WebCPC CPC COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION

C03B　MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES

C03B 1/00 Preparing the batches (chemical compositions C03C)

C03B 1/02 ・Compacting the glass batches, e.g. pelletising

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

C03B 3/023 ・・{Preheating}

C03B 3/026 ・・{by charging the ingredients into a flame, through a burner or equivalent heating means used to heat the melting furnace}

C03B 5/00 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture

C03B 5/005 ・{of glass-forming waste materials (disposal or transformation of solid waste in general B09B; treatment of radioactive waste G21F 9/00)}

C03B 5/02 ・in electric furnaces, {e.g. by dielectric heating (electric heating in general H05B)}

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 ・・・{Shaft furnaces (C03B 5/0277 takes precedence)}

C03B 5/0277 ・・・{Rotary furnaces}

C03B 5/03 ・・・Tank furnaces

C03B 5/031 ・・・・{Cold top tank furnaces}

C03B 5/033 ・・by using resistance heaters above or in the glass bath, i.e. by indirect resistance heating

C03B 5/0332 ・・・{Tank furnaces}

C03B 5/0334 ・・・{Pot furnaces; Core furnaces}

C03B 5/0336 ・・・{Shaft furnaces (C03B 5/0338 takes precedence)}

C03B 5/0338 ・・・{Rotary furnaces}

C03B 5/04 ・in tank furnaces {(C03B 5/02 takes precedence)}

C03B 5/05 ・・Discontinuously-working tank furnaces, e.g. day tanks

C03B 5/06 ・in pot furnaces {(C03B 5/02 takes precedence)}

C03B 5/08 ・・Glass-melting pots

C03B 5/10 ・in combined tank furnaces and pots {(C03B 5/02 takes precedence)}

C03B 5/12 ・in shaft furnaces {(C03B 5/02 takes precedence)}

C03B 5/14 ・in revolving cylindrical furnaces {(C03B 5/02 takes precedence)}

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 (C03B 5/169, C03B 5/185 take precedence)}

C03B 5/167 ・・Means for preventing damage to equipment, e.g. by molten glass, hot gases, batches (C03B 5/20, C03B 5/42 take precedence)

C03B 5/1672 ・・・{Use of materials therefor}

C03B 5/1675 ・・・・{Platinum group metals}

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 ・・Stirring devices; Homogenisation {(mixing in general B01F)}

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 5/185 ・・・・Electric means

C03B 5/187 ・・・with moving elements

C03B 5/1875 ・・・・{of the screw or pump-action type}

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 ・・Refining (C03B 5/18 takes precedence; {Refining agents C03C 1/004})

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 ・・Heating the glass (C03B 5/02, C03B 5/18, C03B 5/225 take precedence)

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 5/245 ・・・{Regulating the melt or batch level, depth or thickness}

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 5/267 ・・・・{specially adapted for supplying the float tank}

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

C03B 7/00 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 ・Means for taking-off charges of molten glass {(C03B 7/08, C03B 7/14 to C03B 7/22 take precedence)}

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 7/065 ・・・{by combustion with pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air}

C03B 7/07 ・・・Electric means

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 7/096 ・・・for heating

C03B 7/098 ・・・・electric

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 ・Transferring molten glass or gobs to glass blowing or pressing machines (C03B 7/18 to C03B 7/22 take precedence)

C03B 7/16 ・・using deflector chutes

C03B 7/18 ・Suction feeders

C03B 7/20 ・Scoop feeders

C03B 7/22 ・Gathering-devices in the form of rods or pipes

C03B 9/00 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 ・in gob feeder machines (C03B 9/28, C03B 9/29 take precedence)

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 9/185 ・・・・・{having at least two rotary tables}

C03B 9/19 ・・・・・having only one rotary table

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 9/1955 ・・・・{having at least two rotary tables}

