Patents by Inventor Luis G. Goicoechea

Luis G. Goicoechea 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).

  • Electric furnace for melting glass
    Patent number: 5613994
    Abstract: The device for melting glass includes a compartment 1 for melting with a discharge throat 11 defined on top by a mobile carrier 16 having an upper part 18 extending upward above the level of glass and a lower part 17 intended to be totally immersed in the molten glass. Faces of the lower part are formed of a metal or an alloy of metals resistant to corrosion by the molten glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Vitrage International
    Inventors: Jose A. C. Muniz, Luis G. Goicoechea, Maurice Lemaille
  • Throat for the transfer of molten glass
    Patent number: 5433765
    Abstract: A flow duct or throat 1 for the passage of molten glass from the glass production zone to the shaping zone incorporates glass homogenizing stirrers 15, 16, 17 and 18, as well as a flow channel 2 and a heel 40. The stirrers, flow channel and heel are effective for avoiding the formation of a glass back flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Vitrage International
    Inventors: Jose A. C. Muniz, Luis G. Goicoechea, Maurice Lemaille