088 | . . | Outlets, e.g. orifice rings |
C03B 7/09 | . . | Spout blocks |
C03B 7/092 | . . | Stirring devices ; Homogenisation ( C03B 5/18 takes precedence ) |
| C03B 7/094 | . . | Means for heating, cooling or insulation |
| C03B 7/10 | . | Cutting-off { or severing } the glass flow with the aid of knives or scissors { or non-contacting cutting means, e.g. a gas jet } ; Construction of the blades used |
C03B 7/11 | . . | Construction of the blades |
C03B 7/12 | . . | Cutting-off { or severing } a free-hanging glass stream, { e.g. by the combination of gravity and surface tension forces } |
| C03B 7/14 | . |
C03B 7/18 | . | Suction feeders |
C03B 7/20 | . | Scoop feeders |
C03B 7/22 | . | Gathering-devices in the form of rods or pipes |
| Guide Heading: | Shaping of glass ( manufacture of fibres C03B 37/00 ) |
| Blowing glass ; Production of hollow glass articles |
| C03B 9/02 | . | with the mouth ; Auxiliary means therefor |
C03B 9/03 | . . | Blow pipes |
C03B 9/04 | . . | Making hollow glass articles with feet or projections |
C03B 9/06 | . . | Making hollow glass articles with double walls, e.g. vacuum flasks |
C03B 9/08 | . | Finish-blowing with compressed air of blanks blown with the mouth |
C03B 9/10 | . | Blowing glass cylinders for sheet manufacture |
C03B 9/12 | . | starting from a ribbon of glass ; Ribbon machines |
| C03B 9/13 | . |
| C03B 9/14 | . . | in "blow" machines or in "blow-and-blow" machines ( C03B 9/193 , C03B 9/20 take precedence ) |
C03B 9/145 | . . . | { Details of machines without turn-over moulds } |
| C03B 9/16 | . . . | in machines with turn-over moulds |
C03B 9/165 | . . . . | { Details of such machines, e.g. guide funnels, turn-over mechanisms ( C03B 9/18 takes precedence ) } |
| C03B 9/18 | . . . . | Rotary-table machines |
| C03B 9/193 | . . | in "press-and-blow" machines |
| C03B 9/1932 | . . . | { Details of such machines, e.g. plungers or plunger mechanisms for the press-and-blow machine, cooling of plungers ( C03B 9/195 takes precedence ) } |
C03B 9/1934 | . . . . | { Mechanical displacement means of the plunger } |
C03B 9/1936 | . . . . | { Hydraulic or pneumatic displacement means of the plunger } |
C03B 9/1938 | . . . . | { Electrical means for the displacement of the plunger } |
| C03B 9/195 | . . . | Rotary-table machines |
C03B 9/197 | . . . | Construction of the blank mould |
| C03B 9/20 | . | in "vacuum blowing" or in "vacuum-and-blow" machines |
C03B 9/28 | . | in machines of the endless-chain type ( C03B 9/12 takes precedence ) |
| C03B 9/29 | . | Paste mould machines ( C03B 9/28 takes precedence ) |
| C03B 9/30 | . | Details of blowing glass ( for blowing with the mouth C03B 9/02 ) ; Use of materials for the moulds |
C03B 9/31 | . . | Blowing laminated glass articles or glass with enclosures, e.g. wires, bubbles |
| C03B 9/32 | . . | Giving special shapes to parts of hollow glass articles |
C03B 9/325 | . . . | Forming screw-threads or lips at the mouth of hollow glass articles ; Neck moulds |
C03B 9/33 | . . . | Making hollow glass articles with feet or projections ; Moulds therefor |
C03B 9/335 | . . . | Forming bottoms to blown hollow glass articles ; Bottom moulds |
| C03B 9/34 | . . | Glass-blowing moulds not otherwise provided for |
C03B 9/342 | . . . |
C03B 9/344 | . . . |
C03B 9/347 | . . . | Construction of the blank or blow mould |
| C03B 9/353 | . . . | Mould holders; { Mould opening and closing mechanisms } |
| C03B 9/36 | . . | Blow heads ; Supplying, ejecting or controlling the air |
C03B 9/3609 | . . . | { Selection or characteristics of the blowing medium, e.g. gas composition, moisture content, cryogenic state } |
C03B 9/3618 | . . . | { Means for holding or transferring the blow head } |
| C03B 9/3627 | . . . | { Means for general supply or distribution of the air to the blow heads } |
C03B 9/3645 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to plungers } |
C03B 9/3654 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to neck forming } |
| C03B 9/3663 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to internal blowing of the hollow glass } |
C03B 9/369 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to bottom forming } |
| C03B 9/38 | . . | Means for cooling, heating, or insulating glass-blowing machines { or for cooling the glass moulded by the machine } |
C03B 9/3808 | . . . | { Selection or characteristics of the cooling, heating or insulating medium, e.g. gas composition, moisture content, cryogenic state } |
C03B 9/3816 | . . . | { Means for general supply, distribution or control of the medium to the mould, e.g. sensors, circuits, distributrion networks } |
C03B 9/3825 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to plungers } |
C03B 9/3833 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to neck moulds } |
| C03B 9/3841 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to direct cooling, heating or insulating of the moulded glass } |
C03B 9/3866 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to bottom moulds, e.g. baffles } |
| C03B 9/3875 | . . . | { Details thereof relating to the side-wall, body or main part of the moulds } |
C03B 9/3891 | . . . | { Manifolds or regulating devices, e.g. valves, injectors } |
| C03B 9/40 | . . | Gearing or controlling mechanisms specially adapted for glass-blowing machines |
| C03B 9/403 | . . . | { Hydraulic or pneumatic systems } |
C03B 9/41 | . . . | Electric or electronic systems ( in general G05B 19/00 ) |
C03B 9/42 | . . | Means for fusing, burning-off, or edge-melting combined with glass-blowing machines ( uniting glass pieces by fusing C03B 23/20 ) |
| C03B 9/44 | . . | Means for discharging combined with glass-blowing machines, e.g. take-outs |
C03B 9/447 | . . . | Means for the removal of glass articles from the blow-mould, e.g. take-outs |
| C03B 9/453 | . . . | Means for pushing newly formed glass articles onto a conveyer, e.g. sweep-out mechanisms ; Dead-plate mechanisms |
C03B 9/46 | . . | Means for cutting the hot glass in glass-blowing machines ( burning-off C03B 9/42 ) |
C03B 9/48 | . . | Use of materials for the moulds |
| Pressing { molten } glass { or performed glass reheated to equivalent low viscosity without blowing ( shaping molten glass by a press-blow process C03B 9/00 , e.g. C03B 9/193 ; re-forming shaped glass C03B 23/00 ; re-heating the performed glass C03B 29/00 ; transporting the performed or pressed glass during its manufacture C03B 35/00 ) } |
C03B 11/005 | . | { Pressing under special atmospheres, e.g. inert, reactive, vacuum, clean } |
C03B 11/02 | . | in machines with rotary tables |
C03B 11/04 | . | in machines with moulds fed by suction |
C03B 11/05 | . | in machines with reciprocating moulds |