C03B 9/197 ・・・Construction of the blank mould

C03B 9/20 ・in "vacuum blowing" or in "vacuum-and-blow" machines

C03B 9/22 ・・Rotary-table machines

C03B 9/225 ・・・{having at least two rotary tables}

C03B 9/24 ・・Construction of the blank mould

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 9/292 ・・{Details of such machines (C03B 9/295 takes precedence)}

C03B 9/295 ・・Rotary-table machines

C03B 9/2955 ・・・{having at least two rotary tables}

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 ・・・{Neck moulds (C03B 9/325 takes precedence)}

C03B 9/344 ・・・{Bottom moulds (C03B 9/335 takes precedence)}

C03B 9/347 ・・・Construction of the blank or blow mould

C03B 9/353 ・・・Mould holders; {Mould opening and closing mechanisms}

C03B 9/3532 ・・・・{Mechanisms for holders of half moulds moving by rotation about a common vertical axis}

C03B 9/3535 ・・・・・{with the half moulds parallel upon opening and closing}

C03B 9/3537 ・・・・{Mechanisms for holders of half moulds moving by linear translation}

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 9/3636 ・・・・{Manifolds or regulating devices, e.g. valves}

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 9/3672 ・・・・{using a tube}

C03B 9/3681 ・・・・・{Movable tubes}

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 9/385 ・・・・{using a tube for cooling or heating the inside, e.g. blowheads}

C03B 9/3858 ・・・・・{Movable tubes}

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 9/3883 ・・・・{Air delivery thereto, e.g. plenum, piping}

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 9/406 ・・・・{Manifolds or regulating devices, e.g. valves}

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 9/4535 ・・・・[N. 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

C03B 11/00 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 11/086 ・・・・{of coated dies (use of materials as release or lubricating compositions C03B 40/02)}

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 11/122 ・・{Heating}

C03B 11/125 ・・{Cooling}

C03B 11/127 ・・・{of hollow or semi-hollow articles or their moulds}

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

C03B 13/00 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

C03B 13/183 ・・{Receiving tables or roller beds for the rolled plateglass}

C03B 13/186 ・・{Pot gripping devices}

C03B 15/00 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 15/16 ・・Drawing tubes, cylinders or rods, coated with coloured layers

C03B 15/18 ・Means for laying-down and conveying combined with the drawing of glass sheets, tubes or rods

C03B 17/00 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 17/025 ・・{Tubes or rods}

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}

C03B 18/00 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

C03B 18/22 ・・・Controlling or regulating the temperature of the atmosphere above the float tank

C03B 19/00 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 19/025 ・・{by injection moulding, e.g. extrusion}

C03B 19/04 ・by centrifuging {(C03B 19/095 takes precedence)}

C03B 19/06 ・by sintering, {e.g. by cold isostatic pressing of powders and subsequent sintering, by hot pressing of powders, by sintering slurries or dispersions not undergoing a liquid phase reaction}

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 ・・{Forming solid beads (chemical aspects C03C 12/00)}

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 19/1025 ・・・・{Bead furnaces or burners}

C03B 19/103 ・・・・・{Fluidised-bed furnaces}

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 19/105 ・・・・{the liquid being a molten metal or salt}

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 19/1065 ・・・・{by liquid phase reactions, e.g. by means of a gel phase}

C03B 19/107 ・・{Forming hollow beads (chemical aspects C03C 11/002)}

C03B 19/1075 ・・・{by blowing, pressing, centrifuging, rolling or dripping}

C03B 19/108 ・・{Forming porous, sintered or foamed beads (chemical aspects C03C 11/00)}

C03B 19/1085 ・・・{by blowing, pressing, centrifuging, rolling or dripping}

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 19/143 ・・・・{Plasma vapour deposition}

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 19/1461 ・・・{for doping the shaped article with flourine}

C03B 19/1469 ・・{Means for changing or stabilising the shape or form of the shaped article or deposit}

C03B 19/1476 ・・{Means for heating during or immediately prior to deposition (C03B 19/1415 takes precedence)}

C03B 19/1484 ・・{Means for supporting, rotating or translating the article being formed}

