Patents by Inventor Thomas Zimmert

Thomas Zimmert 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).

  • DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GLASS TUBES BY A VELLO OR DOWN-DRAW METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS TUBES BY A VELLO OR DOWN-DRAW METHOD AND GLASS TUBES
    Publication number: 20230365452
    Abstract: A glass tube has a center axis, where for the glass tube a specific cross-sectional plane is defined which includes the center axis and which is parallel to the center axis. Within the specific cross-sectional plane, for each pair of outer diameters d1 and d2 of the glass tube at any two arbitrarily selected first axial position x1 and second axial positions x2 along the center axis, respectively, the following relation is 60 or smaller: |(d2?d1)/(x2?x1)|*(10{circumflex over (?)}6 mm)/d1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Stephan Tratzky, Volker Trinks, Jürgen Eckl, Thomas Männer, Thomas Zimmert