| C03B 11/06 | . | Construction of plunger or mould |
C03B 11/07 | . . | Suction moulds |
| C03B 11/08 | . . | for making solid articles, e.g. lenses |
C03B 11/082 | . . . | { having profiled, patterned or micro-structured ssurfaces } |
| C03B 11/084 | . . . | { material composition or material properties of press dies therefor } |
C03B 11/088 | . . . | { Flat discs } |
C03B 11/10 | . . | for making hollow { or semi-hollow } articles |
| C03B 11/12 | . | Cooling, heating, or insulating the plunger, the mould, or the glass-pressing machine; { cooling or heating of the glass in the mould } ( C03B 9/38 takes precedence ) |
C03B 11/14 | . | { Pressing laminated glass articles or glass } with metal inserts { or enclosures, e.g. wires, bubbles, coloured parts } |
C03B 11/16 | . | Gearing or controlling mechanisms specially adapted for glass presses |
| Rolling { molten } glass, { i.e. where the molten glass is shaped by rolling ( re-forming shaped glass by rolling C03B 23/004 , C03B 23/033 , C03B 23/055 ) } |
C03B 13/01 | . | Rolling profiled glass articles, { e.g. with I, L, T cross-sectional profiles } |
C03B 13/02 | . | Rolling non-patterned sheets discontinuously |
C03B 13/04 | . | Rolling non-patterned sheets continuously |
C03B 13/06 | . | Rolling corrugated sheets, { e.g. with undulating waving form } |
C03B 13/08 | . | Rolling patterned sheets, { e.g. sheets having a surface pattern } |
C03B 13/10 | . | Rolling multi-layer sheets, { e.g. sheets having a coloured glass layer } |
C03B 13/12 | . | Rolling glass with enclosures, e.g. wire, { bubbles, fibres, particles } or asbestos |
C03B 13/14 | . | Rolling other articles, { i.e. not covered by C03B 13/01 to C03B 13/12 , e.g. channeled articles, briquette-shaped articles } |
C03B 13/16 | . | Construction of the glass rollers |
| C03B 13/18 | . | Auxiliary means for rolling glass, e.g. sheet supports, gripping devices, hand-ladles, means for moving glass pots |
| Drawing glass upwardly from the melt |
| C03B 15/02 | . | Drawing glass sheets |
C03B 15/04 | . . | from the free surface of the melt |
C03B 15/06 | . . | from a debiteuse |
C03B 15/08 | . . | by means of bars below the surface of the melt |
C03B 15/10 | . . | multi-layer glass sheets or glass sheets coated with coloured layers |
C03B 15/12 | . . | Construction of the annealing tower |
| C03B 15/14 | . | Drawing tubes, cylinders, or rods from the melt |
C03B 15/18 | . | Means for laying-down and conveying combined with the drawing of glass sheets, tubes or rods |
| Forming { molten } glass by flowing-out, pushing-out, { extruding } or drawing downwardly or laterally from forming slits or by overflowing over lips |
| C03B 17/02 | . | Forming { molten } glass coated with coloured layers; { Forming molten glass of different compositions or layers; Forming molten glass comprising reinforcements or inserts } |
C03B 17/04 | . | Forming tubes or rods by drawing from stationary or rotating tools or from forming nozzles |
| C03B 17/06 | . | Forming glass sheets |
| C03B 17/061 | . . | { by lateral drawing or extrusion } |
C03B 17/062 | . . . | { combined with flowing onto a solid or gaseous support from which the sheet is drawn } |
C03B 17/064 | . . | { by the overflow downdraw fusion process; Isopipes therefor } |
C03B 17/065 | . . | { Forming profiled, patterned or corrugated sheets } |
C03B 17/067 | . . | { combined with thermal conditioning of the sheets } |
C03B 17/068 | . . | { Means for providing the drawing force, e.g. traction or draw rollers } |
| Shaping glass in contact with the surface of a liquid |
| C03B 18/02 | . | Forming sheets |
| C03B 18/04 | . . | Changing or regulating the dimensions of the molten glass ribbon |
C03B 18/06 | . . . | using mechanical means, e.g. restrictor bars, edge rollers |
C03B 18/08 | . . . | using gas |
C03B 18/10 | . . . | using electric means |
C03B 18/12 | . . | Making multi-layer, coloured or armoured glass ( chemical aspects C03C ) |
C03B 18/14 | . . | Changing the surface of the glass ribbon, e.g. roughening ( by chemical methods C03C ) |
C03B 18/16 | . . | Construction of the float tank ; Use of material for the float tank ; Coating or protection of the tank wall |
C03B 18/18 | . . | Controlling or regulating the temperature of the float bath ; Composition or purification of the float bath |
| C03B 18/20 | . . | Composition of the atmosphere above the float bath ; Treating or purifying the atmosphere above the float bath |
| Other methods of shaping glass ( manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres or filaments from softened glass, minerals or slags C03B 37/00 ) |
C03B 19/01 | . | by progressive fusion { or sintering } of powdered glass onto a shaping substrate, i.e. accretion, { e.g. plasma oxidation deposition ( making fibre preforms C03B 37/01291 ) } |
| C03B 19/02 | . | by casting { molten glass, e.g. injection moulding } |
C03B 19/04 | . |
C03B 19/063 | . . | { by hot-pressing powders } |
C03B 19/066 | . . | { for the production of quartz or fused silica articles ( other processes specially adapted for the production of quartz or fused silica articles C03B 20/00 ) } |
C03B 19/08 | . | by foaming |
| C03B 19/09 | . | by fusing powdered glass in a shaping mould |
C03B 19/095 | . . | { by centrifuging, e.g. arc discharge in rotating mould ( crucibles for crystal pulling in general C30B 15/10 , C30B 35/002 ) } |
| C03B 19/10 | . | Forming beads |
| C03B 19/1005 | . . |
C03B 19/101 | . . . | { by casting molten glass into a mould or onto a wire } |
C03B 19/1015 | . . . | { by using centrifugal force or by pouring molten glass onto a rotating cutting body, e.g. shredding } |
| C03B 19/102 | . . . | { by blowing a gas onto a stream of molten glass or onto particulate materials, e.g. pulverising } |
C03B 19/1035 | . . . | { by pressing } |
C03B 19/104 | . . . | { by rolling, e.g. using revolving cylinders, rotating discs, rolls } |
| C03B 19/1045 | . . . | { by bringing hot glass in contact with a liquid, e.g. shattering } |
C03B 19/1055 | . . . | { by extruding, e.g. dripping molten glass in a gaseous atmosphere } |
| C03B 19/106 | . . . | { by chemical vapour deposition; by liquid phase reaction } |
| C03B 19/107 | . . |
| C03B 19/108 | . . |
C03B 19/109 | . . | { Glass-melting furnaces specially adapted for making beads } |
C03B 19/1095 | . . | { Thermal after-treatment of beads, e.g. tempering, crystallisation, annealing } |
C03B 19/12 | . | by liquid-phase reaction processes |
| C03B 19/14 | . | by gas- { or vapour- } phase reaction processes |
C03B 19/1407 | . . | { Deposition reactors therefor } |
| C03B 19/1415 | . . | { Reactant delivery systems } |
| C03B 19/1423 | . . . | { Reactant deposition burners } |