C03B 19/1492 ・・・{Deposition substrates, e.g. targets}

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)}

C03B 21/00 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)

C03B 23/00 Re-forming shaped glass (re-forming fibres or filaments C03B 37/14)

C03B 23/0006 ・{by drawing (C03B 23/02, C03B 23/04, C03B 23/18 take precedence)}

C03B 23/0013 ・{by pressing (C03B 21/04, C03B 23/02, C03B 23/04, C03B 23/18, C03B 23/26 take precedence)}

C03B 23/002 ・・{Re-forming the rim portions}

C03B 23/0026 ・{by gravity, e.g. sagging (C03B 23/02, C03B 23/04, C03B 23/18 take precedence)}

C03B 23/0033 ・{by centrifuging (C03B 23/02, C03B 23/04, C03B 23/18 take precedence)}

C03B 23/004 ・{by rolling (C03B 23/02, C03B 23/04, C03B 23/18 take precedence)}

C03B 23/0046 ・・{Re-forming the rim portions}

C03B 23/0053 ・・・{Hand tools therefor}

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 ・{by bending (C03B 23/02, C03B 23/04, C03B 23/18 take precedence)}

C03B 23/0073 ・{by blowing (C03B 23/02, C03B 23/04, C03B 23/18 take precedence)}

C03B 23/008 ・・{Vacuum-blowing}

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 ・・・・{by gravity only, e.g. sagging (C03B 23/035 takes precedence)}

C03B 23/0254 ・・・・・{in a continuous way, e.g. gravity roll bending}

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 23/0315 ・・・・・{and supported on the lower edge}

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 23/0352 ・・・・{by suction or blowing out for providing the deformation force to bend the glass sheet}

C03B 23/0355 ・・・・・{by blowing without suction directly on the glass sheet}

C03B 23/0357 ・・・・・{by suction without blowing, e.g.with vacuum or by venturi effect}

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 ・・by drawing ({C03B 23/091}, C03B 37/025 takes precedence)

C03B 23/0473 ・・・{for forming constrictions}

C03B 23/0476 ・・・{onto a forming die, e.g. a mandrel or a wire}

C03B 23/049 ・・by pressing (C03B 21/04, {C03B 23/092}, C03B 23/26 take precedence)

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 ・・by gravity, e.g. sagging {(C03B 23/093 takes precedence)}

C03B 23/053 ・・by centrifuging ({C03B 23/094}, C03B 37/04 takes precedence)

C03B 23/055 ・・by rolling {(C03B 23/095 takes precedence)}

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 ・・by bending {(C03B 23/096 takes precedence)}

C03B 23/065 ・・・{in only one plane, e.g. for making circular neon tubes}

C03B 23/07 ・・by blowing, e.g. for making electric bulbs {(C03B 23/097 takes precedence)}

C03B 23/073 ・・・{Vacuum-blowing}

C03B 23/076 ・・・・{Shrinking the glass tube on to a mandrel}

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 23/098 ・・・・{Vacuum-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 23/114 ・・・・{Devices for feeding tubes or rods to these machines}

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 23/245 ・・・{Hollow glass sheets}

C03B 23/26 ・Punching reheated glass

C03B 25/00 Annealing glass products

C03B 25/02 ・in a discontinuous way

C03B 25/025 ・・{Glass sheets}

C03B 25/04 ・in a continuous way

C03B 25/06 ・・with horizontal displacement of the glass products

C03B 25/08 ・・・of glass sheets

C03B 25/087 ・・・・being in a vertical position

C03B 25/093 ・・・・being in a horizontal position on a fluid support, e.g. a gas or molten metal

C03B 25/10 ・・with vertical displacement of the glass products

C03B 25/12 ・・・of glass sheets

C03B 27/00 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 27/024 ・・・{the liquid being sprayed on the object}

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 27/035 ・・・{the liquid being sprayed on the object}

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 27/0408 ・・・{being dismountable}

