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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7489983 | Control for an I.S. machine A control for a glass forming machine is disclosed which receives as an input the event angles used to control the machines operation. These event angles, which define the time in a cycle when each event is turned on and off, are unwrapped to represent times in the ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7437209 | Modular control system for a glass forming machine A modular control system for controlling a machine such as a glass forming machine includes a central control unit and a machine control unit, which are connected via a high-speed data bus. The machine control unit is spread out to a plurality of peripheral control ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7359764 | On-line/off-line scoring bridge A scoring bridge includes a plurality of moveable mounted carriages. The carriages each have a rotor, and the bridge has a linear stator to move the carriages. The position of a carriage designated as a reference carriage is recorded as it moves past a motion detect... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7319941 | Translating mates in geometric models into joint blocks in block diagram models Methods and systems for translating models generated in one modeling environment into models that can be used in other modeling environments. In particular, information regarding a relationship between components of models in one modeling environment is translated i... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290406 | I.S. machine An I.S. Machine is disclosed which includes a structure displaceable from a start location to an end location and a motor for displacing that structure. A control controls the operation of the motor to displace the structure and the speed of displacement can be vari... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7206656 | Glass optimization A glass cutting station having a controller that lays out a pattern of lites to be cut from set of glass sheets to fulfill the lite requirements of a multiple number of cutting batches. The controller identifies one or more underutilized glass sheets in a first set ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7139634 | Device and method for controlling a glass forming machine A method and device for regulating and/or controlling a glass forming machine is described. A central controller transmits parameterization data and/or synchronization data and/or motion information and/or motion path information using at least one integrated bus sy... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7017373 | Glassware forming machine control system A glassware forming machine system includes a glassware forming machine having first operating mechanisms for converting gobs of molten glass into articles of glassware, a gob delivery system having second operating mechanisms for delivering gobs of molten glass to ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6904332 | Supervisor for a hollow glassware production line The supervisor is connected to at least one hollow glassware production line including a plurality of controlled moving members, and is defined by a line agent unit generating a virtual image of the line, a database memorizing all the data required for operation of ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6722158 | Control for an I.S. machine A machine cycle unwrapper for use with a glass forming machine which is controlled by a programmable sequencer which defines a 360° machine cycle having a set cycle time. The cycle unwrapper converts the “on” and “off” angles around the wrapped 360° progra... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6711916 | Control for an I.S. machine A glass forming machine has a set machine cycle time. Each of the mechanisms, etc., is cycled during the time of one machine cycle. A computerized model of a mathematical representation of a network constraint diagram of the unwrapped bottle forming process which ta... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705119 | Control for an I. S. machine A control for defining data for setting the times for controlled events in a glass forming machine which is controlled by a programmable sequencer which defines the time of a machine cycle. A computerized model of a mathematical representation of a network constrain... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705120 | Control for an I.S. machine A control for defining data for setting the times for controlled events in a glass forming machine which is controlled by a programmable sequencer which defines the time of a machine cycle. The control includes a computerized model of a mathematical representation o... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6606886 | Control for an I.S. machine A control for defining optimized data for setting the times for controlled events in a glass forming machine which is controlled by a programmable sequencer which defines the time of a machine cycle. The control includes a computerized model of a mathemat... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604385 | Control for an I.S. machine A control for a glass forming machine. Each machine mechanism, etc., is turned "on" and "off" at selected angles around a wrapped 360° machine cycle. The control unwraps the "on" and "off" angles around the wrapped 360° machine cycle to "on" and "off" t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6604383 | Control for an I.S. machine A control for use with a glass forming machine which is controlled by a programmable sequencer which defines a machine cycle having a set cycle time. A computerized model of a mathematical representation of a network constraint diagram of the unwrapped bo... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6604384 | Control for an I.S. machine A control for use with a glass forming machine which is controlled by a programmable sequencer which defines a machine cycle having a set time. A computerized model of a mathematical representation of a network constraint diagram of the unwrapped bottle f... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6604386 | Control for an I.S. machine A control for defining data for setting the times for controlled events in a glass forming machine which is controlled by a programmable sequencer which defines the time of a machine cycle. The control includes a computerized model of a mathematical repre... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6064920 | Electroerosion apparatus drive control system employing fuzzy logic An apparatus and method is provided for tuning a controller parameter of a PIV controller with a position, velocity and/or integral controller element for a control path of a drive in an electroerosion apparatus, with the help of a fuzzy controller, where... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5904745 | Generation of sweepout motion profile in an individual section glassware forming system In an individual section (IS) glassware forming system that includes a plurality of operating mechanisms for performing cyclic motions, an electronic controller for controlling cyclic motion of at least one of the operating mechanisms includes an electron... