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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Olivier Fournel, Yerres, FR;
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Converters for producing glass articles from glass tubes include a thermal separating station to separate the glass articles from the working end of the glass tube. Thermal separation forms a meniscus of glass at the working end of the glass tube. Instead of a stationary piercing station to pierce the meniscus, the converter includes an auxiliary processing station disposed directly downline from the separating station, where the auxiliary processing station is a heating station or a forming station. The converter includes a piercing device disposed between the separating station and the auxiliary processing station. The piercing device pierces the meniscus at the working end of the glass tube during the index time as the converter translates the glass tube between the separation station and the auxiliary processing station. Methods of producing glass articles include piercing the meniscus during the index time.
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