C03B 19/1438 | . . . | { for delivering and depositing additional reactants as liquids or solutions, e.g. solution doping of the article or deposit } |
C03B 19/1446 | . . | { Means for after-treatment or catching of worked reactant gases } |
| C03B 19/1453 | . . | { Thermal after-treatment of the shaped article, e.g. dehydrating, consolidating, sintering } |
C03B 19/1469 | . . | { Means for changing or stabilising the shape or form of the shaped article or deposit } |
C03B 19/1476 | . . |
| C03B 19/1484 | . . | { Means for supporting, rotating or translating the article being formed } |
C03B 20/00 | Processes specially adapted for the production of quartz or fused silica articles, { not otherwise provided for ( C03B 19/01 , C03B 19/066 , C03B 19/106 , C03B 19/12 , C03B 19/14 , C03B 37/00 take precedence ) } |
| Severing glass sheets, tubes or rods while still plastic |
C03B 21/02 | . | by cutting ( C03B 9/46 takes precedence ) |
C03B 21/04 | . | by punching out |
C03B 21/06 | . | by flashing-off, burning-off or fusing ( C03B 9/42 takes precedence ) |
| Re-forming shaped glass ( re-forming fibres or filaments C03B 37/14 ) |
C03B 23/0006 | . |
| C03B 23/0013 | . |
C03B 23/0026 | . |
C03B 23/0033 | . |
| C03B 23/004 | . |
C03B 23/006 | . | { by fusing, e.g. for flame sealing ( C03B 9/42 , C03B 21/06 , C03B 23/02 , C03B 23/04 , C03B 23/18 , C03B 33/08 take precedence ) } |
C03B 23/0066 | . |
| C03B 23/0073 | . |
C03B 23/0086 | . | { Heating devices specially adapted for re-forming shaped glass articles in general, e.g. burners ( C03B 23/02 , C03B 23/04 , C03B 23/18 take precedence ) } |
C03B 23/0093 | . | { Tools and machines specially adapted for re-forming shaped glass articles in general, e.g. chucks ( C03B 23/0086 , C03B 23/02 , C03B 23/04 , C03B 23/18 take precedence ) } |
| C03B 23/02 | . | Re-forming glass sheets |
| C03B 23/023 | . . | by bending |
C03B 23/0235 | . . . | { involving applying local or additional heating, cooling or insulating means } |
| C03B 23/025 | . . . | by gravity |
| C03B 23/0252 | . . . . |
C03B 23/0256 | . . . . | { Gravity bending accelerated by applying mechanical forces, e.g. inertia, weights or local forces } |
C03B 23/0258 | . . . . | { Gravity bending involving applying local or additional heating, cooling or insulating means } |
C03B 23/027 | . . . . | with moulds having at least two upward pivotable mould sections |
| C03B 23/03 | . . . | by press-bending between shaping moulds |
C03B 23/0302 | . . . . | { between opposing full-face shaping moulds } |
C03B 23/0305 | . . . . | { Press-bending accelerated by applying mechanical forces, e.g. inertia, weights or local forces } |
C03B 23/0307 | . . . . | { Press-bending involving applying local or additional heating, cooling or insulating means } |
| C03B 23/031 | . . . . | the glass sheets being in a vertical position ( C03B 23/033 takes precedence ) |
C03B 23/033 | . . . . | in a continuous way, e.g. roll forming, { or press-roll bending } |
| C03B 23/035 | . . . | using a gas cushion or by changing gas pressure, e.g. by applying vacuum { or blowing for supporting the glass while bending } |
C03B 23/037 | . . | by drawing |
| C03B 23/04 | . | Re-forming tubes or rods |
C03B 23/043 | . . | Heating devices specially adapted for re-forming tubes or rods in general, e.g. burners |
C03B 23/045 | . . | Tools or apparatus specially adapted for re-forming tubes or rods in general, e.g. glass lathes, chucks ( C03B 23/043 takes precedence ) |
| C03B 23/047 | . . |
C03B 23/0473 | . . . | { for forming constrictions } |
C03B 23/0476 | . . . | { onto a forming die, e.g. a mandrel or a wire } |
| C03B 23/049 | . . |
C03B 23/0493 | . . . | { in a longitudinal direction, e.g. for upsetting or extrusion } |
C03B 23/0496 | . . . | { for expanding in a radial way, e.g. by forcing a mandrel through a tube or rod } |
C03B 23/051 | . . |
C03B 23/053 | . . |
C03B 23/055 | . . |
C03B 23/057 | . . | by fusing, e.g. for flame sealing ( C03B 9/42 , C03B 21/06 { C03B 23/099 } , C03B 33/08 take precedence ) |
| C03B 23/06 | . . |
| C03B 23/07 | . . |
C03B 23/08 | . . | to exact dimensions, e.g. calibrating |
| C03B 23/09 | . . | Reshaping the ends, e.g. as grooves, threads or mouths |
C03B 23/091 | . . . | { by drawing } |
C03B 23/092 | . . . | { by pressing } |
C03B 23/093 | . . . | { by gravity, e.g. sagging } |
C03B 23/094 | . . . | { by centrifuging } |
C03B 23/095 | . . . | { by rolling } |
C03B 23/096 | . . . | { by bending } |
| C03B 23/097 | . . . | { by blowing } |
C03B 23/099 | . . . | { by fusing, e.g. flame sealing } |
| C03B 23/11 | . . | Reshaping by drawing without blowing, in combination with separating, e.g. for making ampoules |
| C03B 23/112 | . . . | { Apparatus for conveying the tubes or rods in a curved path around a vertical axis through one or more forming stations } |
C03B 23/116 | . . . | { Apparatus for conveying the tubes or rods in a curved path around a horizontal axis through one or more forming stations } |
C03B 23/118 | . . . | { Apparatus for conveying the tubes or rods in a horizontal or an inclined plane through one or more forming stations } |
C03B 23/13 | . . | Reshaping combined with uniting or heat sealing, e.g. for making vacuum bottles |
C03B 23/18 | . | Re-forming and sealing ampoules |
| C03B 23/20 | . | Uniting glass pieces by fusing without substantial reshaping |
C03B 23/203 | . . | Uniting glass sheets ( C03B 23/24 takes precedence ) |
| C03B 23/207 | . . | Uniting glass rods, glass tubes, or hollow glassware ( C03B 23/24 takes precedence ) |
C03B 23/213 | . . . | Joining projections or feet |
C03B 23/217 | . . . | for the production of cathode ray tubes or similarly shaped tubes |
C03B 23/22 | . . | Uniting glass lenses, e.g. forming bifocal lenses |
| C03B 23/24 | . . | Making hollow glass sheets or bricks |
C03B 23/26 | . | Punching reheated glass |
| Guide Heading: | After-treatment of glass products ( of fibres C03B 37/10 ) |
| Annealing glass products |
| C03B 25/02 | . | in a discontinuous way |
| C03B 25/04 | . | in a continuous way |
| Tempering { or quenching } glass products |
C03B 27/004 | . | by bringing the hot glass product in contact with a solid cooling surface, e.g. sand grains |
C03B 27/008 | . | by using heat of sublimation of solid particles |
C03B 27/012 | . | by heat treatment, e.g. for crystallisation ; Heat treatment of glass products before tempering by cooling ( C03B 27/008 , C03B 27/016 take precedence ) |
C03B 27/016 | . | by absorbing heat radiated from the glass product |
| C03B 27/02 | . | using liquid |
| C03B 27/022 | . . | { the liquid being organic, e.g. an oil } |
C03B 27/026 | . . | { the liquid being a liquid gas, e.g. a cryogenic liquid, liquid nitrogen } |
