Patents by Inventor Rainer SCHWERTFEGER

Rainer SCHWERTFEGER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240002271
    Abstract: A device for drawing glass ribbons is provided. The device includes a drawing tank and a nozzle in the drawing tank. The drawing tank holds a glass melt. The nozzle has a nozzle slot through which the glass melt emerges downward. The nozzle slot has two ends, a length, and a width, the length being greater than the width. The nozzle slot is curved downward toward the two ends in a drawing direction so that the two ends are lower than a center of the nozzle slot. The width changes from the center towards the two ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Holger WEGENER, Rainer SCHWERTFEGER, Stefan GIEHL, Karl-Heinz SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20220017401
    Abstract: A method for the production of glass ribbon portions is provided that includes: transporting a glass ribbon at a velocity v1, wherein the velocity v1 is dependent on the predetermined glass thickness (d1), with the application of a tensile stress parallel to the edges of the glass ribbon, in a plane E1, and cooling the glass ribbon at a cooling rate that is dependent on the predetermined glass thickness (d1), inserting a score on the surface of the glass ribbon in at least one edge area by scoring the glass surface with a scoring tool, wherein the score has an angle a to the transport direction of the glass ribbon, deflecting the glass ribbon in a plane E2 to generate a bending stress and separating a glass ribbon portion with the formation of edges by breaking the glass ribbon on the extension of the score running transversely to the glass ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Holger Wegener, Rainer Schwertfeger, Michael Maedje, Christian Diekmann, Markus Langer
  • Patent number: 11090905
    Abstract: A glass roll includes at least one glass film and one intermediate material one on top of the other in at least two layers onto a winding core. The glass film layers are held in place by the intermediate material layers. The glass roll is produced with a method including provision of a glass film, a winding core and a compressible intermediate material. At least one inside layer of the intermediate material is wound onto the winding core. The glass film and the intermediate material are wound onto the winding core in such a manner that the glass film is wound onto the winding core in alternating layers with the intermediate material. The intermediate material and/or the glass film is wound at a tensile stress acting in a longitudinal direction which causes a compression of the intermediate material and holds the glass film end in place on the glass roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Angelika Ullmann, Georg Sparschuh, Gregor Kübart, Holger Wegener, Jürgen Vogt, Rainer Schwertfeger, Thomas Wiegel
  • Publication number: 20200239350
    Abstract: A method for producing a glass product is provided. The method includes providing a glass melt; hot forming the glass melt to obtain a glass product; and transferring the glass melt from a first region to a second region through a tube. The tube has a part that protrudes with a length into the glass melt in the first region. The part being at a distance from an inner base lying directly thereunder. The length and the distance are configured so that little defective glass gets into the tube and is transferred to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schmidbauer, Markus Haberkorn, Andreas Koehler, Andreas Bensberg, Christoph Bergmann, Volker Trinks, Rainer Eichholz, Michael Hahn, Holger Wegener, Rainer Schwertfeger
  • Publication number: 20180257337
    Abstract: A glass roll includes at least one glass film and one intermediate material one on top of the other in at least two layers onto a winding core. The glass film layers are held in place by the intermediate material layers. The glass roll is produced with a method including provision of a glass film, a winding core and a compressible intermediate material. At least one inside layer of the intermediate material is wound onto the winding core. The glass film and the intermediate material are wound onto the winding core in such a manner that the glass film is wound onto the winding core in alternating layers with the intermediate material. The intermediate material and/or the glass film is wound at a tensile stress acting in a longitudinal direction which causes a compression of the intermediate material and holds the glass film end in place on the glass roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Angelika Ullmann, Georg Sparschuh, Gregor Kübart, Holger Wegener, Jürgen Vogt, Rainer Schwertfeger, Thomas Wiegel
  • Patent number: 9650289
    Abstract: Titanium oxide containing borosilicate glasses, which have been produced without the use of arsenic and antimony compounds, are provided. An environmentally friendly refining method for providing titanium oxide containing borosilicate glass is also provided. The method includes using oxygen containing selenium compounds as refining agents to provide glasses with good transmittance values in the infrared range and show no disturbing discolorations. The glasses of the present disclosure are particularly suitable for the production of IR light conductors, cover glasses for photo sensors, and UV filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Holger Wegener, Rainer Schwertfeger, Lenka Grygarova, Reinhard Kassner
  • Publication number: 20140284236
    Abstract: A packaging unit for accommodating glass rolled onto a winding core is provided. The packaging unit includes at least two wall parts that can be separated from one another and together form a closed unit. A first retaining element is connected to a first wall part and a second retaining element is connected to a second wall part arranged opposite the first wall part. A damping element is connected to at least one retaining element and/or to at least one of the first and second wall parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Gregor Kuebart, Thomas Wiegel, Juergen Vogt, Holger Wegener, Rainer Schwertfeger, Georg Sparschuh, Dirk Sprenger, Angelika Ullmann
  • Publication number: 20140220300
    Abstract: A glass roll includes at least one glass film and one intermediate material one on top of the other in at least two layers onto a winding core. The glass film layers are held in place by the intermediate material layers. The glass roll is produced with a method including provision of a glass film, a winding core and a compressible intermediate material. At least one inside layer of the intermediate material is wound onto the winding core. The glass film and the intermediate material are wound onto the winding core in such a manner that the glass film is wound onto the winding core in alternating layers with the intermediate material. The intermediate material and/or the glass film is wound at a tensile stress acting in a longitudinal direction which causes a compression of the intermediate material and holds the glass film end in place on the glass roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Angelika Ullmann, Georg Sparschuh, Gregor Kübart, Holger Wegener, Jürgen Vogt, Rainer Schwertfeger, Thomas Wiegel
  • Publication number: 20130207058
    Abstract: Titanium oxide containing borosilicate glasses, which have been produced without the use of arsenic and antimony compounds, are provided. An environmentally friendly refining method for providing titanium oxide containing borosilicate glass is also provided. The method includes using oxygen containing selenium compounds as refining agents to provide glasses with good transmittance values in the infrared range and show no disturbing discolorations. The glasses of the present disclosure are particularly suitable for the production of IR light conductors, cover glasses for photo sensors, and UV filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Holger WEGENER, Rainer SCHWERTFEGER, Lenka GRYGAROVA, Reinhard KASSNER