IPC Classification

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  • C - Chemistry; metallurgy
  • C03B - Manufacture or shaping of glass, or of mineral or slag wool; supplementary processes in the manufacture or shaping of glass, or of mineral or slag wool
C03B 1/00 Preparing the batches
C03B 1/02 Compacting the glass batches, e.g. pelletising
C03B 3/00 Charging the melting furnaces
C03B 3/02 Charging the melting furnaces combined with preheating, premelting or pretreating the glass-making ingredients, pellets or cullet
C03B 5/00 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture
C03B 5/02 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in electric furnaces
C03B 5/03 Tank furnaces
C03B 5/04 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in tank furnaces
C03B 5/05 Discontinuously-working tank furnaces, e.g. day tanks
C03B 5/06 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in pot furnaces
C03B 5/08 Glass-melting pots
C03B 5/10 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in combined tank furnaces and pots
C03B 5/12 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in shaft furnaces
C03B 5/14 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in revolving cylindrical furnaces
C03B 5/16 Special features of the melting process; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces
C03B 5/18 Stirring devices; Homogenisation
C03B 5/20 Bridges, shoes, throats, or other devices for withholding dirt, foam, or batch
C03B 5/23 Cooling the molten glass
C03B 5/24 Automatically regulating the melting process
C03B 5/26 Outlets; Overflows
C03B 5/027 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in electric furnaces by passing an electric current between electrodes immersed in the glass bath, i.e. by direct resistance heating
C03B 5/28 Siphons
C03B 5/033 Melting in furnaces; Furnaces so far as specially adapted for glass manufacture in electric furnaces by using resistance heaters above or in the glass bath, i.e. by indirect resistance heating
C03B 5/42 Special features of the melting process; Auxiliary means specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces - Details of construction of furnace walls, e.g. to prevent corrosion; Use of materials for furnace walls
C03B 5/43 Use of materials for furnace walls, e.g. fire-bricks
C03B 5/44 Cooling arrangements for furnace walls
C03B 5/167 Means for preventing damage to equipment, e.g. by molten glass, hot gases, batches
C03B 5/173 Apparatus for changing the composition of the molten glass in glass furnaces, e.g. for colouring the molten glass
C03B 5/182 Stirring devices; Homogenisation by moving the molten glass along fixed elements, e.g. deflectors, weirs, baffle plates
C03B 5/183 Stirring devices; Homogenisation using thermal means, e.g. for creating convection currents
C03B 5/185 Electric means
C03B 5/187 Stirring devices; Homogenisation with moving elements
C03B 5/193 Stirring devices; Homogenisation using gas, e.g. bubblers
C03B 5/225 Refining
C03B 5/235 Heating the glass
C03B 5/237 Regenerators or recuperators specially adapted for glass-melting furnaces
C03B 5/425 Preventing corrosion or erosion
C03B 5/435 Heating arrangements for furnace walls
C03B 7/00 Distributors for the molten glass; Means for taking-off charges of molten glass; Producing the gob
C03B 7/01 Means for taking-off charges of molten glass
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 7/07 Electric means
C03B 7/08 Feeder spouts, e.g. gob feeders
C03B 7/09 Spout blocks
C03B 7/10 Cutting-off the glass flow with the aid of knives or scissors; Construction of the blades used
C03B 7/11 Construction of the blades
C03B 7/12 Cutting-off a free-hanging glass stream
C03B 7/14 Transferring molten glass or gobs to glass blowing or pressing machines
C03B 7/16 Transferring molten glass or gobs to glass blowing or pressing machines 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 7/082 Pneumatic feeders
C03B 7/084 Tube mechanisms
C03B 7/086 Plunger mechanisms
C03B 7/088 Outlets, e.g. orifice rings
C03B 7/092 Stirring devices; Homogenisation
C03B 7/094 Means for heating, cooling or insulation
C03B 7/096 Means for heating, cooling or insulation for heating
C03B 7/098 Means for heating, cooling or insulation for heating electric
C03B 8/00 Production of glass by other processes than melting processes
C03B 8/02 Production of glass by other processes than melting processes by liquid phase reaction processes
C03B 8/04 Production of glass by other processes than melting processes by gas phase reaction processes
C03B 9/00 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles
C03B 9/02 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles 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 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles starting from a ribbon of glass; Ribbon machines
C03B 9/13 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles in gob feeder machines
C03B 9/14 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles in gob feeder machines in "blow" machines or in "blow-and-blow" machines
C03B 9/16 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles in gob feeder machines in "blow" machines or in "blow-and-blow" machines in machines with turn-over moulds
