Patents by Inventor Glen E. Kindall

Glen E. Kindall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Forehearth temperature control system
    Patent number: 5358541
    Abstract: A method of controlling the exit glass temperature and the thermal homogeneity of the glass exiting from a glass forehearth having at least two temperature control zones and having in each temperature control zone at least one temperature regulating means responsive to the difference between a set point signal and an actual value signal for each temperature control zone. The temperature control method includes adjusting the set point signal of each temperature control zone as a function of the temperature of the glass entering the glass forehearth and as a function of the temperature of the glass exiting the glass forehearth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen E. Kindall