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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003982 | Apparatus for introducing blowing air into glass container forming machine molds A plunger for intermittently delivering counterblow air to a gob glass at a formidable temperature in a blank mold of an I.S. glass container forming machine being operated on the blow and blow process. The plunger comprises a fixed annular member with an enlarged r... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6923022 | Dual-stage blowhead assembly A blowhead assembly for receipt over a parison finish to blow the parison within a blow mold and simultaneously cool the parison finish includes a blowhead body having a first chamber at one end for receipt over the finish of a parison in a blow mold, and at least o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6807829 | Glass container forming machine A blow head is displaced to the “on” position where its lower portion engages the top of a blow mold. Final blow begins and before final blow is completed, the blow head is raised a selected distance and final blow is exhausted between the O.D. of the formed fin... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807827 | Glass container forming machine A parison is blown in the blow mold of an I.S. machine and a control determines the time of the event by defining a local minimum in the pressure vs. time plot. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6705121 | Glass container forming machine A blow mold assembly for an I.S. machine for blowing a parison of glass and cooling the blown parison into a formed bottle which can be removed from the blow mold. A blow head is lowered onto a blow mold and final air is applied. The blow head is lifted a selected v... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6464486 | Nozzle for blow molding plastic containers and installation provided with same A blow molding apparatus and a nozzle operable to provide fluid into an interior of a blank. The blank is supported in a mold such that a neck of the blank emerges from a wall of the mold. The nozzle includes a nozzle tip and an opening that surrounds the... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6401491 | Final blow/finish cooling valve function monitor Apparatus for monitoring application of air through a dual-stage blowhead to blow mold a container includes a first solenoid valve for applying final blow air through the blowhead to a container in a mold and a second solenoid valve for applying finish co... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6016669 | Pulsed fuel-oxygen burner and method for rotatable workpieces An apparatus for applying heat to a rotatable workpiece is disclosed. A rotating lathe is provided for mounting a workpiece, for example a quartz tube, thereto so as to enable rotation of the workpiece. At least one translatable burner is coupled to a fue... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5858050 | I.S. machine An I.S. machine comprises a plurality of individual sections arranged in side by side relation. Each section has a section frame having a top wall having a front and a back and opposed sides on which is mounted a blank station including a mold opening and... | 01/12/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5792231 | Baffle assembly A baffle assembly for use in a glassware forming machine to provide a settle blow to settle a gob in a parison forming mould cavity and a mould closing surface to close the mould cavity comprises a first member which comprises a mould cavity closing surfa... | 08/11/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5707413 | Method and apparatus for blow and blow production of hollow glass article The method and apparatus for producing a hollow glass article permit removal of a resulting hollow glass article without severing a moll. By this, glass powder which would otherwise be caused and fallen into the hollow glass article during severing the mo... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5632796 | Piping arrangement for permitting vertical adjustment of a glassware forming machine An arrangement in a glassware forming machine for connecting a supply of operating air to a mechanism mounted in a frame of the machine, which mechanism may need to be adjusted in position vertically in the machine comprises a flexible pipe which connects... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5407457 | Process and device for forming hollow glass objects having a neck with a localized constriction A forming process which utilize blown-blown technique has an initial phase, a transfer phase, and a finishing phase for producing a hollow glass object provided with a neck. During the initial phase all or part of the internal profile of the neck is molde... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5372623 | Method and apparatus for forming glass containers with reinforced inner surfaces This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming a glass container by a press-and-blow system wherein the glass container is provided with a reinforced inner surface. According to the inventive method, fuel gas or a gaseous boron or silicon co... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5266095 | Mechanism for use in a glassware forming machine Mechanism for moving an operative member such as a blowhead funnel or baffle in a glassware forming machine comprises a piston rod on which the operative member may be mounted and two piston heads on the rod which may be operated independently of each oth... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4948410 | Check valve assembly for glass forming machinery A check valve assembly which is to permit flow into a pneumatic cylinder is accessible without taking the cylinder apart. The check valve is located within an insert which is secured to the cylinder head at an exterior surface. Removal of the inserts make... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4764197 | Support for an operative member of a glassware forming machine The support is for an operative member, e.g. a funnel, a baffle or a blowhead, which moves between operative and out-of-the-way positions along a path which has a vertical component and an arcuate component about a vertical axis. The support comprises a f... