MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617071039 A) filed by Agc Glass Europe on June 08, 2026, for Glass Furnace Equipped With Plasma Torches In The Fining Zone.
Inventors include Bioul, Franois; and Rivolta, Nicolas.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: The present invention concerns a furnace for melting vitrifiable materials, comprising (i) a melting tank with heating means configured to melt vitrifiable materials; (ii) a fining tank with heating means configured to refine the melt; (iii) a neck separating the melting tank and the fining tank; (iv) inlet means located at the melting tank to charge the vitrifiable materia...