Owens-illinois, Inc.

Other

David G Carl

Ronald W Bradley

Nathan Gershon

Edward J Bialorucki

Bernard L Keating

A multi faceted system for simulating free flight, playing games in a free flight mode, and photographing the experience in a manner which permits of the creation of a montage, in which a vertical air column is defined by a variable cylindrical walls, and in which at least a portion of the air column is moving in laminar flow mode.

Free fall and game simulator

This invention relates to a method of strengthening glass articles and, more specifically, hollow glass containers such as jars for containing foodstuffs. The invention is directed to a method wherein the hollow glass container is surrounded at its heel and bearing surfaces with a thin continuous frangible coating of a polymeric resin such as an epoxy resin. The resin is cured into a frangible thermoset condition to resist thermal shock breakage; however, any breakage of the container at its coated area will result in disruption of the surrounding coating evidencing such breakage. The coating is extremely thin and continuous, and readily applied, and may be used in combination with a foamed thermoplastic tubular sleeve snugly conforming to the body portion of the container. The conforming sleeve serves as a label and to provide an insulating jacket for handling the container when its contents are heated, such as in a microwave oven. The thin coating serves to increase the thermal shock strength of the container and to prevent its thermal shock breakage, but to evidence same when and if such event should occur.

Method of strengthening glass containers and articles so made

Bottle supporting and masking apparatus wherein the container or article to be coated electrostatically is carried in an inverted up-right position through an electrostatically charged particle spray zone, with the container supported by a non-conductive neck or finish masking chuck. The container is heated to render its surface conductive and four embodiments of supports are disclosed, each of which will provide a grounding of the container.

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Sylvania, OH, United States of America

David G Carl