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4726833 | Blowhead for use in the manufacture of glass containers A blowhead (10; 100) for blowing air through a neck opening (12; 112) of a glass parison (14; 114) to cause it to expand. The blowhead defines an air supply passage (28; 128) through which air can enter the parison and an exhaust passage (45; 145) through... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4678494 | Blowhead arrangement for a glassware container manufacturing machine The blowhead arrangement comprises a blowhead (18) and a support (10,12,16) therefor. The support defines a passage (50,52,54,56,58,60) through which a first supply of air under pressure can be supplied to the blowhead (18) and a passage (70,74) through w... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4657474 | Moving means for use in a glassware manufacturing machine The moving means is for use in moving an operative member between an out-of-the-way position and an operative position by a movement having a linear component in a vertical direction and a rotary component about a vertical axis. A first shaft on which the... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4618356 | Moving means for use in a glassware manufacturing machine An operative member such as a blowhead (10) is moved between an out-of-the-way position thereof and an operative position thereof by moving means which comprises a vertical shaft (15), means for moving the shaft vertically and turning it about a vertical ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4610713 | Settle blow head and baffle arm attachment for glassware molding machine A carrier arm for a glass blowing machine employing two or more holders with removable heads. The heads fit into the holders by the utilization of a bayonet fitting, and a retainer ring is provided that encircles the holders and maintains the heads in loc... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4579575 | Blow head supporting and moving mechanism of a glassware forming machine A blow head which defines an upper portion of a mould cavity in which glass parisons are blown to the shape of mould cavity is moved into and out of operative position by a combination of horizontal and vertical movement. The vertical movement is brought ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4576624 | Machine for forming hollow articles of vitreous material A machine for forming a hollow article of vitreous material has a neck mold having a neck ring with a pair of separable neck ring halves, a pair of holding elements each holding a respective one of the neck ring halves, a transporting element for transpor... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4526602 | Equipment and method for manufacturing thin glass flakes A blow-pipe 1 with an upper end 2 shaped to retain a working amount of molten glass is vertically movable from beneath the surface of molten glass 9 in a furnace to an upper position within orifice 10a of cover plate 10 and just below a cylindrical guide ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4509969 | Blowhead apparatus A blowhead apparatus including a blowhead arm and a blowhead body having at least one blowhead therein. The blowhead body is removably connected to the blowhead arm. The blowhead includes a retaining member, a seating member mounted on a sealed bearing, a... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4453964 | Air distributing mechanism for glass forming apparatus An arm which may support a baffle or blowhead is adapted at one end for clamping to a vertical shaft. First and second holder units are supported by the arm between its ends. Each unit has a holder open at its bottom and into which a baffle or blowhead ma... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4444578 | Parison mold and baffle system for an automatic molding machine A parison mold and baffle system for an automatic molding machine of I-S type includes a two piece split parison mold with an integral funnel. A combined blow-down and baffle member cooperates with the mold in a first position to perform the blow-down fun... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4436543 | Neck ring mold apparatus for glass bottle manufacture In apparatus for molding glass bottles having externally threaded necks, neck ring mold halves are given greatly increased life between down time, as well as increased ease of service, by machining away the threaded cavity portion below the well which acc... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4411681 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing glass bottles A method and apparatus for manufacturing glass bottles and more specifically an apparatus and a method for forming parisons is disclosed. At least one blank mold defines a mold cavity having an opening at its upper end for receiving a premeasured gob of m... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4200449 | Apparatus for blow molding hollow glassware A multi-section blow molding machine for the manufacture of hollow glassware has in each section a parison mold for each pair of blow molds. The blow molds are disposed below and on opposite sides of the center of oscillation of a neck ring arm carrying r... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4009019 | Blowhead assembly for high speed press and blow individual section glassware forming machine An individual section of a multiple section glassware forming machine is shown wherein each such section preferably includes three stations performing separate and sequential operations in forming articles of glassware. Each such section may be adapted fo... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4004905 | Safety lock for forming machine blowhead An apparatus for forming glass containers wherein the glass is expanded to its final shape in a blow mold. A blowhead is brought onto vertical registry with the blow mold cavity. In the conventional Hartford I.S. forming machine, the mechanism for moving ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3986858 | Baffle arm operating mechanism In apparatus for molding glass into hollow-shaped articles such as glass containers, glass is delivered to a parison mold wherein the glass is shaped either by a plunger or by a counter-blow with the end of the parison mold, through which the glass is del... | 10/19/1976 |
