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FRANK ROBERT G
US53 patents
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PPG INDUSTRIES INC
49 patentsUS4746348AMay 24, 1988
Horizontal press bending apparatus and method
PPG INDUSTRIES INC59 citations96
US3992182ANov 16, 1976
Conveying sheets at non-uniform speed
PPG INDUSTRIES INC71 citations96
US4662925AMay 5, 1987
Horizontal press bending of heat softened glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC70 citations95
US4092141AMay 30, 1978
Method and apparatus for handling glass sheets for shaping and cooling
PPG INDUSTRIES INC64 citations95
US5320661AJun 14, 1994
Method and apparatus of bending glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC28 citations93
US5286271AFeb 15, 1994
Method and apparatus for bending glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC71 citations93
US4433993AFeb 28, 1984
Glass sheet shaping and tempering using multiple cooling stations
PPG INDUSTRIES INC28 citations93
US4285715AAug 25, 1981
Cycle of mold movement while press bending glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC35 citations93
US4252552AFeb 24, 1981
Shaping glass sheets using molds of different shapes
PPG INDUSTRIES INC30 citations93
US4058200ANov 15, 1977
Orienting and aligning moving glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC38 citations93
US5118335AJun 2, 1992
Tempering ring design
PPG INDUSTRIES INC25 citations92
US4711653ADec 8, 1987
Innovative press bending of thermoplastic sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC51 citations92
US4666493AMay 19, 1987
Sheet positioning system
PPG INDUSTRIES INC35 citations92
US4661139AApr 28, 1987
Vacuum pressing of glass doublets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC27 citations92
US4666492AMay 19, 1987
Method and apparatus for shaping glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC41 citations91
US5849056ADec 15, 1998
Electrically activated flexible press for shaping heat softenable sheet material
PPG INDUSTRIES INC25 citations89
US4541758ASep 17, 1985
Means and method for lubricating core drills
PPG INDUSTRIES INC43 citations89
US4272274AJun 9, 1981
Slotted glass sheet shaping mold
PPG INDUSTRIES INC40 citations89
US4197108AApr 8, 1980
Slotted glass sheet shaping mold
PPG INDUSTRIES INC39 citations89
US5833729ANov 10, 1998
Method and apparatus for bending glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC47 citations88
US4804397AFeb 14, 1989
Partial press in gravity bending furnace and method of use
PPG INDUSTRIES INC36 citations88
US5858047AJan 12, 1999
Method and apparatus of bending glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC33 citations87
US4556408ADec 3, 1985
Dual ring segmented block tempering ring
PPG INDUSTRIES INC22 citations82
US4526605AJul 2, 1985
Vacuum mold for shaping glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC26 citations82
US4501603AFeb 26, 1985
Method and apparatus for shaping glass sheets to complicated shapes
PPG INDUSTRIES INC24 citations82
US4430110AFeb 7, 1984
Shaping sheets of glass or other deformable material to a compound curvature
PPG INDUSTRIES INC24 citations82
US4221580ASep 9, 1980
Glass sheet vacuum molding apparatus with uniform release means
PPG INDUSTRIES INC22 citations82
US4187095AFeb 5, 1980
Method and apparatus for handling glass sheets during shaping and cooling
PPG INDUSTRIES INC24 citations82
US4185986AJan 29, 1980
Apparatus for handling glass sheets during shaping and cooling
PPG INDUSTRIES INC26 citations82
US3934996AJan 27, 1976
Conveyor rolls on conveyor roll systems for roll forming apparatus
PPG INDUSTRIES INC28 citations82
US4236909ADec 2, 1980
Producing glass sheets having improved break patterns
PPG INDUSTRIES INC25 citations81
US4556407ADec 3, 1985
Tempering ring with pivoting glass sheet support member
PPG INDUSTRIES INC20 citations79
US4610579ASep 9, 1986
Core drill bit with dynamic cooling fluid flow control means
PPG INDUSTRIES INC22 citations77
US4979977ADec 25, 1990
Bending iron having member to effect reverse bend and method of using same
PPG INDUSTRIES INC14 citations74
US4596592AJun 24, 1986
Stop members for glass sheet shaping molds
PPG INDUSTRIES INC17 citations74
US4518411AMay 21, 1985
Shaping glass sheets to complicated shapes using special lift mold
PPG INDUSTRIES INC13 citations74
US4483702ANov 20, 1984
Multiple chamber vacuum holder used to shape glass sheets with means to isolate adjacent vacuum chambers
PPG INDUSTRIES INC19 citations74
US4470835ASep 11, 1984
Shaping sheets of glass or other deformable material to a complicated curvature
PPG INDUSTRIES INC17 citations74
US4368065AJan 11, 1983
Method and apparatus to remove bent, tempered glass sheets from a cooling station
PPG INDUSTRIES INC14 citations74
US4225333ASep 30, 1980
Glass sheet tempering apparatus
PPG INDUSTRIES INC8 citations74
US4043783AAug 23, 1977
Press shaping glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC10 citations74
US3992181ANov 16, 1976
Shaping glass sheets
PPG INDUSTRIES INC18 citations74
US5507852AApr 16, 1996
Glass sheet quench
PPG INDUSTRIES INC10 citations73
US5656055AAug 12, 1997
Sheet shaping press
PPG INDUSTRIES INC12 citations71
US5649990AJul 22, 1997
Combination flexible/rigid ring mold
PPG INDUSTRIES INC13 citations68
US3978974ASep 7, 1976
Conveying glass sheets of different curvatures
PPG INDUSTRIES INC18 citations67
US5085680AFeb 4, 1992
Deformable side seal for furnaces and method for using
PPG INDUSTRIES INC7 citations66
US4865919ASep 12, 1989
Method of fabricating a curved glass panel having a removable section and glass panel with a removable section
PPG INDUSTRIES INC8 citations66
US4074995AFeb 21, 1978
Method of shaping glass sheets by the roll forming method
PPG INDUSTRIES INC3 citations63
PPG IND OHIO INC
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