C03B 9/18 Rotary-table machines
C03B 9/19 Rotary-table machines having only one rotary table
C03B 9/20 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles in "vacuum blowing" or in "vacuum-and-blow" machines
C03B 9/22 Rotary table machines
C03B 9/24 Construction of the blank mould
C03B 9/28 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles in machines of the endless-chain type
C03B 9/29 Paste mould machines
C03B 9/30 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles - Details of blowing glass; 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 9/33 Making hollow glass articles with feet or projections; Moulds therefor
C03B 9/34 Glass-blowing moulds not otherwise provided for
C03B 9/36 Blow heads; Supplying, ejecting, or controlling the air
C03B 9/38 Means for cooling, heating, or insulating glass-blowing machines
C03B 9/40 Gearing or controlling mechanisms specially adapted for glass-blowing machines
C03B 9/41 Electric or electronic systems
C03B 9/42 Means for fusing, burning-off, or edge-melting combined with glass-blowing machines
C03B 9/44 Means for discharging combined with glass-blowing machines, e.g. take-outs
C03B 9/46 Means for cutting the hot glass in glass-blowing machines
C03B 9/48 Use of materials for the moulds
C03B 9/193 Blowing glass; Production of hollow glass articles in gob feeder machines in "press-and-blow" machines
C03B 9/195 Rotary-table machines
C03B 9/197 Construction of the blank mould
C03B 9/295 Rotary table machines
C03B 9/325 Forming screw threads or lips at the mouth of hollow glass articles; Neck moulds
C03B 9/335 Forming bottoms to blown hollow glass articles; Bottom moulds
C03B 9/347 Construction of the blank or blow mould
C03B 9/353 Mould holders
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 conveyor, e.g. sweep-out mechanisms; Dead-plate mechanisms
C03B 11/00 Pressing glass
C03B 11/02 Pressing glass in machines with rotary tables
C03B 11/04 Pressing glass in machines with moulds fed by suction
C03B 11/05 Pressing glass in machines with reciprocating moulds
C03B 11/06 Construction of plunger or mould
C03B 11/07 Suction moulds
C03B 11/08 Construction of plunger or mould for making solid articles, e.g. lenses
C03B 11/10 Construction of plunger or mould for making hollow articles
C03B 11/12 Cooling, heating, or insulating the plunger, the mould, or the glass-pressing machine
C03B 11/14 Pressing glass with metal inserts
C03B 11/16 Gearing or controlling mechanisms specially adapted for glass presses
C03B 13/00 Rolling glass
C03B 13/01 Rolling profiled glass articles
C03B 13/02 Rolling non-patterned sheets discontinuously
C03B 13/04 Rolling non-patterned sheets continuously
C03B 13/06 Rolling corrugated sheets
C03B 13/08 Rolling patterned sheets
C03B 13/10 Rolling multi-layer sheets
C03B 13/12 Rolling glass with enclosures, e.g. wire or asbestos
C03B 13/14 Rolling other 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 15/00 Drawing glass upwardly from the melt
C03B 15/02 Drawing glass sheets
C03B 15/04 Drawing glass sheets from the free surface of the melt
C03B 15/06 Drawing glass sheets from a debiteuse
C03B 15/08 Drawing glass sheets by means of bars below the surface of the melt
C03B 15/10 Drawing glass sheets 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 glass by flowing out, pushing-out, or drawing downwardly or laterally from forming slits or by overflowing over lips
C03B 17/02 Forming glass coated with coloured layers
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 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 Changing or regulating the dimensions of the molten glass ribbon using mechanical means, e.g. restrictor bars, edge rollers
C03B 18/08 Changing or regulating the dimensions of the molten glass ribbon using gas
C03B 18/10 Changing or regulating the dimensions of the molten glass ribbon using electric means
C03B 18/12 Making multilayer, coloured or armoured glass
C03B 18/14 Changing the surface of the glass ribbon, e.g. roughening
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
C03B 19/01 Other methods of shaping glass by progressive fusion of powdered glass onto a shaping substrate, i.e. accretion
C03B 19/02 Other methods of shaping glass by casting
C03B 19/04 Other methods of shaping glass by centrifuging
C03B 19/06 Other methods of shaping glass by sintering
C03B 19/08 Other methods of shaping glass by foaming
C03B 19/09 Other methods of shaping glass by fusing powdered glass in a shaping mould
C03B 19/10 Forming beads
C03B 19/12 Other methods of shaping glass by liquid-phase reaction processes
C03B 19/14 Other methods of shaping glass by gas-phase reaction processes
C03B 20/00 Processes specially adapted for the production of quartz or fused silica articles
C03B 21/00 Severing glass sheets, tubes, or rods while still plastic
C03B 21/02 Severing glass sheets, tubes, or rods while still plastic by cutting
C03B 21/04 Severing glass sheets, tubes, or rods while still plastic by punching out
C03B 21/06 Severing glass sheets, tubes, or rods while still plastic by flashing-off, burning-off, or fusing
