Class 65/375 - MISCELLANEOUS

Subclass of Class 65 - Glass manufacturing
Definition: Subject matter not elsewhere provided for.
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 10/09/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7278282	Device for transferring hollow glass objects from a glass-forming machine onto a conveyor belt A device for transferring an object from a dead plate of an Individual Section glass-forming machine to a conveyor belt is disclosed. The device includes a first shaft rotatable about an axis. A housing is attached to the first shaft. A carrying arm is slidably moun...	10/09/2007
6957552	Manual glass lathe A manual glass lathe used for shaping and coloring clear glass tubes. The manual glass lathe, in the preferred embodiment, comprises a tubular handle, designed to be held in one hand, and a thumbwheel located towards the working end of the handle, and is used by a g...	10/25/2005
6739153	Optical workstation An optical workstation comprising an optical breadboard supported by a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of upstanding legs interconnected by laterally extending cross-beams, the cross-beams defining a space into which the optical breadboard is received and la...	05/25/2004
6651461	Conveyor belt A conveyor belt including a series of predefined sections and elevated support structures at the edges of each section for supporting items on the belt above the belt at each section....	11/25/2003
6538193	Thermophotovoltaic generator in high temperature industrial process An emitter for use with a generator has a tube closed at one end, heated from its outside with a water-cooled photovoltaic converter array mounted inside for glass-melting application. Several TPV tubes may be inserted through holes in the insulation into...	03/25/2003
6349571	Pushout mechanism for I.S. machine A pushout mechanism is disclosed for transferring bottles from a deadplate of an I.S. machine section to a conveyor. The pushout mechanism has a finger assembly including inner and outer pockets and is pivotally displaced, when the finger assembly is at a...	02/26/2002
6343489	Bending rail band guide A variable radius bending apparatus is disclosed for bending a glass plate. The variable radius bending apparatus includes a bending rail having a longitudinal rail member and a drive drum and a tension drum rotatably attached thereto. A drive band is pos...	02/05/2002
6279346	Method for reducing hot sticking in molding processes The method of the present invention overcomes the hot-sticking problems between an inorganic non-metallic material (=insulator) to be molded and a forming die by maintaining an assembly comprising a forming die and the insulator in a polarized state durin...	08/28/2001
5900033	Apparatus and method for improved optical glass GOB preform production A gob formation device and method for improved production of molten glass preforms for use in the precision glass molding of optical glass elements. The device is a dispensing tip which is attached to a stem extending from a working crucible containing a ...	05/04/1999
5888268	Glass-plate working apparatus A glass-plate working apparatus (A) includes a base (2) on which a glass plate (1) is placed; Y-direction movable bases (3) and (4) which are supported by the base (2) movably in a Y-direction perpendicular to an X-direction; a Y-direction moving device (...	03/30/1999
5851258	Backup structure for a pipe for feeding a molten substance of high temperature A backup structure for a pipe for feeding a molten substance of high temperature has a pipe and a thermal insulation material surrounding the pipe wherein the pipe is provided with a plurality of projections on its outer periphery at predetermined interva...	12/22/1998
5803944	Lathe for blowing glass A lathe for blowing glass. The lathe includes a lower section and an upper section removably attached to the lower section to form a housing. A motor is operably connected to a gear assembly. At least one roller assembly rotatably supports a blowpipe. An ...	09/08/1998
5755847	Insulator support assembly and pushbar mechanism for handling glass containers An insulator support assembly apparatus and process is provided, which includes a vertically oriented tubular frame with one or more insulator supports, one or more insulators and a pushbar mounting mechanism integral to the rearward frame support. Furthe...	05/26/1998
5733354	Pusher mechanism for I.S. glass forming machine A pusher mechanism for transferring a selected number of containers from a dead plate of an I.S. machine to a conveyor. The mechanism has a finger assembly including a back support portion and a finger portion, with the back support portion and the finger...	03/31/1998
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
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
5587000	Takeout mechanism in glassware forming machine A method of adjusting the height of the takeout mechanism in a glassware forming machine comprises setting a takeout arm of the mechanism at a predetermined angle by use of a jig member adjusting a piston and cylinder device so that it is in a predetermin...	12/24/1996
5324340	Contact fixture for hot glass Hot, newly molded glass articles are easily moved using sweepout arms having a plurality of graphite contact members that form a mosaic to present the hot glass piece with a substantially smooth graphite surface....	06/28/1994
5181949	Push out device for a glassware forming machine A push out device for a glass container making machine has a series of pusher fingers mounted on a pusher head arranged for the conventional extended and retracted movement and rotation about a vertical axis. The pusher fingers are mounted in a support pl...	01/26/1993
5160015	Sweepout apparatus and method A shuttle type sweepout mechanism is described wherein the 90° sweepout that consists of rotary head driven through an arc is mounted on a support that is translated in the direction of the moving conveyor. With the sweepout head capable of being rotated...	11/03/1992
4927444	Pusher mechanism for glass forming machine An air conduit is carried by each pocket of a ware handling device to direct air under pressure towards the corner of the pocket which is to receive a container. The source is cylinder air which is fed through a hole in this piston/rod to the ware handlin...	05/22/1990
4818267	Apparatus for withdrawing a sample from a glass melting furnace The invention is directed to an apparatus for withdrawing a sample from a ass melting furnace. The apparatus includes a gripper for taking the sample and can be introduced through an opening in the furnace into the interior thereof. The apparatus includes...	04/04/1989
4528018	Transfer station for a glass-forming machine A transfer station of a glass-forming machine includes a depositing plate for receiving at least two transversely spaced glass articles, such as bottles or the like, from the glass-forming machine. The depositing plate is mounted on a vertical shaft for t...	07/09/1985
4397668	Process and devices for hardening of glassware by ion exchange The present invention is directed to an apparatus and process for the ion change hardening of glassware by passing the glassware through a stream of molten salt. The glassware may be arranged at different levels on a conveying means, provided with perfora...	08/09/1983
4362545	Support member for an optical waveguide preform An article suitable as an integral handle for an optical waveguide preform is disclosed. The article comprises a hollow tubular member defining a substantially longitudinal aperture and having one end thereof tapered and of diminishing wall thickness for ...	12/07/1982
4340413	Transfer mechanism in a glassware forming machine In a glassware forming machine, a non-handed transfer mechanism, for transferring freshly-formed hot glassware, by swinging through a right angle about a vertical axis, from a dead plate to an adjacent conveyor, comprises a side-by-side parallel pair of r...	07/20/1982
4113461	Hood for glass furnace gathering hole The specification discloses a hood for the gathering hole of a glass furnace which minimizes the escape of hot gases through the gathering hole while open for removal of glass from the furnace to reduce air pollution and otherwise improve personnel comfor...	09/12/1978
4082531	Holder for rotating glass body A device is provided for holding and centering a rotating glass body such as a rod or tube. The device includes a tubular tip holder which may be held in a lathe chuck. The device can utilize a variety of centering tips each adapted for a particular confi...	04/04/1978
4022604	Apparatus for cooling newly formed glass containers In the cooling of newly formed glass containers, the containers are moved from blow molds and placed on what is termed a cooling "dead plate". The dead plate is supplied with air under pressure which is fed into the casting forming the dead plate. The war...	05/10/1977

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