Patents by Inventor Rudolf Beerkens

Rudolf Beerkens 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).

  • Process of fining glassmelts using helium bubbles
    Publication number: 20070266736
    Abstract: A process for removing blisters (large bubbles in a glassmelt) and seeds (small bubbles in a glassmelt) from a glassmelt by feeding helium bubbles having a diameter between about 0.5 cm and about 3 cm at a prescribed flow rate and location to effectively produce a substantially bubble-free article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Hisashi Kobayashi, Scot Jaynes, Rudolf Beerkens
  • Process of fining glassmelts using helium bubbles
    Publication number: 20070209396
    Abstract: A process for removing blisters (large bubbles in a glassmelt) and seeds (small bubbles in a glassmelt) from a glassmelt by feeding helium bubbles having a diameter between about 0.5 cm and about 3 cm at a prescribed flow rate and location to effectively produce a substantially bubble-free article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Hisashi Kobayashi, Scot Jaynes, Rudolf Beerkens
  • Process of fining glassmelts using helium bubblles
    Publication number: 20060174655
    Abstract: A process for removing blisters (large bubbles in a glassmelt) and seeds (small bubbles in a glassmelt) from a glassmelt by feeding helium bubbles having a diameter between about 0.5 centimeter and about 3 centimeters at a prescribed flow rate and location to effectively produce a substantially bubble-free article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Hisashi Kobayashi, Scot Jaynes, Rudolf Beerkens