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 27/0431 ・・・・{the quench unit being adapted to the bend of the sheet (C03B 27/0435 takes precedence)}

C03B 27/0435 ・・・・{the quench unit being variably adaptable to the bend of the sheet}

C03B 27/044 ・・for flat or bent glass sheets being in a horizontal position

C03B 27/0442 ・・・{for bent glass sheets}

C03B 27/0445 ・・・・{the quench unit being adapted to the bend of the sheet (C03B 27/0447 takes precedence)}

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 27/0524 ・・・・{being dismountable}

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

C03B 27/062 ・・・{Nozzles or blow-heads, e.g. tubes}

C03B 27/065 ・・・{Stresses, e.g. patterns, values or formulae}

C03B 27/067 ・・・{Controlling or regulating}

C03B 29/00 Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfaces; Fire-polishing; Fusing of margins

C03B 29/02 ・in a discontinuous way

C03B 29/025 ・・{Glass sheets}

C03B 29/04 ・in a continuous way

C03B 29/06 ・・with horizontal displacement of the products

C03B 29/08 ・・・Glass sheets

C03B 29/10 ・・・・being in a vertical position

C03B 29/12 ・・・・being in a horizontal position on a fluid support, e.g. a gas or molten metal

C03B 29/14 ・・with vertical displacement of the products

C03B 29/16 ・・・Glass sheets

C03B 31/00 Manufacture of rippled or crackled glass

C03B 32/00 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)}

C03B 33/00 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 toolsC03B 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 33/078 ・・・{Polymeric interlayers}

C03B 33/08 ・by fusing, {i.e. by melting through the glass}

C03B 33/082 ・・{using a focussed radiation beam, e.g. laser (C03B 33/0855 takes precedence)}

C03B 33/085 ・・Tubes, rods or hollow products

C03B 33/0855 ・・・{using a focussed radiation beam, e.g. laser}

C03B 33/09 ・by thermal shock

C03B 33/091 ・・{using at least one focussed radiation beam, e.g. laser beam (C03B 33/0955 takes precedence)}

C03B 33/093 ・・・{using two or more focussed radiation beams}

C03B 33/095 ・・Tubes, rods or hollow products

C03B 33/0955 ・・・{using a focussed radiation beam, e.g. laser}

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 33/107 ・・・{Wheel design, e.g. materials, construction, shape}

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)}

C03B 35/00 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 ・Transporting of hot hollow {or semi-hollow} glass products (C03B 35/26 takes precedence)

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 35/064 ・・・・{specially adapted as a lehr loader}

C03B 35/066 ・・・・・{combined with article distributing means, e.g. pivoting deflectors, arresting fingers, stationary guides}

C03B 35/068 ・・・{by gravitational force, e.g. via chutes}

C03B 35/08 ・・・using rotary means directly acting on the products

C03B 35/085 ・・・・{Transfer mechanisms of the "endless-chain" type}

C03B 35/10 ・・・using reciprocating means directly acting on the products, e.g. pushers, stackers

C03B 35/12 ・・・by picking-up and depositing

C03B 35/125 ・・・・{Transfer mechanisms of the "rotary" type, e.g. "take-outs", "setting-over" mechanisms}

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 35/147 ・・・{of the non-contact type}

C03B 35/16 ・・by roller conveyeors

C03B 35/161 ・・・{specially adapted for bent sheets or ribbons (C03B 35/166 takes precedence)}

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 35/164 ・・・・{electric or electronicsystems therefor, e.g. for automatic control}

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 ・・・・{specially adapted for bent sheets or ribbons (C03B 35/187 takes precedence)}

C03B 35/183 ・・・・{specially adapted for thermal adjustment of the rollers, e.g. insulating, heating, cooling thereof}

C03B 35/184 ・・・・・{Cooling}

C03B 35/185 ・・・・{having a discontinuous surface for contacting the sheets or ribbons other than cloth or fabric, e.g. having protrusions or depressions, spirally wound cable, projecting discs or tires}

