US PATENT SUBCLASS 264 / 332
.~.~.~ Fusing or melting inorganic material

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264 /   HD   PLASTIC AND NONMETALLIC ARTICLE SHAPING OR TREATING: PROCESSES

239  DF  MECHANICAL SHAPING OR MOLDING TO FORM OR REFORM SHAPED ARTICLE {10}
299  DF  .~ Shaping against forming surface (e.g., casting, die shaping, etc.) {10}
319  DF  .~.~ Applying heat or pressure {6}
332.~.~.~ Fusing or melting inorganic material

DEFINITION

Classification: 264/332

(under subclass 319) Processes in which inorganic materials are reshaped or molded by a fusing or melting operation.

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30, for processes of lining furnaces which may include a step of melting inorganic materials.

603, [supscrpt]+[end supscrpt], for vitrification, sintering, or firing of a shaped inorganic preform external of a mold.

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65, Glass Manufacturing, appropriate subclasses for molding molten glass. 106, Compositions: Coating or Plastic, appropriate subclasses for processes of forming a composition which may include a firing step.