Patents Examined by Jodi C Cohen
  • Fiberizing spinner including a radiation shield for the manufacture of high quality fibers
    Patent number: 8087265
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing high quality glass wool fibers, and more particularly to a spinner including a radiation shield is disclosed. The spinner includes a number of radiation shield positioned beneath the spinner base and decreases the temperature gradient along the peripheral sidewall of the spinner and improves the quality of the glass fibers. One suitable material for the radiation shield is a high temperature nickel alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Captial, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Gavin, Michael T. Pellegrin, James S. Belt, Carmen A. LaTorre, Marc Alan Lucas