Abstract: A glassware machine having a glassware mold and a movable plunger positioned adjacent to the glassware mold for pressing a glass gob in the glassware mold to form a glassware article. The glassware machine includes an electric motor operatively connected to the plunger to move the plunger with respect to the glassware mold to provide accurate pressing of the glass gob when forming the glassware article.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 6, 2000
Date of Patent:
March 9, 2004
Assignee:
Libbey Glass Inc.
Inventors:
Terry E. Hartman, John R. Mechel, Richard A. Miller, Craig A. Hanneman