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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6497119 | Method for producing glass goblets, tumblers and similar hollow glasses, and corresponding device for carrying out said method A device and process for forming hollow glassware comprising producing solid glass blanks in a manufacturing line, storing the blanks, feeding the blanks to a manufacturing line for forming hollow glassware, preheating the blanks during the feeding step, ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6295404 | Optical fiber array An optical fiber array includes a V-groove substrate for housing an uncovered glass fiber section formed at an end portion of an optical fiber contained therein. A lower covered section housing portion houses a covered section of the optical fiber and is ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6233973 | Process for manufacturing a glass container A process for the formation of a container of glass, includes a first molding step performed in a preforming mold having pins projecting into the mold over a length less than the thickness of the walls of the preform of the article, the external walls of ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 4255179 | Glassware forming machines An individual section of a multiple section glassware forming machine has three operating stations in spaced apart relation along the longitudinal center line of the section. A parison formed in the first station is transferred to the second station and r... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4255178 | Glassware forming machines An individual section of a multiple section glassware forming machine has three operating stations in spaced apart relation along the longitudinal center line of the section. Three independently operable transfer means move, respectively, a parison formed... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4255177 | Glassware forming machines A glassware forming machine has three operating stations, in the first of which a parison is formed in an inverted position. First transfer means transfers a parison from the first station to a second station where the parison is released by the first tra... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4111674 | Glassware forming straight line method Glassware forming apparatus includes a parison mold, a blow mold, a pair of neck rings for supporting glassware blanks, first and second invert arms for supporting the neck rings and first and second arbors for supporting the first and second invert arms,... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4072491 | Method for producing blown hollow glass objects A blown hollow glass object having an optical inner wall structure is produced by pressing a plunger against a heated glass blank which has been inserted into a hollow mold cavity. The plunger is configured to taper toward a narrower end in the direction ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4063918 | Apparatus for forming glassware with arc movements between molds Glassware forming apparatus includes a first arm for supporting a first neck ring and a second arm for supporting a first blow head. The first and second arms are supported from a vertical column for projection along its axis and for independent pivotal m... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4062668 | Apparatus for arc movement of the parison Glassware forming apparatus includes a turret mounted for rotation about, and projection along, a vertical axis. First, second, third and fourth arms are rigidly mounted on said turret to extend horizontally and radially outwardly. The first arm supports ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4058388 | Apparatus for forming glassware with shifting invert and revert mechanism Glassware forming apparatus includes a parison mold, a blow mold, a pair of neck rings for supporting glassware blanks, first and second invert arms for supporting the neck rings and first and second arbors for supporting the first and second invert arms,... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4013437 | Method for forming glass bottles An improved method is disclosed for forming glass bottles by the blow and blow process. A parison mold having a one-piece annular blank mold section and split neck and shoulder mold sections is charged fully with molten glass. Air is subsequently blown th... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4004906 | Glassware forming machine of the I. S. type for upright press and blow process The individual section of a Hartford I. S. type machine is modified to permit forming the parisons in an upright orientation, and also for transferring the upright parisons from the blank to the blow side of the section without disturbing this upright ori... | 01/25/1977 |