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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181484 | Process for producing a thin-plate form glass molded body In a process for a thin-plate form glass molded body, an upper mold part having a pressing surface is used together with a lower mold part having a setting surface arranged to be opposed to the pressing surface. A melted glass lump is pressed between the pressing su... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7340923 | Pressing plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine A pressing plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine has at least one pressing plunger which in normal operation can be moved axially in a reciprocating manner together with a pressing plunger receiver between an inoperative position and a pressing position.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7185515 | Invert arm assembly for glassware forming machine An invert assembly for an individual section glassware forming machine includes an invert base that is oscillated about an axis between angularly spaced apart first and second positions, a double ended ball screw positioned co-axially with the axis and having spaced... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7144529 | Method for molding ophthalmic lenses The invention concerns a method for moulding a lens, between a first mould (2) and a second mould (6) which consists in: machining at least one of the moulds (2) into the shape of the lens to be obtained, before moulding. The invention enables t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093732 | CRT funnel with positioning reference portions Upper end edges (7a, 7b, 7c) of positioning reference portions (5a, 5b, 5c) to be formed on outer walls of a funnel (1) for cathode ray tube are formed at distances (downwardl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073352 | Method and a machine for the production of hollow glassware articles A method and a machine for the production of hollow glassware articles, by the blow-and-blow, press-and-blow, press-and-blow paste mold and direct-press processes in a glassware forming machine including single or multiple machine sections each having single or mult... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7024887 | Method and a machine for the production of hollow glassware articles A method and a machine for the production of hollow glassware articles, by the blow-and-blow, press-and-blow, press-and-blow paste mold and direct-press processes in a glassware forming machine including single or multiple machine sections each having single or mult... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6993935 | Method for blowing and removing glass containers Vertically aligned first (30) and second (32) combined blowhead and takeout mechanisms are provided to sequentially blow glass parisons (P) into containers (C) in a mold set (22) and to transfer blown containers to a deadplate (40) of a g... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6951629 | Blow mold and method for adjusting a blow mold A blow mold (1) for a stretching machine or a glass blowing machine, comprising two mold halves (3, 4) which are pivotably connected by at least one connecting pin (2), and a shutting device and locking device in the form of a closing clamp (... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950585 | Hollow core photonic bandgap optical fiber A photonic crystal optical fiber made up of an array of conventional hollow core optical fibers is disclosed. The array of optical fibers omits at least one fiber to form a central hollow core. The fiber works on the principle of two-dimensional photonic crystals to... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6907756 | Plunger for bottle forming I.S. machine A plunger for use in forming parisons during the manufacture of glass containers having a biased open valve therein. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907754 | Self-aligning impact tolerant I.S. machine cartridge assembly A cartridge assembly for a blow-and-blow parison-forming machine comprises a cylindrical barrel, an annular lower stop having a central opening for accepting a piston rod and having an upwardly opening tapered recess adjacent the central opening, an annular cylinder... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6626010 | Method for floating glass lump, method for preparing glass lump and method for preparing molded glass, and apparatus used for the methods A method of floating glass gobs by means of a gas flow. A method of manufacturing glass gobs by floating a molten glass gob and simultaneously cooling it. A method of manufacturing glass spheres by floating a softened glass gob and simultaneously renderin... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6427490 | Method for producing cones of picture tubes and device for carrying out this method Funnels of picture tubes are typically produced by pressing a molten gob of glass in a mold using a pressing die and by using a ring resting on the mold and resiliently secured to the die, for molding a flat funnel upper edge. At the same time, through co... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6415631 | Method and apparatus for making an article from a formable material A method and apparatus are described for making an article such as the body of a needleless injector capsule, from a formable material, such as glass, the article having a cavity communicating with the exterior via an orifice. A blank having an open end i... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6301932 | Method for forming an internally channeled glass article The present invention is directed to a method for forming glass articles containing enclosed channels. The method comprises the following steps: a) delivering and depositing a first length of a molten glass ribbon (18) to a surface of a mold (20) having a... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6216493 | Method and apparatus for making an article from a formable material A method and apparatus are described for making an article such as the body of a needleless injector capsule, from a formable material, such as glass, the article having a cavity communicating with the exterior via an orifice. A blank (1a) having an open ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6205817 | Method of pressing two mold portions together and controlling an internal gas pressure so as to create a hollow cone for receiving excess molding material A method of manufacturing a hollow cone having an open side and a cone tip. The method utilizing the steps of introducing a viscous material in a first mold portion, introducing a second mold portion and contacting the viscous material therewith, providin... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6079226 | Method of forming a glass parison A hollow glass parison is formed by pressing a gob of molten glass in a mold cavity with a plunger which is moved in a linear direction by a leadscrew which is connected to the plunger and is driven by a servomotor. Actuation of the servomotor creates a r... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5994248 | Optical lenses and processes of manufacture The invention relates to lenses such as aspherical lenses and to a process for their manufacture. According to the invention, the lens is composed of a glass matrix including the constituents below in the following weight proportions: __________... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5968218 | Invert cylinder mechanism for glass forming machine with removable shock absorber and method of removing the shock absorber An invert cylinder mechanism for a glass container forming machine of the I.S. type, the invert cylinder mechanism having a piston that is moveable along a rectilinear path between inner and outer positions within an annular housing to cause a cylinder ro... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5958099 | Glass making process using blank mold sooting A blank mold sooting process in which a lubricating or detaching layer is formed on the internal walls of the blank mold, by igniting an acetylene flow with piezoelectric electrodes, a voltaic arc generator, or an electrical resistance. The process is per... | 09/28/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5900035 | Glass forming machine blank mold cooling apparatus A hollow parison (P) of a glass container is formed from a gob of molten glass, the parison having a body portion (B) with a closed end and an open end. The body portion of the parison is formed in an annular blank mold (14). The parison also has a finish... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5876475 | Glass container forming process and equipment A method and apparatus for forming a glass container in a blow-and-blow process. The apparatus includes an air flow controller having a housing defining a chamber, a piston disposed for reciprocal movement from a first position to a second position within... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5827346 | Method of making core holes in cast optical fiber preforms by drawing a wire therethrough during solidification A method of making core holes in cast cladding glass for fabricating optical fiber preforms to make single and multimode optical fibers. Liquid cladding glass is pored into a casting mold having a metallic wire that is translated through the liquid glass ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5817161 | Optical element forming method In forming a piano-convex lens from a column-like lens blank by heating the blank to a temperature higher than the transition temperature thereof and by pressurizing an upper die with a closed space formed between the blank and the upper die, there are al... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5779752 | Thermobaric quenching The present invention pertains to an apparatus for forming glass. The apparatus comprises a mold for holding molten glass. Additionally, the apparatus comprises a mechanism for applying pressure to the molten glass in the mold. The apparatus comprises a c... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5766293 | Method and apparatus for making optical preforms with controlled peripheral edge wall geometry Optical glass preforms for use in subsequent molding processes for the production of lenses are produced which have a controlled peripheral edge wall geometry. Gobs of molten glass of predetermined weight and volume are dripped onto a lower mold surface. ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5766292 | Method and apparatus for making wide mouth hollow glass articles A method and apparatus for forming a hollow glass article comprises delivering a gob of glass to a blank mold, providing a first neck ring to a position adjacent the blank mold, forming the gob in the blank mold into a parison, moving the first neck ring ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5685888 | Machine for the production of glassware articles by the press and blow process A machine for the production of glassware articles by pressing and blowing molten glass gobs fed from a glass gob feeder, comprises at least a blank mold and a corresponding pressing plunger, mounted at a stationary parison forming station, and four formi... | 11/11/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5649989 | Method of manufacture glass containers in a section of an IS. machine A method for manufacturing glass containers in a section of an I.S. machine. A gob of molten glass is delivered to a blank mold to be formed into a parison. The formed parison is then transferred to a blow mold so that an initial blowing operation can be ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5630859 | Optical element forming method In forming a plano-convex lens from a column-like lens blank by heating the blank to a temperature higher than the transition temperature thereof and by pressurizing an upper die with a closed space formed between the blank and the upper die, there are al... | 05/20/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5437702 | Hot bottle inspection apparatus and method A glass bottle production line comprising a bottle mold which has a plurality of mold cavities arranged in a predetermined order for forming bottles from glass parisons and for transferring the bottles to a conveyor in a predetermined sequence correspondi... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5411564 | Pneumatic plunger mechanism for a glassware forming machine Both blow-and-blow and press-and-blow plunger mechanisms for use in forming a parison from a gob of fluid glass in a individual section (IS) of a glassware forming machine are fully pneumatically controlled. Plunger and thimble pistons affirmatively posit... | 05/02/1995 |
| 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 |
