Patents by Inventor Melvin R. Friemoth, deceased

Melvin R. Friemoth, deceased 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 melting of solidified glass in melting units
    Patent number: 4426217
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for electrically melting solidified glass in difficult to reach regions of a glass melting furnace not readily accessible with fossil fuel heating means and, more particularly, to an electrode arrangement for electrically heating solidified glass in difficult to melt regions such as a submerged outlet throat between a furnace melter section and the riser through which the glass is supplied in production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1984
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon A. Farrar, Melvin R. Friemoth, deceased