(under the class definition) Apparatus including means working soft or molten glass into small discrete particulate bodies, e.g. spheres, or means to form and to bond by fusion, a glass particle onto rod shaped stock, e.g. wire.
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21.1+, for a process of making self-supporting particle.
141, for ball making apparatus including fluid-melt contacting means.
207+, for means for forming glass melt into a gob-type charge combined with glass working means.
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163, Needle and Pin Making, 6+, for pin making.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus,
110, for composite article manufacturing apparatus comprising means to shape fluent or bulk stock and unite the same with a preform while in a molding area, subclasses 332+ for means to roll a discrete change into a ball, and subclass 801 for button makers.