FIBER FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A FOREHEARTH WITH TWO OR MORE COLUMNS OF OPENINGS - Patent 1129042

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EP 1 129 042 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/36

(21)	Application number: 99949885.0

(22)	Date of filing: 27.09.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C03B 37/08, C03B 7/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9922/296

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0023/390 (27.04.2000 Gazette 2000/17)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

19.10.1998 US 175025

(71)	Applicant: OWENS CORNING
	Toledo,Ohio 43659 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WINGERT, John, W. Granville, OH 43023 (US) O'BRIEN-BERNINI, Frank, C. Granville, OH 43023 (US)

(74)	Representative: West, Alan Harry et al
	R.G.C. Jenkins & Co.26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

(54)	FIBER FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A FOREHEARTH WITH TWO OR MORE COLUMNS OF OPENINGS