Patents by Inventor Richard L. Bayne

Richard L. Bayne 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).

  • Glazed refractory support for delivering glass to a forming chamber
    Patent number: 4040809
    Abstract: A flat glassmaking facility having a refractory threshold or other refractory support for delivering molten glass from a refiner or conditioner of a glass furnace to a bath or pool of molten metal in a flat glass forming chamber is provided with a refractory threshold or support having a superficial layer or glaze of differing refractory composition than the threshold or support composition on at least a portion of the surfaces of the refractory threshold or support in order to substantially inhibit the passage of gases through the refractory threshold or support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1977
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Pecoraro, Richard L. Bayne