C03B 27/028 | . . | { the liquid being water-based } |
| C03B 27/03 | . . | the liquid being a molten metal or a molten salt |
| C03B 27/04 | . | using gas |
| C03B 27/0404 | . . | { Nozzles, blow heads, blowing units or their arrangements, specially adapted for flat or bent glass sheets } |
C03B 27/0413 | . . | { Stresses, e.g. patterns, values or formulae for flat or bent glass sheets } |
C03B 27/0417 | . . | { Controlling or regualting for flat or bent glass sheets } |
| C03B 27/0422 | . . | { for flat or bent glass sheets starting in an horizontal position and ending in a non-horizontal position } |
| C03B 27/0426 | . . . | { for bent glass sheets } |
| C03B 27/044 | . . | for flat or bent glass sheets being in a horizontal position |
| C03B 27/0442 | . . . | { for bent glass sheets } |
C03B 27/0445 | . . . . |
C03B 27/0447 | . . . . | { the quench unit being variably adaptable to the bend of the sheet } |
C03B 27/048 | . . . | on a gas cushion |
| C03B 27/052 | . . | for flat or bent glass sheets being in a vertical position |
| C03B 27/0522 | . . . | { Nozzles, blow heads, blowing units or their arrangements } |
C03B 27/0526 | . . . | { Stresses, e.g. patterns, values or formulae } |
C03B 27/0528 | . . . | { Controlling or regulating } |
C03B 27/056 | . . . | supported on the lower edge |
| C03B 27/06 | . . | for glass products other than flat or bent glass plates, e.g. hollow glassware, lenses |
| Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfaces ; Fire-polishing ; Fusing of margins |
| C03B 29/02 | . | in a discontinuous way |
| C03B 29/04 | . | in a continuous way |
C03B 31/00 | Manufacture of rippled or crackled glass |
| Thermal after-treatment of glass products not provided for in groups { C03B 19/00 } , C03B 25/00 to C03B 31/00 { or C03B 37/00 } , e.g. crystallisation, eliminating gas inclusions or other impurities; { Hot-pressing vitrified, non-porous, shaped glass products } |
C03B 32/005 | . | { Hot-pressing vitrified, non-porous, shaped glass products } |
C03B 32/02 | . | Thermal crystallisation, e.g. for crystallising glass bodies into glass-ceramic articles { ( C03B 27/012 takes precedence ) } |
| Severing cooled glass ( severing glass fibres C03B 37/16 ) |
| C03B 33/02 | . | Cutting or splitting sheet glass { or ribbons } ; Apparatus or machines therefor ( C03B 33/09 takes precedence; glass-cutting tools C03B 33/10 ) |
C03B 33/0207 | . . | { the sheet being in a substantially vertical plane } |
C03B 33/0215 | . . | { the ribbon being in a substantially vertical plane } |
C03B 33/0222 | . . | { Scoring using a focussed radiation beam, e.g. laser } |
| C03B 33/023 | . . | the sheet { or ribbon } being in a horizontal position |
C03B 33/0235 | . . . | { Ribbons } |
C03B 33/027 | . . . | Scoring tool holders ; Driving mechanisms therefor |
C03B 33/03 | . . . | Glass cutting tables ; Apparatus for transporting or handling sheet glass during the cutting or breaking operations |
C03B 33/033 | . . . | Apparatus for opening score lines in glass sheets |
C03B 33/037 | . . . | Controlling or regulating |
C03B 33/04 | . . | Cutting or splitting in curves, especially for making spectacle lenses |
C03B 33/06 | . | Cutting or splitting glass tubes, rods, or hollow products ( C03B 33/09 takes precedence ) |
| C03B 33/07 | . | Cutting armoured, { multi-layered, coated } or laminated, glass products |
C03B 33/072 | . . | { Armoured glass, i.e. comprising reinforcement } |
C03B 33/074 | . . | { Glass products comprising an outer layer or surface coating of non-glass material } |
| C03B 33/076 | . . | { Laminated glass comprising interlayers } |
| C03B 33/08 | . | by fusing, { i.e. by melting through the glass } |
| C03B 33/09 | . | by thermal shock |
| C03B 33/10 | . | Glass-cutting tools, e.g. scoring tools |
C03B 33/102 | . . | { involving a focussed radiation beam, e.g. lasers } |
| C03B 33/105 | . . | { Details of cutting or scoring means, e.g. tips } |
| C03B 33/12 | . . | Hand tools ( wheel design C03B 33/107 ) |
C03B 33/14 | . . . | specially adapted for cutting tubes, rods, or hollow products { ( for cutting ampoules B67B 7/92 ) } |
| Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, { e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms } ( conveying systems for fragile sheets, e.g. glass B65G 49/06 ) |
C03B 35/005 | . | { Transporting hot solid glass products other than sheets or rods, e.g. lenses, prisms, by suction or floatation } |
| C03B 35/04 | . |
| C03B 35/06 | . . | Feeding of hot hollow glass products into annealing or heating kilns |
| C03B 35/062 | . . . | { using conveyers, e.g. chain- or roller conveyers, dead-plates } |
C03B 35/068 | . . . | { by gravitational force, e.g. via chutes } |
| C03B 35/08 | . . . | using rotary means directly acting on the products |
C03B 35/10 | . . . | using reciprocating means directly acting on the products, e.g. pushers, stackers |
| C03B 35/12 | . . . | by picking-up and depositing |
| C03B 35/14 | . | Transporting hot glass sheets { or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands } |
C03B 35/142 | . . | { by travelling transporting tables } |
| C03B 35/145 | . . | { by top-side transfer or supporting devices, e.g. lifting or conveying using suction } |
| C03B 35/16 | . . | by roller conveyeors |
C03B 35/161 | . . . |
C03B 35/162 | . . . | { combined with means for thermal adjustment of the rollers, e.g. cooling ( C03B 35/183 takes precedence ) } |
| C03B 35/163 | . . . | { Drive means, clutches, gearing or drive speed control means } |
C03B 35/165 | . . . | { Supports or couplings for roller ends, e.g. trunions, gudgeons } |
C03B 35/166 | . . . | { specially adapted for both flat and bent sheets or ribbons } |
C03B 35/167 | . . . | { specially adapted for removing defect sheets, ribbons or parts thereof } |
C03B 35/168 | . . . | { Means for cleaning the rollers } |
| C03B 35/18 | . . . | Construction of the conveyer rollers { Materials, coatings or coverings thereof } |
C03B 35/181 | . . . . | { Materials, coatings, loose coverings or sleeves thereof } |
C03B 35/182 | . . . . |
| C03B 35/183 | . . . . | { specially adapted for thermal adjustment of the rollers, e.g. insulating, heating, cooling thereof } |
C03B 35/186 | . . . . | { End caps, end fixtures or roller end shape designs } |
C03B 35/187 | . . . . | { Rollers specially adapted for both flat and bent sheets or ribbons, i.e. rollers of adjustable curvature } |
C03B 35/188 | . . . . | { Rollers specially adapted for supplying a gas, e.g. porous or foraminous rollers with internal air supply } |
C03B 35/189 | . . . . | { Disc rollers } |
| C03B 35/20 | . . | by gripping tongs or supporting frames |
