Abstract: A device for the refining of a glass melt at high temperatures according to the skull pot principle is provided. The device includes a skull crucible having walls that are constructed from a plurality of pipes, a high-frequency coil for coupling electrical energy into the contents of the skull crucible, and an inlet and an outlet of the skull crucible being arranged in a melt surface region of the glass melt, wherein the inlet and the outlet are essentially arranged lying opposite one another.

Abstract: A method for melting inorganic materials, preferably glasses and glass-ceramics, in a melting unit with cooled walls is provided. The method includes selecting the temperature of at least one region of the melt is selected in such a way as to be in a range from Teff?20% to Teff+20%, where the temperature Teff is given by the temperature at which the energy consumption per unit weight of the material to be melted is at a minimum, with the throughput having been selected in such a way as to be suitably adapted to the required residence time.

Abstract: A transparent, colorless lithium-aluminosilicate glass ceramic plate with high-quartz mixed crystals as the prevailing crystal phase, which is provided on one side with an opaque, colored, temperature-stable coating over the entire surface or over the entire surface to a large extent, is described, which has a content of Nd2O3 of 40 to 4000 ppm, a Yellowness Index of less than 10% with a 4 mm glass (ceramic) layer thickness, and a variegation of colors of the glass or the glass ceramic in the CIELAB color system of C* of less than 5. The glass ceramic plate preferably has a composition (in % by weight based on oxide) of: Li2O 3.0-4.5, Na2O 0-1.5, K2O 0-1.5, ?Na2O+K2O 0.2-2.0, MgO 0-2.0, CaO 0-1.5, SrO 0-1.5, BaO 0-2.5, ZnO 0-2.5, B2O3 0-1.0, Al2O3 19-25, SiO2 55-69, TiO2 1-3, ZrO2 1-2.5, SnO2 0-0.4, ?SnO2+TiO2<3, P2O5 0-3.0, Nd2O3 0.01-0.4, CoO 0.0-0.004.

Abstract: A device for the refining of a glass melt at high temperatures according to the skull pot principle is provided. The device includes a skull crucible having walls that are constructed from a plurality of pipes, a high-frequency coil for coupling electrical energy into the contents of the skull crucible, and an inlet and an outlet of the skull crucible being arranged in a melt surface region of the glass melt, wherein the inlet and the outlet are essentially arranged lying opposite one another.

Abstract: A transparent, colorless lithium-aluminosilicate glass ceramic plate with high-quartz mixed crystals as the prevailing crystal phase, which is provided on one side with an opaque, colored, temperature-stable coating over the entire surface or over the entire surface to a large extent, is described, which has a content of Nd2O3 of 40 to 4000 ppm, a Yellowness Index of less than 10% with a 4 mm glass (ceramic) layer thickness, and a variegation of colors of the glass or the glass ceramic in the CIELAB color system of C* of less than 5. The glass ceramic plate preferably has a composition (in % by weight based on oxide) of: Li2O 3.0-4.5, Na2O 0-1.5, K2O 0-1.5, ?Na2O+K2O 0.2-2.0, MgO 0-2.0, CaO 0-1.5, SrO 0-1.5, BaO 0-2.5, ZnO 0-2.5, B2O3 0-1.0, Al2O3 19-25, SiO2 55-69, TiO2 1-3, ZrO2 1-2.5, SnO2 0-0.4, ?SnO2+TiO2<3, P2O5 0-3.0, Nd2O3 0.01-0.4, CoO 0.0-0.

Abstract: A method for the refining of glass by means of high temperatures in a skull crucible is provided. The method includes introducing a glass melt in the skull crucible through an inlet disposed at an upper region of the skull crucible, heating the skull crucible by irradiation of high-frequency energy, and discharging the glass melt from the skull crucible through an outlet disposed at the upper region, the outlet being disposed at a place essentially lying opposite the inlet.

Abstract: A device for the refining of a glass melt at high temperatures according to the skull pot principle is provided. The device includes a skull crucible having walls that are constructed from a plurality of pipes, a high-frequency coil for coupling electrical energy into the contents of the skull crucible, and an inlet and an outlet of the skull crucible being arranged in a melt surface region of the glass melt, wherein the inlet and the outlet are essentially arranged lying opposite one another.

Abstract: A transparent, colorless lithium-aluminosilicate glass ceramic plate with high-quartz mixed crystals as the prevailing crystal phase, which is provided on one side with an opaque, colored, temperature-stable coating over the entire surface or over the entire surface to a large extent, is described, which has a content of Nd2O3 of 40 to 4000 ppm, a Yellowness Index of less than 10% with a 4 mm glass (ceramic) layer thickness, and a variegation of colors of the glass or the glass ceramic in the CIELAB color system of C* of less than 5. The glass ceramic plate preferably has a composition (in % by weight based on oxide) of: Li2O 3.0-4.5, Na2O 0-1.5, K2O 0-1.5, ?Na2O+K2O 0.2-2.0, MgO 0-2.0, CaO 0-1.5, SrO 0-1.5, BaO 0-2.5, ZnO 0-2.5, B2O3 0-1.0, Al2O3 19-25, SiO2 55-69, TiO2 1-3, ZrO2 1-2.5, SnO2 0-0.4, ?SnO2+TiO2<3, P2O5 0-3.0, Nd2O3 0.01-0.4, CoO 0.0-0.

