Inventor
REESE THOMAS J
US23 patents
Patents
23 patentsUS4265650AMay 5, 1981
Method of bending glass sheets in unison to complicated shapes
PPG INDUSTRIES INC60 citations94
US4756735AJul 12, 1988
In-lehr press bending
PPG INDUSTRIES INC39 citations92
US4687501AAug 18, 1987
Lightweight bending iron heat shields for glass bending molds
PPG INDUSTRIES INC30 citations92
US4661139AApr 28, 1987
Vacuum pressing of glass doublets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC27 citations92
US4626267ADec 2, 1986
Method and apparatus to reduce tip curl of a glass sheet on a bending mold
PPG INDUSTRIES INC20 citations80
US4290796ASep 22, 1981
Mold alignment means for glass sheet shaping apparatus
PPG INDUSTRIES INC21 citations79
US4260408AApr 7, 1981
Use of speed changes during cycling of a shaping mold
PPG INDUSTRIES INC26 citations79
US4124367ANov 7, 1978
Method of making bent laminated glass windshields with drilled apertures
PPG INDUSTRIES INC28 citations77
US4260409AApr 7, 1981
Attaching flexible cover to mold for shaping glass
PPG INDUSTRIES INC24 citations76
US4979977ADec 25, 1990
Bending iron having member to effect reverse bend and method of using same
PPG INDUSTRIES INC14 citations74
US4753669AJun 28, 1988
Wire mesh press face cover
PPG INDUSTRIES INC14 citations74
US4597789AJul 1, 1986
Tungsten alloy bending mold inserts
PPG INDUSTRIES INC17 citations74
US4272275AJun 9, 1981
Aligning glass sheets on an outline mold prior to transfer to shaping mold
PPG INDUSTRIES INC16 citations74
US4184864AJan 22, 1980
Apparatus for fabricating sharply bent glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC12 citations74
US4043785AAug 23, 1977
Shaping glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC11 citations74
US4894080AJan 16, 1990
In-lehr glass sheet press bending using pressurized gas
PPG INDUSTRIES INC18 citations71
US4157254AJun 5, 1979
Method and apparatus for bending glass sheets to curved V-bends
PPG INDUSTRIES INC7 citations71
US4066429AJan 3, 1978
Bending glass sheets to a tapered line of bend
PPG INDUSTRIES INC8 citations71
US4043784AAug 23, 1977
Shaping glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC7 citations71
US4375978AMar 8, 1983
Lightweight outline mold with low thermal inertia for shaping glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC13 citations70
US4047916ASep 13, 1977
Method and apparatus for bending glass sheets to double V-bends
PPG INDUSTRIES INC7 citations70
US4057411ANov 8, 1977
Heat treating glass sheets on a roller hearth conveyor
PPG INDUSTRIES INC5 citations63
US4983200AJan 8, 1991
Glass shaping ring having a thermal insulating member and method of shaping glass sheets using same
PPG INDUSTRIES INC4 citations60