| C03B 35/22 | . . | on a fluid support bed, e.g. on molten metal |
C03B 35/26 | . | Transporting of glass tubes or rods |
| Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags |
C03B 37/005 | . | Manufacture of flakes |
| C03B 37/01 | . | Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments |
C03B 37/011 | . . | { starting from a liquid phase reaction process, e.g. through a gel phase } |
| C03B 37/012 | . . | Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments |
C03B 37/01202 | . . . | { Means for storing or carrying optical fibre preforms, e.g. containers } |
| C03B 37/01205 | . . . |
C03B 37/01208 | . . . . | { for making preforms of microstructured, photonic crystal or holey optical fibres } |
| C03B 37/01211 | . . . . | { by inserting one or more rods or tubes into a tube } |
C03B 37/01214 | . . . . . | { for making preforms of multifibres, fibre bundles other than multiple core preforms } |
C03B 37/01217 | . . . . . | { for making preforms of polarisation-maintaning optical fibres ( polarisation-maintaining optical fibres per se G02B 6/105 ) } |
C03B 37/0122 | . . . . . | { for making preforms of photonic crystal, microstructured or holey optical fibres } |
C03B 37/01222 | . . . . . |
| C03B 37/01225 | . . . . | { Means for changing or stabilising the shape, e.g. diameter, of tubes or rods in general, e.g. collapsing } |
| C03B 37/01228 | . . . . . |
C03B 37/01231 | . . . . . . | { to form a longitudinal hole, e.g. by drilling } |
C03B 37/01234 | . . . . . . | { to form longitudinal grooves, e.g. by chamfering } |
C03B 37/01237 | . . . . . . | { to modify the diameter by heat-polishing, e.g. fire-polishing } |
| C03B 37/0124 | . . . . . | { Means for reducing the diameter of rods or tubes by drawing, e.g. for preform draw-down } |
C03B 37/01242 | . . . . . . | { Controlling or regulating the down-draw process } |
C03B 37/01245 | . . . . . . | { by drawing and collapsing } |
C03B 37/01248 | . . . . . | { by collapsing without drawing } |
C03B 37/01251 | . . . . . | { Reshaping the ends } |
C03B 37/01254 | . . . . . | { by expanding radially, e.g. by forcing a mandrel through or axial pressing a tube or rod } |
C03B 37/01257 | . . . . . | { Heating devices therefor } |
C03B 37/0126 | . . . . . | { Means for supporting, rotating, translating the rod, tube or preform } |
C03B 37/01262 | . . . . | { Depositing additional preform material as liquids or solutions, e.g. solution doping of preform tubes or rods } |
| C03B 37/01265 | . . . | { starting entirely or partially from molten glass, e.g. by dipping a preform in a melt } |
C03B 37/01268 | . . . . | { by casting } |
C03B 37/01271 | . . . . | { by centrifuging } |
C03B 37/01274 | . . . . | { by extrusion or drawing } |
C03B 37/01277 | . . . . | { by projecting or spraying the melt, e.g. as droplets, on a preform } |
| C03B 37/0128 | . . . | { starting from pulverulent glass } |
C03B 37/01282 | . . . . | { by pressing or sintering, e.g. hot-pressing } |
C03B 37/01285 | . . . . | { by centrifuging } |
C03B 37/01288 | . . . . | { by extrusion, e.g. of glass powder and binder ( moulding plastics around a core using a cross-head annular extrusion nozzle B29C 47/28 ; extrusion presses in general B30B 11/22 ) } |
| C03B 37/014 | . . . | made entirely or partially by chemical means, { e.g. vapour phase deposition of bulk porous glass either by outside vapour deposition (OVD), or by outside vapour phase oxidation (OVPO) or by vapour axial deposition (VAD) ( C03C 17/02 takes precedence ) } |
C03B 37/01406 | . . . . | { Deposition reactors therefor } |
| C03B 37/01413 | . . . . | { Reactant delivery systems ( C03B 37/01807 takes precedence; devices therefor in general B01D 1/00 , B01J 4/00 ) } |
| C03B 37/0142 | . . . . . | { Reactant deposition burners } |
C03B 37/01433 | . . . . . | { for delivering and depositing additional reactants as liquids or solutions, e.g. for solution doping of the porous glass preform } |
C03B 37/0144 | . . . . | { Means for after-treatment or catching of worked reactant gases ( C03B 37/01846 takes precedence ) } |
| C03B 37/01446 | . . . . | { Thermal after-treatment of preforms, e.g. dehydrating, consolidating, sintering ( C03B 37/01853 takes precedence ) } |
C03B 37/01453 | . . . . . | { for doping the preform with flourine } |
C03B 37/0146 | . . . . . | { Furnaces therefor, e.g. muffle tubes, furnace linings } |
| C03B 37/01466 | . . . . | { Means for changing or stabilising the diameter or form of tubes or rods ( C03B 37/01861 takes precedence ) } |
C03B 37/0148 | . . . . | { Means for heating preforms during or immediately prior to deposition ( C03B 37/0142 , C03B 37/01876 take precedence ) } |
| C03B 37/01486 | . . . . | { Means for supporting, rotating or translating the preforms being formed, e.g. lathes ( C03B 37/01884 takes precedence ) } |
C03B 37/016 | . . . . | by a liquid phase reaction process, e.g. through a gel phase |
| C03B 37/018 | . . . . | by glass deposition on a glass substrate, e.g. by { inside-, modified-, plasma-, or plasma modified- chemical vapour deposition ( ICVD, MCVD, PCVD, PMCVD ) , i.e. by thin layer coating on the inside or outside of a glass tube or on a glass rod } ( C03B 37/016 takes precedence; { bulk deposition of porous glass by OVD or VAD C03B 37/014 } ; surface treatment of glass by coating C03C 17/02 ) |
| C03B 37/01807 | . . . . . | { Reactant delivery systems, e.g. reactant deposition burners } |
| C03B 37/01815 | . . . . . . | { Reactant deposition burners or deposition heating means } |
C03B 37/01838 | . . . . . . | { for delivering and depositing additional reactants as liquids or solutions, e.g. for solution doping of the deposited glass } |
C03B 37/01846 | . . . . . | { Means for after-treatment or catching of worked reactant gases } |
C03B 37/01853 | . . . . . | { Thermal after-treatment of preforms, e.g. dehydrating, consolidating, sintering } |
| C03B 37/01861 | . . . . . | { Means for changing or stabilising the diameter or form of tubes or rods } |
C03B 37/01876 | . . . . . | { Means for heating tubes or rods during or immediately prior to deposition, e.g. electric resistance heaters ( C03B 37/01815 takes precedence ) } |
| C03B 37/01884 | . . . . . | { Means for supporting, rotating and translating tubes or rods being formed, e.g. lathes } |
| C03B 37/02 | . . | by drawing or extruding, { e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor ( C03B 37/04 takes precedence; sizing of the fibres C03C 25/00 ) } |
| C03B 37/0203 | . . . | { Cooling non-optical fibres drawn or extruded from bushings, nozzles or orifices } |
C03B 37/0206 | . . . . | { by contacting of the fibres with liquid or mist } |
