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Thermally treating articles with particulate material and apparatus therefor

US4332605A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1980
Grant dateJun 1, 1982
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03B27/052
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a method and apparatus for treating articles with particulate material, for example for thermally toughening glass sheets. The particulate material consists of or contains permanently magnetized particles and is subjected to an electromagnetic field which travels linearly through the treatment space and is effective to sustain a dispersion of the particulate material in the treatment space. The article is contacted with that dispersion.

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