Abstract: The support plate for transporting products during thermal treatment at firing temperatures is a nonporous keatite glass ceramic supporting member without a glassy surface layer. It has a nubby structure on an underside thereof and preferably C-shaped rounded edges. A method of making the keatite glass ceramic supporting member is described.

Abstract: The translucent or opaque colored glass-ceramic article provides a cooking surface and has an adjustable light transmission in a visible range under 15%, as measured for a 4 mm sample thickness; a flaw-free upper surface with an impact resistance of greater than 18 cm breaking height, as tested with a 200 g steel ball in a falling ball test; a temperature difference resistance of greater than 500° C.; a high crystallinity with keatite mixed crystals as principal crystal phase in an interior of the glass-ceramic article and with a residual glass phase fraction of less than 8% by weight; a glassy upper surface layer of from 0.5 to 2.5 ?m thick, which is substantially free of high quartz mixed crystals and which inhibits chemical reactions, and a content of enriched ingredients in the residual glass phase in the interior of the glass-ceramic and in the glassy surface layer of ?Na2O+K2O+CaO+SrO+BaO+F+refining agents of from 0.2 to 1.6% by weight.

Abstract: A cooking stove having a cook top, or hob, for cooking food, components thereof, and method of production. The stove has a stove body, a smooth-top cook top with a cooking surface to cook food thereon, and a heat source disposed adjacent to the cooking surface. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, the abstract is not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

Abstract: A hot forming unit or debiteuse for plate glass production, with a noble metal box or frame encompassed by and contained in a highly heat-resistant ceramic frame and having a drawing slot matched to a cross section of a plate glass sheet to be produced. The dimensional integrity of the drawing slot of the noble metal frame is assured because the ceramic frame is constructed of longitudinal components and lateral components, where the longitudinal components of the ceramic frame and the longitudinal legs of the noble metal box rest against one another and are held so that they can still move axially against each other in a limited fashion. The longitudinal legs of the noble metal box are held in a stretched position by tension springs.

Abstract: Commercially obtained combustion aids typically consist of cordierite, fused silica or Si/SiC, which cannot meet the high thermal and also mechanical requirements in the necessary context, or only in a highly limited manner. The invention relates to a glass-ceramic combustion aid in the form of a non-porous keatite glass ceramic without a vitreous surface layer. Said combustion aid has high thermal stability and resistance to thermal shocks, practically no mechanical interaction, especially no porosity and adhesive effects, with the product to be baked, and can also be obtained in large formats having small thicknesses, as a mechanically stable bearing plate.

Abstract: The invention describes a method for refining molten glass materials, in which refining gas is generated by refining agents in the molten glass, and in which the molten glass is heated to a temperature of between 1650° C. and 2800° C., and the maximum release of refining gas by the refining agents takes place at over 1500° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for refining a glass melt according to the skull pot principle. According to the invention, the inlet and outlet are located in the upper area of the crucible and lie diametrically opposite each other.

Abstract: A cooking stove having a cook top, or hob, for cooking food, components thereof, and method of production. The stove has a stove body, a smooth-top cook top with a cooking surface to cook food thereon, and a heat source disposed adjacent to the cooking surface. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, the abstract is not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

Abstract: A hot forming unit or debiteuse for plate glass production, with a noble metal box or frame encompassed by and contained in a highly heat-resistant ceramic frame and having a drawing slot matched to a cross section of a plate glass sheet to be produced. The dimensional integrity of the drawing slot of the noble metal frame is assured because the ceramic frame is constructed of longitudinal components and lateral components, where the longitudinal components of the ceramic frame and the longitudinal legs of the noble metal box rest against one another and are held so that they can still move axially against each other in a limited fashion. The longitudinal legs of the noble metal box are held in a stretched position by tension springs.

Abstract: There is disclosed a stove, with a smooth-top cooktop, for cooking food, the stove comprising: a stove body; a smooth-top cooktop to cook food thereon; and at least one heat source disposed adjacent to a cooking surface of said cooktop. The cooktop comprises glass ceramic with an upper layer and an inner layer, with the upper layer comprising a different glass ceramic material than the inner layer. The upper layer is configured to minimize surface defects such as fissures, cracks, pits, and pores. The inner layer is configured to provide resistance to impact to the upper layer from cooking utensils being dropped onto the upper layer of the smooth-top cooktop, and at least the inner layer of the glass ceramic being configured to obscure visibility of the at least one heat source, through the upper layer of the glass ceramic.

Abstract: The wok is made from hardened glass or glass-ceramic material so that it has a cooking surface that is easier to clean than prior art metal woks. Furthermore when it is heated a better temperature distribution for cooking is produced and it can be universally heated, either by a radiantly heated body or an atmospheric gas burner. The method of making the wok starts with a glass blank or piece of borosilicate glass, which is heated until it softens and then is shaped or formed into the shape of the wok, optionally ceramicized and cooled.

Abstract: There is disclosed a stove, with a smooth-top cooktop, for cooking food, the stove comprising: a stove body; a smooth-top cooktop to cook food thereon; and at least one heat source disposed adjacent to a cooking surface of said cooktop. The cooktop comprises glass ceramic with an upper layer and an inner layer, with the upper layer comprising a different glass ceramic material than the inner layer. The upper layer is configured to minimize surface defects such as fissures, cracks, pits, and pores. The inner layer is configured to provide resistance to impact to the upper layer from cooking utensils being dropped onto the upper layer of the smooth-top cooktop, and at least the inner layer of the glass ceramic being configured to obscure visibility of the at least one heat source, through the upper layer of the glass ceramic.