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5779749 | Generation of needle motion profile in an individual section glassware forming system In an individual section glassware forming system that includes a plurality of operating mechanisms for performing cyclic motions, an electronic controller for controlling cyclic motion at a needle mechanism includes electronic memory for storing a plural... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5609663 | Glass or plastic container manufacturing system A system for manufacturing glass and plastic containers is disclosed which has at least two computers connected by a network or more than one network. Each computer has a local virtual network process which establishes a connection with the other node, no... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5445662 | Glass container forming machine with a controller for controlling controllers A cyclical machine for forming at least one glass container each machine cycle comprising a plurality of controllers for controlling regulators and/or profiled motion actuators, at least one displaceable structure, controllers controlling the operation of... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5345389 | Electronic controller for a glassware forming machine A timing and control system for a glassware forming machine includes a ship computer system resident within a control room and a hot end console on the shop floor adjacent a multi-section glassware forming machine. The shop computer system executes a numb... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5247450 | Electronic timing system for glassware-forming machines An electronic timing control system for a glassware-forming machine includes a mini-computer master controller which controls the timing and sequence of operation of each of the individual section glassware-forming machine components. The master controlle... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5125499 | Article transfer mechanism An article transfer mechanism for use with an I.S. glassware forming machine includes a pusher arm having fingers for engaging a number of glassware articles formed by the I.S. machine, the pusher arm being movable between a first position to engage the g... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4783746 | Method and apparatus for optimizing the velocity of mechanisms and cycle time in glassware forming machines In glassware article forming machines such as the well known I.S. machine, sensors continuously detect the velocity of operation of each individual mechanism of the machine in order to derive a signal for each mechanism representative of the actual veloci... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4705552 | Glassware forming apparatus with distributed control An improved electronic control system for glassware forming apparatus having a heirarchy of machine level supervisory controllers (including a machine controller and an operator communications controller), section controllers, and individual mechanism con... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4685947 | Glassware forming apparatus with distributed control and method of operation An improved electronic control system for glassware forming apparatus having a hierarchy of machine level supervisory controllers (including a machine controller and an operator communications controller), section controllers, and individual mechanism con... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4679148 | Glass machine controller A glass-forming machine controller permits substantially instantaneous updating of the operating times of the machine components without the complex circuitry required of prior controllers. In the controller, a dual port random access memory (RAM) is prov... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4641269 | Programmable control system for glassware forming machines A control system for the control of a multisection glassware forming machine in a manner which enables totally independent operation of any section regardless of the status of remaining sections. The control program for each section is stored in unalterab... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4639263 | Glassware forming production monitor Apparatus for acquiring data from automated ware identification and reject devices in a glassware production line, and for producing operator-formatted reports on ware production and losses. Production data is obtained from a swab ware reject system, whic... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4615723 | Intelligent controller for predicting and automatically compensating for variations in cycle time, in machines for forming articles of glass or other materials The present invention refers to an intelligent controller for predicting and automatically compensating for variations in cycle time, in machines for forming articles of glass or other materials, by predicting estimated cycle periods of the machine based ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4608074 | Gob distributor An apparatus for controlling a gob distributor of an IS or RIS machine for manufacturing hollow glass articles. The apparatus comprises a hydraulic drive, which is connectible to a position control device associated with the gob distributor, so as to move... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4553217 | Glassware gauging system A non-contact optical gauger for measuring glassware articles of manufacture at the hot end of an individual section machine. As the manufactured glassware is being conveyed away from the individual section machine, a light beam is direct across its path.... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4547211 | Control of a glassware forming machine A glass forming system having a plurality of machines, each of which includes a plurality of individual sections having movable components which operate in timed relationship with respect to one another. An electronic control system effects the automatic ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4529429 | Digital glass forming machine The present invention relates to the precise control of components in a glass forming machine. The components are driven through mechanical linkage to digitally responsive motor modules. Data corresponding to the desired motion envelope of the component i... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4478629 | Power failure detection system for a glassware forming machine The invention involves a system for detecting power failures in a glass ware forming machine and for effecting either a programmed stop of the machine which permits removal of all molten glass in the machine prior to a shutdown or a more rapid emergency s... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4476533 | Glassware gauging system A non-contact optical gauger for measuring glassware articles of manufacture at the hot end of an individual section machine. As the manufactured glassware is being conveyed away from the individual section machine, a light beam is direct across its path.... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4461637 | Control of glassware forming machine An individual section glassware forming machine comprises generating means (29) for generating an electrical command signal which is used to control transfer means (2) of the machine. The transfer means (2) is used for transferring a parison (P) from a bl... | 07/24/1984 |
