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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Owens-brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Inventors:
Robert Kuhlman, Dundee, MI (US);
Shane Rashley, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/00 (2006.01); F27D 25/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/00 (2013.01); F27D 25/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A glass batch inlet and cleaning device includes an outer tubular housing including a side inlet and an inner tubular chopper slidable within the outer tubular housing. The device also includes a cover on the outer tubular housing and an actuator carried by the cover and coupled to the inner tubular chopper to move the chopper with respect to the outer tubular housing. The actuator may be carried by the cover on top of the outer tubular housing. A method of using the device is also disclosed.