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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7166548 | Apatite glass ceramic based on siliceous oxyapatites Apatite glass ceramic which contains at least one glass phase and at least one apatite phase and is characterized in that at least one of the apatite phases is a phosphate- and fluorine-free siliceous oxyapatite phase. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6868698 | Plate-shaped shearing knife A plate-shaped shearing knife is provided made of hard metal for shearing off allotments of liquid glass. The hard metal of the shearing knife has a thermal conductivity of at least 85 W/mK. Next to a V-shaped or circular-shaped cutting region -2-, there are ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6634188 | Plate-shaped shearing knife A plate-shaped shearing knife is provided made of hard metal for shearing off allotments of liquid glass. The hard metal of the shearing knife has a thermal conductivity of at least 85 W/mK. Next to a V-shaped or circular-shaped cutting region -2-, there ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6289696 | Apparatus for severing gobs from glass strands In an apparatus (1) for the severing of gobs from one or more strands (2;3) of molten glass, the severing of each gob is effected by a shear blade pair (5;6). A shear blade (7,8;9,10) of each shear blade pair is arranged on an associated, pivotably mounte... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6047567 | Shear blade for glass gob shearing apparatus A unitary shear blade (20) for shearing a plurality of spaced apart streams of molten glass into individual gobs, the shear blade having a free end (20a) and an opposed end (20b). The free end is provided with a plurality of side-by-side shearing surfaces... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5987925 | Glass gob shearing apparatus with internally cooled blades A parallel shear apparatus (20) for simultaneously shearing a plurality of streams of molten glass (A, B, C) into gobs comprising opposed carriages (22, 24) which are repetitively moved along rectilinear opposed paths toward and away from one another by a... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5970748 | Glass gob shear blade mounting apparatus Glass gob shearing apparatus having opposed shear blades that reciprocate along generally parallel, opposed horizontal paths to periodically bring the shearing ends of the shear blades into partly overlapping contact with one another, to thereby shear a g... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5824128 | Glass gob shearing apparatus with improved cushioning of shear blade carriages A parallel shear apparatus for sequentially shearing each of a plurality of streams of molten glass from a glass feeder into gobs for processing into glass containers by a glass forming machine. The apparatus has first and second opposed carriages which a... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5772718 | Glass gob shearing apparatus with internally cooled blades and method of shearing employing same A parallel shear apparatus (20) for simultaneously shearing a plurality of streams of molten glass (A, B, C) into gobs including opposed carriages (22, 24) which are repetitively moved along rectilinear opposed paths toward and away from one another. Each... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5711777 | Glass gob shearing apparatus with contact lubricated blades and method of shearing employing same A parallel shear apparatus (20) for simultaneously shearing a plurality of streams of molten glass (A, B, C) into gobs comprising opposed carriages (22, 24) which are repetitively moved along rectilinear opposed paths toward and away from one another. Eac... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5573570 | Glass gob shearing apparatus A parallel shear apparatus (10) for sequentially shearing each of a plurality of streams of molten glass (A,B,C, D) from a glass feeder into gobs for processing into glass containers by a glass forming machine. The apparatus (10) has first and second oppo... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5518515 | Device for separating one or more strands of molten glass into individual glass gobs A strand of glass is cut into gobs by a pair of opposing shearing blades driven by a crank drive in which eccentric pins from a crank disk are connected to a support disk of a crankshaft and a support disk on an auxiliary shaft, connecting rods being link... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5486221 | Shear mechanism for glass forming machine Opposed shear assemblies are conjointly driven via a rack and pinion assembly by a servo motor which follows a displacement profile. When the cycle rate exceeds a selected limit the profile is scaled to reduce peak motor velocity and a shorter stroke is d... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5336289 | Apparatus for shearing a gob Gob-shearing apparatus for providing a predetermined amount of a molten glass article vertically transferred from a feeder bowl which is capable of performing two cutting strokes when a pair of hydraulic cylinders having a rack gear reciprocates, thus obt... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5269828 | Gob forming device having a single rotating blade with a cooling housing A Shearing apparatus for forming molten glass gobs from a continuous flow of molten glass provided by a feeder, has a single shear blade mounted on an axis parallel to the axis of feeding of the flow of molten glass; and a drive for imparting a rotatory m... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5246478 | Apparatus for cutting molten glass for forming glass products At least a pair of shear blades cuts a stream of viscous molten glass descending from a glass feeder. The paired shear blades continuously move, while retaining a substantially horizontal position, about a horizontal axis along looped paths symmetrical to... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5232483 | Quick change shear assembly for glassware forming machine A shear mechanism has a shear assembly with shear assembly that can be quickly changed. The shear assembly supports a vertically displacable shear which is operated via a drive system which is connected to the shear mechanism frame. With the release of to... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5224979 | Top release bearing for shear mechanism A shear mechanism for shearing discrete gobs from at least one runner of molten glass has a shear assembly which is displacable back and forth along a pair of guide rails. The assembly has at least one shear supported on an arm which has a bearing at one ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5207815 | Mechanism for shearing discrete gobs of molten glass Shears are supported for reciprocating displacement within an open frame so that they can be conjointly displaced from retracted positions to advanced overlapping positions where a runner of molten glass will be severed. A pair of covers close the open fr... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5189938 | Shear mechanism having quick change drop guide A shear mechanism having at least one shear. Each shear has an associated drop guide which can be displaced relative to the shear. The drop guide is secured in position from the front and when release, it can be pulled forwardly and separated from its sup... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5188653 | Apparatus for severing gobs from glass streams Each glass gob is severed by a shear blade pair (6; 9). The shear blades (7, 8; 10, 11) are arranged on shear arms (12, 13) whose movement is synchronized with each other by means of a gear mechanism (16) A first shear arm (12) is drivable pivotably by a ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5180413 | Shear mechanism for glassware forming machine A shear mechanism has a pair of shear assemblies mounted on parallel guide rails for reciprocating displacement controlled by a rack and pinion assembly having a rack driving each shear assembly. The racks are parallel and horizontally spaced and their mo... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5174187 | Shear mechanism for glassware forming machine A shear mechanism is disclosed including reciprocating pairs of upper and lower shears. A gob guide is associated with each upper shear blade and can be selectively adjusted in the direction of shear movement and in a direction transverse to that movement... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5049179 | Glass gob cutting device having a guide with independent movement A glass gob cutting device in a gob feeder for cutting a gob of molten glass supplied from an orifice of a furnace and supplying the cut gob of molten glass to a glass forming machine. The glass gob cutting device includes a pair of shearing blades for cu... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4961773 | Apparatus for processing a melted glass stream into a melted glass lump of a predetermined volume On shearing a melted glass stream flowing along a first direction at a first speed into a melted glass lump flowing along the first direction at a second speed faster than the first speed by a cutter section, the cutter section is closed and opened along ... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4944207 | Single shear blade mechanism for gob severing A gob severing mechanism comprises a single blade which severs a series of gobs by passing rapidly through columns of glass, severing a first series on movement in one direction and a second series on movement in the other direction. In rest positions on ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4924740 | Adjustable mounting for multigob apparatus for straight line shearing The improved apparatus for straight line shearing of multiple gobs from columns of molten glass includes a shear frame to which multiple shear blade assemblies and shear blade adjustment mechanisms are mounted to facilitate changeover between single, doub... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4869746 | Straight line shear mechanism A straight line shear mechanism has rack driven shears which are operated by a pneumatic cylinder. Opposite ends of the operating rod of the pneumatic cylinder are connected via nail head couplings which permit rotation of the rod about its axis and which... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4859227 | Straight line shear mechanism A straight line shear mechanism has rack driven shears which are operated by a pneumatic cylinder. The shear slides provide a barrier to infrared energy directed at the pneumatic cylinder. To cool the cylinder, a perforated cooling tube is connected to am... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4813994 | Straight line glass gob shear This relates to improvements in drives for shears, particularly shears for severing gobs from a glass runner. All of the drives incorporate a drive pinion for reciprocating racks which are secured to slides of the shear. The pinion is rotated first in one... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4791845 | Straight line shear A straight line shear has a pair of carriages which support opposed pairs of shear blade assemblies. These carriages are displaceable to shear gobs from molten runners of glass. Each shear blade assembly can be adjusted relative to its carriage, in the di... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4781746 | Drive apparatus for straight line shear mechanism An improved drive assembly for a straight line shear mechanism or like, reciprocably mounted mechanism of a glassware forming machine wherein the mechanism is coupled by an arm to a drive rod, the improvement lying in the provision of an adaptable joint b... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4728354 | Apparatus for straight-line shearing of molten glass gobs In apparatus for the straight-line shearing of molten glass gobs, first and second carriage members have mounted thereon one or more opposing pairs of shear blades which are caused reciprocally to move towards each other and then away from each other alon... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4699643 | Straight line shear This relates to improvements in drives for shears, particularly shears for severing gobs from a glass runner. All of the drives incorporate a drive pinion for reciprocating racks which are secured to slides of the shear. The pinion is rotated first in one... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4684390 | Rack aligning fixture and method of its use A rack aligning fixture for aligning the racks of a rack and pinion mechanism is described. The rack alignment fixture permits the aligning of rack teeth faces of a rack and pinion mechanism at the time of assembly without having to provide additional mac... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4544397 | Feeder mechanism for supplying gobs of plastic material The feeder mechanism comprises apparatus for shearing gobs from plastic material e.g. glass comprising a set of shear blades movable between open and shearing positions thereof. A driving system for the shear blades comprises a cam having a cam track and ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4499806 | Multiple gob shearing mechanism operating in a straight line A multiple gob glass shearing mechanism in which the sets of opposed shear blades are supported for movement toward and away from each other in a straight line or with parallel motion. One set of shears is mounted on a shear guide that can be adjusted up ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4500334 | Glass stream cutting apparatus A quadruple gob glass feeder and cooperating shear mechanism are disclosed. The shear mechanism has two arms reciprocal toward and away from each other. Each arm has four blades arranged in mating pairs to cooperate with each other for cutting four stream... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4475938 | Cutting device for sectioning liquid glass strand The invention relates to a cutting device for the sectioning of a liquid glass strand into individual fragment (gobs) to be further processed into hollow glass articles. In order to achieve a trouble-free cutting process as well as a relatively small mass... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4473389 | Glass gob feeding device A feeding device has the object to ensure the supply of a continuously flowing glass strand and to divide it into predetermined gobs thus establishing the weight of the individual gob and thereafter to proceed with the final sectioning. It is known to act... | 09/25/1984 |