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 35/202 ・・・{by supporting frames (C03B 35/145 takes precedence)}

C03B 35/205 ・・・・{the glass sheets being in a vertical position}

C03B 35/207 ・・・・{Construction or design of supporting frames}

C03B 35/22 ・・on a fluid support bed, e.g. on molten metal

C03B 35/24 ・・・on a gas support bed

C03B 35/243 ・・・・{having a non-planar surface, e.g. curved, for bent sheets}

C03B 35/246 ・・・・{Transporting continuous glass ribbons}

C03B 35/26 ・Transporting of glass tubes or rods

C03B 37/00 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 ・・・{starting from tubes, rods, fibres or filaments (C03B 37/014 takes precedence)}

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 ・・・・・{for making preforms of multiple core optical fibres (preforms of multifibres C03B 37/01214)}

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 ・・・・・{Removal of preform material (C03B 37/01251 takes precedence)}

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 47/28C; extrusion presses in general B30B 11/22)}

C03B 37/01291 ・・・・{by progressive melting, e.g. melting glass powder during delivery to and adhering the so-formed melt to a target or preform, e.g. the Plasma Oxidation Deposition (POD) process}

C03B 37/01294 ・・・・・{by delivering pulverulent glass to the deposition target or preform where the powder is progressively melted, e.g. accretion}

C03B 37/01297 ・・・・・{by melting glass powder in a mould}

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 37/01426 ・・・・・・{Plasma deposition burners or torches}

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 37/01473 ・・・・・{Collapsing}

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 37/01493 ・・・・・{Deposition substrates, e.g. targets, mandrels, start rods or tubes}

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 37/01823 ・・・・・・・{Plasma deposition burners or heating means}

C03B 37/0183 ・・・・・・・・{for plasma within a tube substrate}

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 37/01869 ・・・・・・{Collapsing}

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 37/01892 ・・・・・・{Deposition substrates, e.g. tubes, mandrels}

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 ・・・・{Controlling or regulating (for glass fibre manufacture in general C03B 37/07)}

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C03B 37/02709 ・・・・・{Polarisation maintaining fibres, e.g. PM, PANDA, bi-refringent optical fibres}

C03B 37/02718 ・・・・・{Thermal treatment of the fibre during the drawing process, e.g. cooling (coating C03C 25/10)}

C03B 37/02727 ・・・・・・{Annealing or re-heating}

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C03B 37/02754 ・・・・・{Solid fibres drawn from hollow preforms}

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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

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C03B 37/032 ・・・・{for glass optical fibres}

C03B 37/035 ・・・・having means for deflecting or stripping-off fibres {or for removing defective parts}

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C03B 37/041 ・・・{Transferring molten glass to the spinner}

C03B 37/042 ・・・{starting from tubes, rods, fibres or filaments}

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C03B 37/06 ・・by blasting or blowing molten glass, e.g. for making staple fibres

C03B 37/065 ・・・starting from tubes, rods, fibres or filaments

C03B 37/07 ・Controlling or regulating ({C03B 37/0253 takes precedence}; controlling or regulating in general G05)

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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

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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 37/091 ・・・{Indirect-resistance heating}

C03B 37/092 ・・・Direct-resistance heating

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

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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)

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C03B 40/005 ・{Fabrics, felts or loose covers}

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C03B 40/04 ・using gas

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C03B 2201/01 ・Antique glass imitations

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C03B 2201/075 ・・・Hydroxyl ion (OH)

C03B 2201/08 ・・doped with boron or fluorine or other refractive index decreasing dopant

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C03B 2201/12 ・・・doped with fluorine (C03B 2201/14 takes precedence)

C03B 2201/14 ・・・doped with boron and fluorine

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C03B 2201/21 ・・・doped with molecular hydrogen

C03B 2201/22 ・・・doped with deuterium

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C03B 2201/24 ・・・doped with nitrogen, e.g. silicon oxy-nitride glasses

C03B 2201/28 ・・・doped with phosphorus

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C03B 2201/31 ・・・doped with germanium

