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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6568215 | Method and apparatus for melting a particulate material Apparatus suitable for vitrifying nuclear waste comprises a tunable microwave cavity connected by a first wave guide to a source of microwave energy; cooling coils for cooling the exterior of the cavity; a hopper for loading particulate fusible material t... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6546752 | Method of making optical coupling device A method of making an optical device comprises the steps of providing a body of vitreous material that is generally tubular along an axis. A portion of the body is molded with external mold structure for forming a bulbous portion when the interior of the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5807419 | Apparatus for the shaping and transferring of glass articles or other materials An apparatus for shaping and transferring of a glass article is provided for a glassware forming machine in order to shape a glass parison in a blowing mold and to transfer the shaped glass article from the blowing mold to a deadplate in front of the mach... | 09/15/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5324345 | Method of moulding products with heating a parison with microwaves A method and a device for moulding products made of glass or synthetic resin is provided, whereby a parison of material (3) is heated by microwave heating up to a predetermined temperature and is then moulded into the desired product shape by moulds (5, 7... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5108478 | Methods of and apparatus for the further processing of gobs of glass A gob of glass sucked from a glass metal and held in a suction mold (7) is further processed by preshaping the glass in the mold by a punch (4) having a projection (9) for forming in a recess or cavity (14) in the gob in the opening in the mold, and a pla... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5007947 | Method for the manufacture camera mirror-drum A camera mirror-drum with good precision and strength comprising a molded part in which glass fibers with an aspect ratio of 3-7 are dispersed in a resin at the overall proportion of 35-40% by weight, and a method and an apparatus for the manufacture of t... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4842630 | Manufacture of glassware articles of improved strength An article of glassware, particularly a glass container, of increased strength is made by a process in which the parison is treated in a manner which will cause the glass in the outer surface layer of the formed glassware article to be in a state of compr... | 06/27/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4572730 | Method of making a ribbon blown glass article A method and apparatus is disclosed to produce a blown glass article on a ribbon machine having a self supporting closed end. Said ribbon formed glass envelope has a cylindrical neck portion terminating at one end in a bulb portion of larger cross section... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4571252 | Lamp glass envelope and method for manufacture a lamp glass envelope A method for producing the type lamp glass envelope used in a reflector lamp is disclosed which employs a ribbon machine. Said ribbon formed lamp glass envelope includes a cylindrical neck portion terminating at one end in a curved reflector portion close... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4556405 | Method and apparatus for the blowing and internal cooling of hollow articles of glass or other materials Hollow articles of glass or other materials are blown and cooled within a mold by means of an axially directed gyratory flow of pressurized air introduced tangentially into the blowing head of the mold, and which, after progressing throughout the extent o... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4512792 | Cooling wind shut-off valve for glass forming mold The cooling wind for the molds on a glass bottle forming machine is controlled by a damper which is set by hand and positioned in the air passages from the section box or base of a glass forming machine and a nozzle base bolted to the top of the section b... | 04/23/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4350722 | Hollow glass article with improved optical finish A hollow glass article having an improved optical finish which is formed by placing a molten material in the original article while it is constrained in a mold. The molten material softens the glass and produces a hydrostatic pressure which reforms the ar... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4336050 | Method for manufacturing glass bottles A method of forming parisons in machines for making glass bottles which includes introducing a gob of molten glass into a blank mold, moving a cavity plunger to form a parison cavity and subsequently subjecting the gob to a predetermined pressure separate... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4273568 | Press and blow glass forming A method is disclosed for pressing and blowing a hollow article wherein a soft blank having a cavity is press formed which may require only minimal surface reheating prior to the blowing of such blank into a finished hollow article. At the completion of t... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4200447 | Process for the production of large glass containers A process and apparatus for the manufacture of large glass containers, comprises preparing a glass gob of a predetermined weight in an automatic mechanical feeder and feeding it to a first preparatory mold at a predetermined frequency. A parison is formed... | 04/29/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4105428 | Blow molded glass article manufacture A decorative pattern is formed on the inner surface of the blow molded glass article by imprinting the pattern on the surface of the glass gob by means of a die having the pattern formed thereon and subsequently blow molding against the imprinted surface.... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4094656 | Method for forming glass containers Method for forming glass containers by the blow and blow process in which a parison mold having a plurality of cavities is centrally positioned relative to a pair of blow molds having a plurality of cavities. The parisons are formed with their necks down ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4026499 | Glass balloons and method for making same A glass balloon that floats in air. An assembly of glass balloons that form a slab of foam that floats in air. A process for making glass balloons employing: two nested furnaces, pre-heated helium, a moving furnace, and a refrigerated seal-off chamber.... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3973941 | Method of producing a blown bottle having means determinative of relationship between the bottle body and the annular position of associated means mounted on the finish Method of producing a moulded bottle having means which determines the relationship between the bottle body and the annular position of the finish thereof or associated means, such as a closure cap, pouring spout, delivery pump, or any other desired appur... | 08/10/1976 |