C03B 37/0209 | . . . . | { by means of a solid heat sink, e.g. cooling fins } |
C03B 37/0213 | . . . . | { by forced gas cooling, i.e. blowing or suction } |
C03B 37/0216 | . . . | { Solving the problem of disruption of drawn fibre, e.g. breakage, start-up, shut-down procedures } |
| C03B 37/022 | . . . | from molten glass in which the resultant product consists of different sorts of glass or is characterised by shape, e.g. hollow fibres, { undulated fibres, fibres presenting a rough surface ( C03B 37/025 takes precedence ) } |
| C03B 37/023 | . . . . | Fibres composed of different sorts of glass, { e.g. glass optical fibres, made by the double crucible technique } |
C03B 37/0235 | . . . . . | { Thermal treatment of the fibre during the drawing process, e.g. cooling ( C03B 37/02718 takes precedence; coating C03C 25/10 ) } |
| C03B 37/025 | . . . | from reheated softened tubes, rods, fibres or filaments, { e.g. drawing fibres from preforms ( draw-down of tubes, rods or preforms to reduced diameter preforms C03B 37/0124 ) } |
C03B 37/0253 | . . . . |
C03B 37/0256 | . . . . |
C03B 37/026 | . . . . | Drawing fibres reinforced with a metal wire { or with other non-glass material } |
| C03B 37/027 | . . . . | Fibres composed of different sorts of glass, { e.g. glass optical fibres } ( C03B 37/0253 , C03B 37/028 take precedence ) |
C03B 37/02709 | . . . . . | { Polarisation maintaining fibres, e.g. PM, PANDA, bi-refringent optical fibres } |
| C03B 37/02718 | . . . . . |
C03B 37/02736 | . . . . . | { Means for supporting, rotating or feeding the tubes, rods, fibres or filaments to be drawn, e.g. fibre draw towers, preform alignment, butt-joining preforms or dummy parts during feeding ( uniting rods or tubes C03B 23/207 ) } |
C03B 37/02745 | . . . . . | { Fibres having rotational spin around the central longitudinal axis, e.g. alternating +/- spin to reduce polarisation mode dispersion } |
C03B 37/02754 | . . . . . | { Solid fibres drawn from hollow preforms } |
C03B 37/02763 | . . . . . | { Fibres having axial variations, e.g. axially varying diameter, material or optical properties ( rotational spin C03B 37/02745 ) } |
C03B 37/02772 | . . . . . | { shaping the preform lower end or bulb, e.g. pre-gobbing, controlling draw bulb shape, or preform draw start-up procedures } |
C03B 37/02781 | . . . . . | { Hollow fibres, e.g. holey fibres } |
C03B 37/0279 | . . . . . | { Photonic crystal fibres or microstrructured optical fibres other than holey optical fibres } |
C03B 37/028 | . . . . | Drawing fibre bundles, e.g. for making fibre bundles of multifibres, { image fibres; ( Drawing multicore or photonic crystal fibres C03B 37/027 ) } |
C03B 37/029 | . . . . | Furnaces therefor |
| C03B 37/03 | . . . | Drawing means, e.g. drawing drums; { Traction or tensioning devices } |
| C03B 37/04 | . . | by using centrifugal force, { e.g. spinning through radial orifices; Construction of the spinner cups therefor ( bonder application C03C 25/00 ) } |
C03B 37/041 | . . . | { Transferring molten glass to the spinner } |
C03B 37/042 | . . . | { starting from tubes, rods, fibres or filaments } |
C03B 37/044 | . . . | { for producing fibres of at least two distinct glass compositions, e.g. bi-component fibres ( conjugated artificial filaments or the like, e.g. with glass fibres, D01F 8/00 ) } |
C03B 37/045 | . . . | { Construction of the spinner cups } |
C03B 37/047 | . . . | { Selection of materials for the spinner cups } |
C03B 37/048 | . . . | { Means for attenuating the spun fibres, e.g. blowers for spinner cups } |
| C03B 37/05 | . . . | by projecting { molten glass } on a rotating body having no radial orifices |
| C03B 37/06 | . . | by blasting or blowing molten glass, e.g. for making staple fibres |
C03B 37/07 | . | Controlling or regulating ( { C03B 37/0253 takes precedence } ; controlling or regulating in general G05 ) |
| C03B 37/075 | . | Manufacture of { non-optical } fibres or filaments consisting of different sorts of glass or characterised by shape, e.g. undulated fibres ( C03B 37/022 , C03B 37/027 , C03B 37/028 take precedence; light guides G02B 6/00 ) |
C03B 37/0753 | . . | { consisting of different sorts of glass, e.g. bi-component fibres } |
C03B 37/0756 | . . | { Hollow fibres } |
| C03B 37/08 | . | Bushings, { e.g. construction, bushing reinforcement means } ; Spinnerettes ; Nozzles ; Nozzle plates |
C03B 37/0805 | . . | { Manufacturing, repairing, or other treatment of bushings, nozzles or bushing nozzle plates } |
C03B 37/081 | . . | Indirect-melting bushings |
C03B 37/083 | . . | Nozzles ; Bushing nozzle plates ( C03B 37/095 takes precedence ) |
C03B 37/085 | . . | Feeding devices therefor |
| C03B 37/09 | . . | electrically heated |
C03B 37/095 | . . | Use of materials therefor |
| C03B 37/10 | . | Non-chemical treatment ( C03C 25/00 takes precedence; yarns or threads D02 ; woven fabrics D03 ; non-woven fabrics D04 ) |
C03B 37/12 | . . | of fibres or filaments during winding up |
| C03B 37/14 | . . |
C03B 37/15 | . . . | with heat application, e.g. for making optical fibres ( fusion-splicing of light guides G02B 6/255 ; treatment of light guides to shape optical elements G02B 6/28 ) |
C03B 37/16 | . . | Cutting or severing ( light guides G02B 6/25 ) |
| Preventing adhesion between glass and glass or between glass and the means used to shape it, { hold it or support it } |
C03B 40/005 | . | { Fabrics, felts or loose covers } |
| C03B 40/02 | . | by lubrication ; Use of materials as release or lubricating compositions |
C03B 40/027 | . . | Apparatus for applying lubricants to glass shaping moulds or tools |
C03B 40/033 | . . | Means for preventing adhesion between glass and glass |
C03B 40/04 | . | using gas |
| C03B 2201/00 | Type of glass produced |
C03B 2201/01 | . | Antique glass imitations |
| C03B 2201/02 | . | Pure silica glass, e.g. pure fused quartz |
| C03B 2201/06 | . | Doped silica-based glasses |
| C03B 2201/07 | . . | Impurity concentration specified |
| C03B 2201/08 | . . | doped with boron or fluorine or other refractive index decreasing dopant |
C03B 2201/10 | . . . | doped with boron ( C03B 2201/14 takes precedence ) |
C03B 2201/12 | . . . | doped with fluorine ( C03B 2201/14 takes precedence ) |
C03B 2201/14 | . . . | doped with boron and fluorine |
| C03B 2201/20 | . . | doped with non-metals other than boron or fluorine |
C03B 2201/21 | . . . | doped with molecular hydrogen |
C03B 2201/22 | . . . | doped with deuterium |
C03B 2201/23 | . . . | doped with hydroxyl groups |
C03B 2201/24 | . . . | doped with nitrogen, e.g. silicon oxy-nitride glasses NOTE -
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C03B 2201/28 | . . . | doped with phosphorus |
| C03B 2201/30 | . . | doped with metals, e.g. Ga, Sn, Sb, Pb or Bi |
C03B 2201/31 | . . . | doped with germanium |
C03B 2201/32 | . . . | doped with aluminium ( C03B 2201/36 takes precedence ) |
| C03B 2201/34 | . . . | doped with rare earth metals, i.e. with Sc, Y or lanthanides, e.g. for laser-amplifiers |
| C03B 2201/40 | . . . | doped with transition metals other than rare earth metals, e.g. Zr, Nb, Ta or Zn |
C03B 2201/50 | . . . | doped with alkali metals |
C03B 2201/54 | . . . | doped with beryllium, magnesium or alkaline earth metals |
C03B 2201/58 | . . . | doped with metals in non-oxide form, e.g. CdSe |
| C03B 2201/60 | . | Silica-free oxide glasses |
C03B 2201/62 | . . | containing boron |
C03B 2201/70 | . . | containing phosphorus |
C03B 2201/78 | . . | containing germanium |
| C03B 2201/80 | . | Non-oxide glasses or glass-type compositions |
| C03B 2201/82 | . . | Fluoride glasses, e.g. ZBLAN glass |
C03B 2201/84 | . . | Halide glasses other than fluoride glasses, i.e. Cl, Br or I glasses, e.g. AgCl-AgBr "glass" |
C03B 2201/86 | . . | Chalcogenide glasses, i.e. S, Se or Te glasses |
C03B 2201/88 | . . | Chalcohalide glasses, i.e. containing one or more of S, Se, Te and one or more of F, Cl, Br, I |
| C03B 2203/00 | Fibre product details, e.g. structure, shape |
| C03B 2203/02 | . | External structure or shape details |
C03B 2203/04 | . . | Polygonal outer cross-section, e.g. triangular, square |
C03B 2203/06 | . . | Axial perturbations, e.g. twist, by torsion, undulating, crimped |
| C03B 2203/10 | . | Internal structure or shape details |
C03B 2203/12 | . . | Non-circular or non-elliptical cross-section, e.g. planar core |
| C03B 2203/14 | . . | Non-solid, i.e. hollow products, e.g. hollow clad or with core-clad interface |
| C03B 2203/18 | . . | Axial perturbations, e.g. in refractive index or composition |
| C03B 2203/22 | . . | Radial profile of refractive index, composition or softening point |
C03B 2203/222 | . . . | Mismatching viscosities or softening points of glass layers |
C03B 2203/223 | . . . | Matching viscosities or softening points of glass layers |
C03B 2203/224 | . . . | Mismatching coefficients of thermal expansion [CTE] of glass layers |
C03B 2203/225 | . . . | Matching coefficients of thermal expansion [CTE] of glass layers |
C03B 2203/23 | . . . | Double or multiple optical cladding profiles |
C03B 2203/24 | . . . | Single mode ( SM or monomode ) |
C03B 2203/26 | . . . | Parabolic or graded index (GRIN) core profile |
C03B 2203/28 | . . . | Large core fibres, e.g. with a core diameter greater than 60 micrometers |
C03B 2203/29 | . . . | Segmented core fibres |
| C03B 2203/30 | . | Polarisation maintaining (PM), i.e. birefringent products, e.g. with elliptical core, by use of stress rods, "PANDA" type fibres |
C03B 2203/302 | . . | Non-circular core cross-sections |
C03B 2203/31 | . . | by use of stress-imparting rods, e.g. by insertion |
C03B 2203/32 | . | Eccentric core or cladding |
C03B 2203/34 | . | Plural core other than bundles, e.g. double core |
C03B 2203/36 | . | Dispersion modified fibres, e.g. wavelength or polarisation shifted, flattened or compensating fibres ( DSF, DFF, DCF ) |
C03B 2203/40 | . | Multifibres or fibre bundles, e.g. for making image fibres |
C03B 2203/42 | . | Photonic crystal fibres, e.g. fibres using the photonic bandgap PBG effect, microstructured or holey optical fibres |
| C03B 2205/00 | Fibre drawing or extruding details |
C03B 2205/02 | . | Upward drawing |
C03B 2205/04 | . | Non-vertical drawing |
| C03B 2205/06 | . | Rotating the fibre fibre about its longitudinal axis |
| C03B 2205/08 | . | Sub-atmospheric pressure applied, e.g. vacuum |
C03B 2205/10 | . | pressurised |
| C03B 2205/12 | . | Drawing solid optical fibre directly from a hollow preform |
C03B 2205/13 | . . | from a hollow glass tube containing glass-forming material in particulate form, e.g. to form the core by melting the powder during drawing |
C03B 2205/14 | . . | comprising collapse of an outer tube onto an inner central solid preform rod |
C03B 2205/16 | . . | the drawn fibre consisting of circularly symmetric core and clad |
C03B 2205/20 | . | Irradiation of the base fibre during drawing to modify waveguide properties |
C03B 2205/30 | . | Means for continuous drawing from a preform |
C03B 2205/32 | . | Simultaneous drawing of multiple preforms to separate mulitiple fibres |
C03B 2205/40 | . | Monitoring or regulating the draw tension or draw rate |
C03B 2205/42 | . | Drawing at high speed, i.e. > 10 m/s |
C03B 2205/44 | . | Monotoring or regulating the preform feed rate |
C03B 2205/45 | . | Monotoring or regulating the preform neck-down region with respect to position or shape |
C03B 2205/46 | . | Monotoring or regulating the preform position with respect to the draw axis |
C03B 2205/47 | . | Shaping the preform draw bulb before or during drawing |
| C03B 2205/50 | . | Cooling the drawn fibre using liquid coolant prior to coating, e.g. indirect cooling via cooling jacket |
C03B 2205/51 | . . | using liquified or cryogenic gas |
| C03B 2205/52 | . . | by direct contact with liquid coolant, e.g. as spray, mist |
C03B 2205/55 | . | Cooling or annealing the drawn fibre prior to coating using a series of coolers or heaters |
C03B 2205/56 | . | Annealing or re-heating the drawn fibre prior to coating |
C03B 2205/57 | . | Recovering, recycling or purifying the coolant, e.g. helium |
| C03B 2205/60 | . | Optical fibre draw furnaces |
C03B 2205/61 | . . | Recovering, recycling or purifying the inert gas, e.g. helium |
| C03B 2205/62 | . . | Heating means for drawing |
C03B 2205/63 | . . . | Ohmic resistance heaters, e.g. carbon or graphite resistance heaters |
C03B 2205/64 | . . . | Induction furnaces, i.e. HF/RF coil, e.g. of the graphite or zirconia susceptor type |
C03B 2205/66 | . . . | Microwave or similar electromagnetic wave heating, e.g. resonant cavity type |
C03B 2205/67 | . . . | Laser heating |
C03B 2205/68 | . . . | Hot gas, e.g. plasma, flame, burner |
C03B 2205/69 | . . . | Auxiliary thermal treatment immediately prior to drawing, e.g. pre-heaters, laser-assisted resistance heaters |
C03B 2205/70 | . . | Draw furnace insulation |
C03B 2205/72 | . . | Controlling or measuring the draw furnace temperature |
C03B 2205/74 | . . | Means for moving at least a part of the draw furnace, e.g. by rotation or vertical or horizontal movement |
| C03B 2205/80 | . . | Means for sealing the preform entry or upper end of the furnace |
| C03B 2205/82 | . . | Means for sealing the fibre exit or lower end of the furnace |
| C03B 2205/90 | . . | Manipulating the gas flow through the furnace other than by use of upper or lower seals, e.g. by modification of the core tube shape or by using baffles |
