Patents Assigned to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
  • System for preheating glass melting furnace batch materials
    Patent number: 10669183
    Abstract: A system for preheating batch materials in a glass melting furnace includes a preheater having an outlet through which fluid is exhausted and an inlet that receives fluids exhausted from the furnace and recirculated from the preheater outlet. In one embodiment, a cyclonic separator has an inlet in communication with the preheater outlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a fan. A controller controls the speed of the fan responsive to a drop in pressure between the separator inlet and outlet and a temperature at the separator outlet. In other embodiments, controllers control valves that (i) control the amount of fluids exhausted from the preheater that are delivered to a flue and recirculated to the preheater or (ii) control the amount of fluids diverted to charger for the furnace, in response to temperatures in a duct coupled to the preheater inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Carl L Fayerweather, Dale A. Gaerke, Robert Roth
  • Burner head actuator for lubricating glassware molds of a glassware forming machine
    Patent number: 10654743
    Abstract: A burner head actuator for lubricating glassware molds of a glassware forming machine includes a base mount and a guide post carried by the mount. A gearbox housing carried on the guide post carries a gear train including drive and driven gears. A servomotor is coupled to the gearbox. A burner head arm is carried by the gearbox housing and coupled to the driven gear for rotation relative to the gearbox housing about an arm axis. The arm includes a burner head leveling gear train including a drive sprocket direct-driven by the driven gear about the arm axis and a driven sprocket driven by the drive sprocket via a chain. The servomotor rotates the gearbox drive gear, thereby rotating the gearbox driven gear and burner head arm, and thereby rotating the leveling gear train so that the burner head remains level as the arm is rotated about the arm axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew G Marinelli, Jeffrey W Cramer
  • Lid for containers under vacuum
    Patent number: 10633164
    Abstract: A closure includes an overcap having an annular skirt, and an annular wall extending inwardly from the skirt. A lid is carried by the overcap radially within the annular skirt, and includes a hub, and an annular margin extending radially outwardly with respect to the hub, and having upper and lower surfaces. An annular container seal extends circumferentially continuously around the annular margin. One or more vents may extend through the annular margin between the upper and lower surfaces thereof at one or more discrete circumferential locations radially inward with respect to the container seal. One or more vent seals may be disposed at the one or more vents between the lid and the overcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Brian J Brozell
  • Process and apparatus for refining molten glass
    Patent number: 10633273
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus for refining molten glass. The apparatus includes a porous body having an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of pores through which molten glass can flow between the inlet and the outlet. The plurality of pores are defined by walls having wall surfaces that are configured to interact with the molten glass as the molten glass flows between the inlet and the outlet to help refine the molten glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Terence J. Clark
  • Glass container coating process
    Patent number: 10626047
    Abstract: A process for forming coating on an interior surface of a glass container. A glass preform is formed at blank molding station from a gob of molten glass. Thereafter, a glass container is formed at a blow molding station from the glass preform. A coating material comprising a suspension of nanoparticles in a liquid medium is introduced into an interior of the glass preform or the glass container while the glass is still hot from being formed. Heat from the glass is transferred to the liquid medium to vaporize the liquid medium and form a coating on an interior surface of the glass preform or the glass container. Thereafter, the glass container is annealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongming Wang, Carol A. Click, Michael P. Remington, D Wayne Leidy
  • Parison plunger actuation
    Patent number: 10618831
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of actuating a parison plunger includes transforming linear force applied to a plunger extension into roto-translational motion of the plunger extension via a cam path between the plunger extension and a piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Grant, Ronald Rook, Thomas R. Kirkman
  • Glass precursor gel
    Patent number: 10590025
    Abstract: A glass precursor gel and a method of making a glass product from the glass precursor gel are disclosed. The glass precursor gel includes a bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix that is homogeneously chemically mixed and includes 30 mol % to 90 wt. % silica and at least one of the following: (A) 0.1 mol % to 25 mol % of one or more alkali oxides in sum total, (B) 0.1 mol % to 25 mol % of one or more alkaline earth oxides in sum total, (C) 1 mol % to 20 mol % boric oxide, (D) 5 mol % to 80 mol % lead oxide, or (E) 0.1 mol % to 10 mol % aluminum oxide. A method of making a glass product from the glass precursor gel involves obtaining the glass precursor gel, melting the glass precursor gel into molten glass, and forming the molten glass into a glass product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Scott P. Cooper, Michael P. Remington, Scott Weil, Tilak Gullinkala, Sutapa Bhaduri
  • Calibrating inspection devices
    Patent number: 10557800
    Abstract: An inspection device calibration method includes mounting a laser-operated calibration device to a calibration fixture including an adjustable target having alignment indicia; illuminating the adjustable target with laser light from the calibration device; adjusting the adjustable target to operatively align the alignment indicia with the laser light; removing the calibration device from the calibration fixture; mounting to the calibration fixture, an inspection device including one or more adjustable features; and operating the optical inspection device, including adjusting the inspection device to operatively align the inspection device with the adjustable target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: James Ringlien, William Anderson
  • Particle-coded container
    Patent number: 10543704
    Abstract: A method of coding containers including applying particles to the containers so that the particles bonds with the containers to form unique optically readable patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Jessica Rose Bryant
  • Glass foam
    Patent number: 10479717
    Abstract: A glass foam and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The glass foam is produced from a dried glass precursor gel having nanometer-sized pores and a bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix with an inorganic network of primary constituent oxides. One method includes obtaining the dried glass precursor gel, heating the dried glass precursor gel to a temperature below the melting point of the gel, maintaining the temperature for a time sufficient to expand the dried glass precursor gel, and expanding the dried glass precursor gel to form the glass foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Cooper, Varun Mukheja, Tilak Gullinkala
  • Hybrid sol-gel coated glass containers
    Patent number: 10450221
    Abstract: A glass container and related methods of manufacturing and coating glass containers. An exterior glass surface of a glass container is coated with a hybrid sol-gel and heated to cross-link the hybrid sol-gel. The resulting cross-linked hybrid sol-gel coating on the exterior glass surface of the glass container has greater than 90% silicate-based material by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Carol A. Click, Pramod K. Sharma
  • Dual dispensing configuration carton
    Patent number: 10435217
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a carton for containers, including a bottom panel with a hinge, a top panel, a front panel, a back panel, and first and second opposed end panels. The disclosure also includes a blank for the carton. The carton is configurable in different storage and dispensing configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Raul M. Paredes, David J. Bohman
  • Vacuum release seal for a closure and container package
    Patent number: 10435211
    Abstract: A package seal for sealing engagement between a closure and a container, and including an elastomeric seal ring with a sealing portion, and a plastic projection coupled to the seal ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: Brian J. Chisholm
  • Container
    Patent number: D862234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Harris, Raul M. Paredes, Douglas Laib, Lara Koenick, Andrew Birkhoff, Young Lee
  • Container
    Patent number: D866331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Laib, Paul Harris, Taylor Smith, