ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,500, issued on July 8, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).
"Tool for locally cooling a glass sheet" was invented by Romain Renaud (Paris) and Jerome Gobin (Saint Leger aux Bois, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for local cooling by contact of a glass sheet at a temperature higher than 450deg C., known as a contact tool, includes a contact face suitable for coming into contact with the glass sheet, the tool including an internal pipe for the circulation of a coolant, in particular air. The tool is used in a device for bending and/or cooling a glass sheet, in particular individual, the tool coming...