C03B 23/00 Re-forming shaped glass
C03B 23/02 Re-forming glass sheets
C03B 23/03 Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds
C03B 23/04 Re-forming tubes or rods
C03B 23/06 Re-forming tubes or rods by bending
C03B 23/07 Re-forming tubes or rods by blowing, e.g. for making electric bulbs
C03B 23/08 Re-forming tubes or rods to exact dimensions, e.g. calibrating
C03B 23/09 Reshaping the ends, e.g. as grooves, threads or mouths
C03B 23/11 Reshaping by drawing without blowing, in combination with separating, e.g. for making ampoules
C03B 23/13 Reshaping combined with uniting or heat sealing, e.g. making vacuum bottles
C03B 23/18 Re-forming and sealing ampoules
C03B 23/20 Uniting glass pieces by fusing without substantial reshaping
C03B 23/22 Uniting glass lenses, e.g. forming bifocal lenses
C03B 23/023 Re-forming glass sheets by bending
C03B 23/24 Making hollow glass sheets or bricks
C03B 23/025 Re-forming glass sheets by bending by gravity
C03B 23/26 Punching reheated glass
C03B 23/027 Re-forming glass sheets by bending by gravity with moulds having at least two upward pivotable mould sections
C03B 23/031 Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds the glass sheets being in a vertical position
C03B 23/033 Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds in a continuous way, e.g. roll forming
C03B 23/035 Re-forming glass sheets by bending using a gas cushion or by changing gas pressure, e.g. by applying vacuum
C03B 23/037 Re-forming glass sheets by drawing
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 23/047 Re-forming tubes or rods by drawing
C03B 23/049 Re-forming tubes or rods by pressing
C03B 23/051 Re-forming tubes or rods by gravity, e.g. sagging
C03B 23/053 Re-forming tubes or rods by centrifuging
C03B 23/055 Re-forming tubes or rods by rolling
C03B 23/057 Re-forming tubes or rods by fusing, e.g. for flame sealing
C03B 23/203 Uniting glass sheets
C03B 23/207 Uniting glass rods, glass tubes, or hollow glassware
C03B 23/213 Joining projections or feet
C03B 23/217 Uniting glass rods, glass tubes, or hollow glassware for the production of cathode ray tubes or similarly shaped tubes
C03B 25/00 Annealing glass products
C03B 25/02 Annealing glass products in a discontinuous way
C03B 25/04 Annealing glass products in a continuous way
C03B 25/06 Annealing glass products in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the glass products
C03B 25/08 Annealing glass products in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the glass products of glass sheets
C03B 25/10 Annealing glass products in a continuous way with vertical displacement of the glass products
C03B 25/12 Annealing glass products in a continuous way with vertical displacement of the glass products of glass sheets
C03B 25/087 Annealing glass products in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the glass products of glass sheets being in a vertical position
C03B 25/093 Annealing glass products in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the glass products of glass sheets being in a horizontal position on a fluid support, e.g. a gas or molten metal
C03B 27/00 Tempering glass products
C03B 27/02 Tempering glass products using liquid
C03B 27/03 Tempering glass products using liquid the liquid being a molten metal or a molten salt
C03B 27/04 Tempering glass products using gas
C03B 27/06 Tempering glass products using gas for glass products other than flat or bent glass plates, e.g. hollow glassware, lenses
C03B 27/008 Tempering glass products by using heat of sublimation of solid particles
C03B 27/012 Tempering glass products by heat treatment, e.g. for crystallisation; Heat treatment of glass products before tempering by cooling
C03B 27/016 Tempering glass products by absorbing heat radiated from the glass product
C03B 27/044 Tempering glass products using gas for flat or bent glass sheets being in a horizontal position
C03B 27/048 Tempering glass products using gas for flat or bent glass sheets being in a horizontal position on a gas cushion
C03B 27/052 Tempering glass products using gas for flat or bent glass sheets being in a vertical position
C03B 27/056 Tempering glass products using gas for flat or bent glass sheets being in a vertical position supported on the lower edge
C03B 29/00 Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfaces; Fire-polishing; Fusing of margins
C03B 29/02 Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfaces; Fire-polishing; Fusing of margins in a discontinuous way
C03B 29/04 Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfaces; Fire-polishing; Fusing of margins in a continuous way
C03B 29/06 Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfaces; Fire-polishing; Fusing of margins in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the products
C03B 29/08 Glass sheets
C03B 29/10 Glass sheets being in a vertical position
C03B 29/12 Glass sheets being in a horizontal position on a fluid support, e.g. a gas or molten metal
C03B 29/14 Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfaces; Fire-polishing; Fusing of margins in a continuous way 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 , e.g. crystallisation, eliminating gas inclusions or other impurities