C03B 2205/91 | . . . | by controlling the furnace gas flow rate into or out of the furnace |
C03B 2205/92 | . . . | using means for gradually reducing the cross-section towards the outlet or around the preform draw end, e.g. tapered |
C03B 2205/96 | . . . | using tangential feed approximately perpendicular to the draw axis |
C03B 2205/98 | . . . | using annular gas inlet distributors |
| C03B 2207/00 | Glass deposition burners |
C03B 2207/02 | . | Elongated flat flame or slit-nozzle type |
| C03B 2207/04 | . | Multi-nested ports |
C03B 2207/06 | . . | Concentric circular ports |
C03B 2207/08 | . . | Recessed or protruding ports |
C03B 2207/10 | . . | Split ports |
C03B 2207/12 | . . | Nozzle or orifice plates |
C03B 2207/14 | . . | Tapered or flared nozzles or ports angled to central burner axis |
C03B 2207/16 | . . | Non-circular ports, e.g. square or oval |
C03B 2207/18 | . . | Eccentric ports |
| C03B 2207/20 | . | Specific substances in specified ports, e.g. all gas flows specified |
C03B 2207/22 | . . | Inert gas details |
C03B 2207/24 | . . | Multiple flame type, e.g. double-concentric flame |
| C03B 2207/26 | . . | Multiple ports for glass precursor |
| C03B 2207/30 | . | For glass precursor of non-standard type, e.g. solid SiH3F |
| C03B 2207/36 | . | Fuel or oxidant details, e.g. flow rate, flow rate ratio, fuel additives |
C03B 2207/40 | . | Mechanical flame shields |
C03B 2207/42 | . | Assembly details ; Material or dimensions of burner ; Manifolds or supports |
C03B 2207/46 | . | Comprising performance enhancing means, e.g. electrostatic charge or built-in heater |
| C03B 2207/50 | . | Multiple burner arrangements |
C03B 2207/52 | . . | Linear array of like burners |
C03B 2207/54 | . . | combined with means for heating the deposit, e.g. non-deposition burner |
| C03B 2207/60 | . | Relationship between burner and deposit, e.g. position |
C03B 2207/70 | . | Control measures |
| C03B 2207/80 | . | Feeding the burner or the burner-heated deposition site |
C03B 2207/81 | . . | Constructional details of the feed line, e.g. heating, insulation, material, manifolds, filters |
| C03B 2207/85 | . . | with vapour generated from liquid glass precursors, e.g. directly by heating the liquid |
C03B 2207/86 | . . . | by bubbling a gas through the liquid |
C03B 2207/87 | . . . | Controlling the temperature |
C03B 2207/88 | . . . | Controlling the pressure |
C03B 2207/89 | . . . | Controlling the liquid level in or supply to the tank |
C03B 2207/90 | . . | with vapour generated from solid glass precursors i.e. by sublimation |
| C03B 2211/00 | Heating processes for glass melting in glass melting furnaces |
| C03B 2211/20 | . | Submerged gas heating |
| C03B 2211/22 | . . | by direct combustion in the melt |
C03B 2211/24 | . . | by direct contact of non-combusting hot gas in the melt |
C03B 2211/25 | . . | by indirect heating, e.g. with heat pipes |
C03B 2211/30 | . | introducing oxygen into the glass melting furnace separately from the fuel |
| C03B 2211/40 | . | using oxy-fuel burners |
| C03B 2211/70 | . | Skull melting, i.e. melting or refining in cooled wall crucibles or within solidified glass crust, e.g. in continuous walled vessels |
| C03B 2215/00 | Press-moulding glass |
| C03B 2215/02 | . | Press-mould materials |
C03B 2215/03 | . . | defined by material properties or parameters, e.g. relative CTE of mould parts |
| C03B 2215/05 | . . | Press-mould die materials |
| C03B 2215/08 | . . | Coated press-mould dies |
| C03B 2215/10 | . . . | Die base materials |
| C03B 2215/14 | . . . | Die top coat materials, e.g. materials for the glass-contacting layers |
| C03B 2215/16 | . . . . | Metals or alloys, e.g. Ni-P, Ni-B, amorphous metals |
C03B 2215/20 | . . . . | Oxide ceramics |
C03B 2215/22 | . . . . | Non-oxide ceramics ( carbon C03B 2215/24 ) |
C03B 2215/24 | . . . . | Carbon, e.g. diamond, graphite, amorphous carbon |
C03B 2215/26 | . . . . | Mixtures of materials covered by more than one of the groups C03B 2215/16 to C03B 2215/24 , e.g. C-SiC, Cr-Cr2O3, SIALON |
| C03B 2215/30 | . . . | Intermediate layers, e.g. graded zone of base/top material |
| C03B 2215/40 | . | Product characteristics |
C03B 2215/404 | . . | Products with identification marks |
C03B 2215/406 | . . | Products comprising at least two different glasses |
| C03B 2215/41 | . . | Profiled surfaces |
C03B 2215/412 | . . . | fine structured, e.g. fresnel lenses, prismatic reflectors, other sharp-edged surface profiles |
C03B 2215/413 | . . . | optical fibre alignment, fixing or connecting members having V-grooves |
C03B 2215/414 | . . . | Arrays of products, e.g. lenses |
C03B 2215/44 | . . | Flat, parallel-faced disc or plate products |
C03B 2215/45 | . . | Ring or doughnut disc products or their preforms |
| C03B 2215/46 | . . | Lenses, e.g. bi-convex |
C03B 2215/47 | . . . | Bi-concave |
C03B 2215/48 | . . . | Convex-concave |
C03B 2215/49 | . . . | Complex forms not covered by groups C03B 2215/47 or C03B 2215/48 |
C03B 2215/50 | . | Structural details of the press-mould assembly |
C03B 2215/60 | . | Aligning press die axes |
C03B 2215/61 | . | Positioning the glass to be pressed with respect to the press dies or press axis |
C03B 2215/62 | . | Vibration-assisted pressing |
C03B 2215/63 | . | Pressing between porous dies supplied with gas, i.e. contactless pressing |
C03B 2215/64 | . | Spinning, centrifuging or using g-force to distribute the glass |
C03B 2215/65 | . | Means for releasing gas trapped between glass and press die |
C03B 2215/66 | . | Means for providing special atmospheres, e.g. reduced pressure, inert gas, reducing gas, clean room |
C03B 2215/67 | . | Pressing between dies rotating about the press axis |
C03B 2215/68 | . | Means for parting the die from the pressed glass other than by cooling or use of a take-out |
C03B 2215/69 | . | Controlling the pressure applied to the glass via the dies |
C03B 2215/70 | . | Horizontal or inclined press axis |
C03B 2215/71 | . | Injecting molten glass into the mould cavity |
| C03B 2215/72 | . | Barrel presses or equivalent, e.g. of the ring mould type |
| C03B 2215/76 | . | Pressing whereby some glass overflows unrestrained beyond the press mould in a direction perpendicular to the press axis |
C03B 2215/78 | . | Pressing together along two or more perpendicular axes |
C03B 2215/79 | . | Uniting product and product holder during pressing e.g. lens and lens holder |
C03B 2215/80 | . | Simultaneous pressing of multiple products ; Multiple parallel moulds |
| C03B 2215/86 | . | Linear series of multiple press moulds |
| C03B 2225/00 | Transporting hot glass sheets during their manufacture |
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