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FRANK ROBERT G

US53 patents
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PPG INDUSTRIES INC

49 patents
US4746348AMay 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

1 patent

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