Patents by Inventor Reiner Zanders

Reiner Zanders 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).

  • Straight-through furnaces for heating glass sheets to bending and/or toughening temperature
    Patent number: 5830253
    Abstract: A straight-through furnace for the heating of glass sheets to their bending and/or toughening temperature is provided with a conveying system bringing the glass sheets (2) in a horizontal position through the furnace (1). The conveying system includes a series of support plates (6). The support plates (6) are each formed of a rigid frame, which is equipped in the manner of a drum skin with a heat-resistant membrane (8) as the support surface for the glass sheet (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Vitrage S.A.
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Kuster, Werner Diederen, Carsten Bremer, Wilfried Korsten, Hans-Josef Promper, Reiner Zanders