C03B 32/02 Thermal crystallisation, e.g. for crystallising glass bodies into glass-ceramic articles
C03B 33/00 Severing cooled glass
C03B 33/02 Cutting or splitting sheet glass; Apparatus or machines therefor
C03B 33/03 Glass cutting tables; Apparatus for transporting or handling sheet glass during the cutting or breaking operations
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 33/07 Cutting armoured or laminated glass products
C03B 33/08 Severing cooled glass by fusing
C03B 33/09 Severing cooled glass by thermal shock
C03B 33/10 Glass-cutting tools, e.g. scoring tools
C03B 33/12 Hand tools
C03B 33/14 Hand tools specially adapted for cutting tubes, rods or hollow products
C03B 33/023 Cutting or splitting sheet glass; Apparatus or machines therefor the sheet being in a horizontal position
C03B 33/027 Scoring tool holders; Driving mechanisms therefor
C03B 33/033 Apparatus for opening score lines in glass sheets
C03B 33/037 Controlling or regulating
C03B 33/085 Tubes, rods or hollow products
C03B 33/095 Tubes, rods or hollow products
C03B 35/00 Transporting of glass products during their manufacture
C03B 35/04 Transporting of hot hollow glass products
C03B 35/06 Feeding of hot hollow glass products into annealing or heating kilns
C03B 35/08 Feeding of hot hollow glass products into annealing or heating kilns using rotary means directly acting on the products
C03B 35/10 Feeding of hot hollow glass products into annealing or heating kilns using reciprocating means directly acting on the products, e.g. pushers, stackers
C03B 35/12 Feeding of hot hollow glass products into annealing or heating kilns by picking-up and depositing
C03B 35/14 Transporting hot glass sheets
C03B 35/16 Transporting hot glass sheets by roller conveyors
C03B 35/18 Construction of the conveyor rollers
C03B 35/20 Transporting hot glass sheets by gripping tongs or supporting frames
C03B 35/22 Transporting hot glass sheets on a fluid support bed, e.g. on molten metal
C03B 35/24 Transporting hot glass sheets on a fluid support bed, e.g. on molten metal on a gas support bed
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 37/01 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
C03B 37/02 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding
C03B 37/03 Drawing means, e.g. drawing drums
C03B 37/04 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by using centrifugal force
C03B 37/05 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by using centrifugal force by projecting on a rotating body having no radial orifices
C03B 37/06 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by blasting or blowing molten glass, e.g. for making staple fibres
C03B 37/07 Controlling or regulating
C03B 37/08 Bushings; Spinnerettes; Nozzles or nozzle plates
C03B 37/09 Bushings; Spinnerettes; Nozzles or nozzle plates electrically heated
C03B 37/10 Non-chemical treatment
C03B 37/12 Non-chemical treatment of fibres or filaments during winding up
C03B 37/14 Re-forming fibres or filaments
C03B 37/15 Re-forming fibres or filaments with heat application, e.g. for making optical fibres
C03B 37/16 Cutting or severing
C03B 37/018 Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means by glass deposition on a glass substrate, e.g. by chemical vapour deposition
C03B 37/022 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding from molten glass in which the resultant product consists of different sorts of glass or is characterised by shape, e.g. hollow fibres
C03B 37/023 Fibres composed of different sorts of glass, e.g. fibre optics
C03B 37/025 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding from reheated softened tubes, rods, fibres or filaments
C03B 37/026 Drawing fibres reinforced with a metal wire
C03B 37/027 Fibres composed of different sorts of glass, e.g. fibre optics
C03B 37/028 Drawing fibre bundles, e.g. for making fibre bundles of multifibres
C03B 37/029 Furnaces therefor
C03B 37/035 Drawing means, e.g. drawing drums having means for deflecting or stripping-off fibres
C03B 37/065 Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by blasting or blowing molten glass, e.g. for making staple fibres starting from tubes, rods, fibres, or filaments
C03B 37/075 Manufacture of fibres or filaments consisting of different sorts of glass or characterised by shape, e.g. hollow fibres, undulated fibres
C03B 37/081 Indirect-melting bushings
C03B 37/083 Nozzles; Bushing nozzle plates
C03B 37/085 Feeding devices therefor
C03B 37/092 Direct-resistance heating
C03B 37/095 Use of materials therefor
C03B 40/00 Preventing adhesion between glass and glass or between glass and the means used to shape it
C03B 40/02 Preventing adhesion between glass and glass or between glass and the means used to shape it by lubrication; Use of materials as release or lubricating compositions
C03B 40/04 Preventing adhesion between glass and glass or between glass and the means used to shape it using gas
C03B 40/027 Apparatus for applying lubricants to glass shaping moulds or tools
C03B 40/033 Means for preventing adhesion between glass and glass