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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6134920 | Method of preparing glass cartridges Methods of plastically forming an axially extended zone of the interior surface of a hollow glass tube heated to its forming temperature employ a generally cylindrical embossing mandrel connected to a driving shaft. The hollow glass tube and the embossing... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5017208 | Apparatus for forming a groove in a glass tube Apparatus for forming a groove in a glass tube without contacting the glass tube in the groove region. The apparatus includes a pair of chucks for holding opposite ends of the glass tube. The chucks are coupled to a motor for rotating the glass tube about... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4441908 | Vial tooling apparatus A machine for fabricating articles such as glass vials from tubular stock includes a plurality of rotating chucking stations which revolve about the central vertical axis of the machine and a plurality of tooling stations which form the vial finish. The p... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4104047 | Supporting glass gripping tongs during glass sheet processing Disclosed herein is a system for supporting self-closing tongs specially adapted for gripping thin glass sheets (4.5 millimeters and less) during thermal processing, such as that involved during press bending wherein the glass sheets are brought to a sudd... | 08/01/1978 |
