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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Hartel, Aachen, DE;
Josef Molz, Zwiesel, DE;
Michael Horina, Zwiesel, DE;
Edwin Kreiss, Langenlonsheim, DE;
Alois Gruber, Frauenau, DE;
Kurt Heller, Frauenau, DE;
Assignee:
Schott Glas, Mainz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 9/33 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 9/33 ;
Abstract
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, supplying the preheated blanks to a heating stage, heating to form solid plastically deformable glass globs, transferring the glass gobs to a blow molding stage and blow molding the glass gobs supported by a bottom lifter in a blow mold.