Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353666 | Method for press molding a glass optical element A molding apparatus for molding a press-molded product by heating and softening a material and press-molding the material into a predetermined shape by the use of a mold, includes a pair of dies which form the mold, each of which comprises a molding surface facing w... | 04/08/2008 |
| 6823697 | Press forming machine for optical devices An object of the present invention is to provide a press forming machine for glass optical devices which is superior in the temperature uniformity and has a low manufacturing cost. An upper die is fixed to a lower end of a fixed shaft, and a lower die is fixed to an... | 11/30/2004 |
| 5938806 | Glass forming machine and glass forming method A spray device which is provided with a nozzle for spraying a lubricant is arranged in proximity to a bottom mold and/or a plunger, and the nozzle is operated and controlled by a control device to spray the lubricant on a mold surface of the bottom mold a... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5908483 | Apparatus and process for molding of glass A press head drive cylinder control having a force sensing, force signal providing load cell on the drive cylinder of a glass molding press. The glass molding press having a base, a mold table rotatably mounted on the base, a plurality of mold positions o... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5823011 | Apparatus for press molding glass bodies In the press-molding method for producing molded glass bodies, the molding plug remains in contact with the molded glass body in the mold after the molding process until the regions close to the surface have cooled to a temperature at which the molded bod... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5755848 | Plunger supporting mechanism A plunger supporting mechanism includes a bottom mold into which a gob is loaded; a plunger which is arranged above the bottom mold, and which is lowered to pressure the gob in the bottom mold to press the gob into a glass product, the plunger having an u... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5676721 | Method and apparatus for molding glass A method and apparatus for pressing glass articles. A single mold may be utilized for each article being pressed. The plunger has a ring-like member movably attached thereto. After pressing, when the plunger is retracted from the plunger, the plunger reta... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5498274 | Method and device for forming a glass product A forming method of a glass product includes the steps of successively setting female press-molds on a gob feeding stage; feeding gob to the female press-molds at the gob feeding stage at predetermined intervals; successively transferring the female press... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5421849 | Apparatus for simultaneously manufacturing glass molding articles In a method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of kinds of glass molding articles, a plurality of processing compartments are arranged in order of processing steps. The compartments have their functions which process glass materials to be m... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5290335 | Plunger assembly for forming glass containers An improved mechanism for securing a parison molding cone atop the plunger shaft of a glass container-moulding machine. A one piece collar is secured to the head of the shaft by a bayonet tongue-and-groove assembly. The collar has a crenulated inwardly pr... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5284502 | Rotary glass-molding press with cushioned, trunnion mounted hydraulic drive An automatic, rotary, glass-making press comprises a base, a rotary table mounted for rotation on the base, and glass-forming mechanisms on the table and base, for formation of glass articles at work stations around the press. A rotator is mounted for rot... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5180412 | Apparatus for forming a glass product and a method for forming a glass product An apparatus for forming a glass product which comprises: a single glass gob feeding device for feeding a glass gob to a mold for forming a formed body; a press forming device for press forming the glass gob into the formed body of a predetermined shape; ... | 01/19/1993 |
| 4957530 | Apparatus for plunger replacement in a molding machine while the molding machine is in operation A molding machine having a plunger replacement apparatus is disclosed. Molding operation of the molding machine for a plunger requiring replacement is only discontinued, and the plunger requiring replacement is taken out to a plunger replacing position th... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4913716 | Plunger change apparatus and method A glass face plate press is provided with a semi-automatic, plunger changing apparatus. The changing apparatus takes the form of a movable plunger supporting head and carriage that is mounted adjacent the press station for movement into and out of positio... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4836840 | Press-molding device for lenses In a press-molding device for lenses, an upper surface of a drag is formed into a molding surface, and a lower surface of a cope is formed into a molding surface. An inner peripheral surface of a guide mold portion is in contact with an outer peripheral s... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4836838 | Apparatus for molding glass articles In an apparatus for molding glass articles, a plurality of processing chambers including a heating chamber, a press chamber and a cooling chamber are arranged in order along a predetermined circular transport path. The processing chambers are surrounded b... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4704152 | Method of and apparatus for press forming cathode ray tube faceplate panels A cathode ray tube faceplate press having an indexing table rotatable around a column normal to the table and having circular array of female molds concentric with the column. Index speed of the table is optimized by a barrel cam drive cut to provide smoo... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4632689 | Method of pressing an article of a thermoplastic material and apparatus for manufacturing an article of a thermoplastic material by pressing The invention relates to a method and apparatus for pressforming an article of a thermoplastic material. In accordance with the method a charge of molten material is deposited in a mould (14) and the central axis of a pressing plunger (18) and the mould (... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4554001 | Variable index glass ware press with computer control A variable index molding press having a mold table rotatably placed on a base including a plurality of mold positions on the table for locating various numbers of molds thereon with molding means on the base for cooperating successively with one or all of... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4493722 | Method of producing glass bottles A method and apparatus for producing glass bottles, is characterized by the forming of an air curtain to cover a plunger of the apparatus so as to prevent foreign matter from adhering to the plunger, a phenomenon which is the cause of decreasing the impac... | 01/15/1985 |
