Patents by Inventor Hans Garr

Hans Garr 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).

  • Method and apparatus for melting glass in burner-heated tanks
    Patent number: 4183725
    Abstract: In a method of melting glass in burner-heated glass melting tanks wherein preheated pellets comprised of quartz, sand, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, lime, and magnesium oxide ae injected by a pressurized gaseous medium into a glass melt contained in the tanks, the improvement comprising injecting the pellets in a manner adapted to form a veil-like formation above the melt extending over substantially the entire melt surface and over substantially all of the burner flames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: Battelle Development Corporation
    Inventors: Hans Garr, Ulrich Hoffman