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Glass testing apparatus

US7591189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2008
Grant dateSep 22, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2203/0246
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses for testing the structural integrity of glass. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for testing glass by applying one or more stresses to the glass in a controlled manner. Embodiments of the invention may hold a sheet of glass and may subject the glass to a variety of stresses by flexing, twisting, vibrating, etc.

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