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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418834 | System, method, and apparatus for interchangeably accommodating both fixed and floating takeout inserts A takeout jaw for handling glass bottles includes a holder for both fixed and floating inserts. This design allows an insert to be in a fixed position when the insert is provided with a nominal thickness. When a floating insert of a lesser thickness is installed, th... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7340923 | Pressing plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine A pressing plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine has at least one pressing plunger which in normal operation can be moved axially in a reciprocating manner together with a pressing plunger receiver between an inoperative position and a pressing position.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7278213 | Hand tool stop pin A hand tool such as a folding knife that incorporates a blade stop pin that stops rotation of the blade in the open position is described. The stop pin defines a multifaceted face having plural surfaces, each having a radial distance from an axial centerline that is... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7065986 | Molding assembly A molding assembly, that includes: a plurality of support pillars fixedly attached to a support structure, wherein each support pillar includes a recessed seat; a mold support member, and; a flexible ring for holding a mold in contact with the mold support member, w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6907754 | Self-aligning impact tolerant I.S. machine cartridge assembly A cartridge assembly for a blow-and-blow parison-forming machine comprises a cylindrical barrel, an annular lower stop having a central opening for accepting a piston rod and having an upwardly opening tapered recess adjacent the central opening, an annular cylinder... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904771 | Method of forming and transporting curved glass A glass forming assembly and method for forming complex shaped glass, with the glass forming assembly having a hood assembly including a hood lift superstructure movable horizontally back and forth over a cold ring and a cooling shuttle and movable vertically relati... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902708 | Method and apparatus for making carbon black Methods and apparatus are presented for producing carbon black on a substrate. One preferred method includes providing a head assembly including a nozzle, the nozzle including a first injector for injecting a gas such as acetylene, and a second injector for injectin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6832494 | I.S. glass forming machine A drive has a link which connects via a bearing to a shaft which supports an insert carrier. To lubricate the bearing oil is dropped onto an elongated reservoir in the top surface of a slide rail secured to the insert carrier and the oil flows by gravity through the... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6807828 | I.S. glass forming machine A mold open and close mechanism for an I.S. machine is provided which separates the drive including the motor and the housing. The drive portion is releasably connected to the housing so that the drive can be easily removed for repair or replacement. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6729160 | Apparatus and method for forming heated glass sheets Apparatus (26) and a method for forming heated glass sheets in a heated chamber (22) of a housing (20) includes an upper mold support assembly (28) for supporting an upper mold (38) within the heated chamber for cyclical vertical m... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6715320 | Fluid administration system for the operation of cylinder and piston assemblies A fluid administration system for the operation of a cylinder and piston assembly for actuating mechanisms, mainly glassware forming and handling mechanisms, allowing rapid changing thereof, comprising: a passage network practiced at the cylinder cap, connected to t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6589344 | Glass sealer spray system for vehicle A glass sealer spray system for a vehicle windshield, the system including: an air controller; a sealer spray frame with the air controller mounted at one side of the sealer spray frame; glass contact rollers each mounted at left and right sides of the se... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578386 | Plunger mechanism for I.S. machine A plunger mechanism which has a one piece housing into which is inserted the upper sealing member. The upper sealing member is secured to the interior wall of the housing at its desired location.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6574991 | Pure fused silica, furnace and method An article of relatively pure silica, and a furnace and method of producing the article. The article is produced by collecting molten silica particles in a refractory furnace in which at least a portion of the refractory has been exposed to a halogen-cont... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6497120 | Quick change connector for plunger for glass container forming process and equipment A plunger assembly for use in a glass bottle forming machine permitting quick exchange and self-aligning of a plunger held on a plunger driving piston comprising a plunger having an annular recess, an adapter having a plurality of stepped radial bores ext... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6442976 | Liquid cooling of glassware molds A system and method of cooling glassware molds by directing liquid coolant to the blank or blow mold halves of a glassware forming machine through an enclosed pivotal rotary union-type structure. A coolant manifold is carried by each pivotal mold arm, and... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6418754 | Apparatus and method for mold changing in heated glass sheet forming station A method for heated mold changing at a forming station (24) is performed by apparatus (32) in a heated chamber (22) where heated glass sheets are cyclically formed. A switching station (318) is located adjacent the forming station (24). An unloading stati... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6318129 | Mold for use in I.S. machine A mold half for mounting on a mold holder of a mold open and close mechanism of an I.S. machine. The mold holder includes an insert having a central locating lug on the top thereof and an annular front face. The insert also has an annular upwardly project... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6233975 | Common cage assembly A common cage assembly for a mold for a glassware machine having a mold support member. The assembly further includes a first cage member and a second cage member. Each of the cage members is movably mounted adjacent to the mold support member. Each of th... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6170294 | I. S. machine An I.S. Machine for making glass bottles, having a plurality of sections, each having a blank station for forming a parison. Each section has a section frame having a top surface, and a plunger mechanism including at least one plunger canister having a lo... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6128925 | Forming tool for structuring flat material, especially plate glass The forming tool with a special structuring surface includes a reusable ceramic base tool and a replaceable metallic forming member releasably attached to the base tool and provided with a structuring surface for forming a structure in the plate glass. Wh... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6085552 | Aligning fixture for mold opening and closing mechanism A mold opening and closing mechanism includes an aligning mechanism which has a horizontal mounting plate including a number of vertical openings for the number of molds, that is supported by a pair of spaced vertical uprights secured to the section frame... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6032491 | Apparatus for mold changing in heated glass sheet forming station Apparatus (32) and a method for heated mold changing at a forming station (24) in a heated chamber (22) where heated glass sheets are cyclically formed. A switching station (318) is located adjacent the forming station (24). An unloading station (320) and... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5987923 | Process and apparatus for hot forming precision structures in flat glass Flat glass provided with precision structures is required for precision applications, especially for glasses with optical properties, for example for modern flat display screen glass. The process of the invention for hot forming precision structures in or... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5964914 | Plunger base module for a plunger mechanism of an I.S. machine A plunger base module for a selected number of vertically extending cylindrical plunger canisters each having a bottom surface and including a set of service conduits including plunger up, plunger down, and counterblow/vacuum or cooling, with each of the ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5948130 | Method and apparatus for making large-scale precision structures in flat glass Flat glass provided with precision structures is required for precision applications, especially for glasses with optical properties, for example for modern flat display screen glass. A method for forming precision structures in or on flat glass includes ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5900034 | Support and actuating mechanism for mold support assembly used for heated glass sheet forming A support and actuating mechanism (30) includes an actuator (244) mounted adjacent a vertical post (242) of a framework (236) and also includes a plurality of connectors (246) extending from the actuator to a mold support assembly (28) located within a he... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5893942 | Quick change invert arm assembly An invert arm assembly for a glass container forming machine of the I.S. type, the invert arm assembly having an opposed pair of invert arm segments that are movable toward and away from one another and define one or more neck ring assembly receiving aper... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5868813 | I. S. machine An I.S. Machine for making glass bottles, having a plurality of sections, each having a blank station for forming a parison. Each section has a section frame having a top surface, and a plunger mechanism including at least one plunger canister having a lo... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5858049 | Plunger mechanism for an I.S. machine A plunger mechanism has a plunger canister module to be mounted on the top wall of a section frame of an I.S. machine. The module includes one, two, three or four plunger canisters each having a vertically extending cylinder having a locating diameter at ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5853449 | Plunger mechanism for an I.S. machine A plunger mechanism comprising a vertically extending cylindrical plunger canister having a bottom surface and including a plurality of service air conduits with each conduit having an inlet port communicating with the bottom surface. A plunger distributi... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5833731 | I S machine An I.S. machine is disclosed which has a plurality of individual sections arranged side by side. Each section has a section box for supporting a blank mold opening and closing mechanism and a blow mold opening and closing mechanism. These section boxes ar... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833732 | I.S. machine An I.S. machine is disclosed which has a plurality of individual sections arranged side by side. Each section has a section box for supporting a blank mold opening and closing mechanism and a blow mold opening and closing mechanism. These section boxes ar... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5728188 | Glass gob distributor zeroing fixture and method of orienting a glass gob distributor A method of accurately circumferentially orienting the output shaft of each of a plurality of oscillating gob distribution device units (S) with respect to one another and with respect to a support device (T) used to support a plurality of gob chutes. A f... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5718740 | Plunger assembly for a glassware forming machine A plunger assembly for a glassware forming machine is readily convertible between, for example, double and triple gob configurations and between press and blow and blow and blow operation. A framework is provided with a replaceable positioning plate with ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5637129 | Glass melting furnace plunger needle set-up fixture A set-up fixture (50) for positioning the needle holders (18, 20, 22) of a molten glass feeder bowl with respect to one another, the fixture having a frame member (52) and a plurality of prongs (54, 56, 58) depending from the fixture, one prong for each o... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5597397 | Transfer device for bent glass sheets A transfer device for bent glass sheets during the course of automated production of motor vehicle glass windows on a production line with continuous furnace, bending press, toughening station and device for onward conveyance of the toughened glass sheets... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5445661 | Melting end for glass melting furnaces with soldier blocks and operating process therefor In a glass melting furnace, a combination includes a tank having an end chamber for containing a glass melt, the tank having soldier blocks arranged side-by-side which are of a refractory, mineral material and form a wall of the end chamber. The soldier b... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5411564 | Pneumatic plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine Both blow-and-blow and press-and-blow plunger mechanisms for use in forming a parison from a gob of fluid glass in a individual section (IS) of a glassware forming machine are fully pneumatically controlled. Plunger and thimble pistons affirmatively posit... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5334233 | Cylinder-port block arrangement for glass container forming apparatus A forming plunger mechanism for glass container manufacturing of the type used in an I.S. machine and having at least one vertically-oriented cylinder containing a reciprocally-driven piston for repeatedly driving a plunger upwardly into parisons containe... | 08/02/1994 |