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C03B 2201/34 ・・・doped with rare earth metals, i.e. with Sc, Y or lanthanides, e.g. for laser-amplifiers

C03B 2201/36 ・・・・doped with rare earth metals and aluminium, e.g. Er-Al co-doped

C03B 2201/40 ・・・doped with transition metals other than rare earth metals, e.g. Zr, Nb, Ta or Zn

C03B 2201/42 ・・・・doped with titanium

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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

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C03B 2201/82 ・・Fluoride glasses, e.g. ZBLAN glass

C03B 2201/83 ・・・Ionic or single crystal type, e.g. NaF, LiF, CaF2

C03B 2201/84 ・・Halide glasses other than fluoride glasses, i.e. Cl, Br or I glasses, e.g. AgCl-AgBr

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

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C03B 2203/06 ・・Axial perturbations, e.g. twist, by torsion, undulating, crimped

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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 2203/16 ・・・Hollow core

C03B 2203/18 ・・Axial perturbations, e.g. in refractive index or composition

C03B 2203/19 ・・・Alternating positive/negative spins or twists

C03B 2203/20 ・・・helical

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 2205/07 ・・Rotating the preform about its longitudinal axis

C03B 2205/08 ・Sub-atmospheric pressure applied, e.g. vacuum

C03B 2205/09 ・・to the outside of the preform or fibre

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 2205/53 ・・・by passage through liquid coolant bath

C03B 2205/54 ・・・After-treatment to remove coolant attached to cooled fibre

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 2205/81 ・・・using gas

C03B 2205/82 ・・Means for sealing the fibre exit or lower end of the furnace

C03B 2205/83 ・・・using gas

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 2207/28 ・・・for different glass precursors, reactants or modifiers

C03B 2207/30 ・For glass precursor of non-standard type, e.g. solid SiH3F

C03B 2207/32 ・・Non-halide

C03B 2207/34 ・・Liquid, e.g. mist or aerosol

C03B 2207/36 ・Fuel or oxidant details, e.g. flow rate, flow rate ratio, fuel additives

C03B 2207/38 ・・Fuel combinations or non-standard fuels, e.g. H2+CH4, ethane

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 2207/62 ・・Distance

C03B 2207/64 ・・Angle

C03B 2207/66 ・・Relative motion

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 2211/23 ・・・using oxygen, i.e. pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air

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 2211/60 ・・oxy-fuel burner construction

C03B 2211/62 ・・・flat-flame

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 2211/71 ・・within segmented wall vessels where the molten glass solidifies between and seals the gaps between wall segments

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 2215/06 ・・・Metals or alloys

C03B 2215/07 ・・・Ceramic or cermets

C03B 2215/08 ・・Coated press-mould dies

C03B 2215/10 ・・・Die base materials

C03B 2215/11 ・・・・Metals

C03B 2215/12 ・・・・Ceramics or cermets, e.g. cemented WC, Al2O3 or TiC

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 2215/17 ・・・・・comprising one or more of the noble meals, i.e. Ag, Au, platinum grop 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 2215/31 ・・・・Two or more distinct intermediate layers or zones

C03B 2215/32 ・・・・of metallic or silicon material

C03B 2215/34 ・・・・of ceramic or cermet material, e.g. diamond-like carbon

C03B 2215/38 ・・・・Mixed or graded material layers or zones

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 2215/73 ・・with means to allow glass overflow in a direction perpendicular to the press axis

C03B 2215/74 ・・・with means to trim off excess material

C03B 2215/76 ・Pressing whereby some glass overflows unrestrained beyond the press mould in a direction perpendicular to the press axis

C03B 2215/77 ・・with means to trim off excess material

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 2215/87 ・・with change of transportation direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. rectangular or "U" shape serial transport

C03B 2225/00 Transporting hot glass sheets during their manufacture

C03B 2225/02 ・Means for positioning, aligning or orientating the sheets during their travel, e.g. stops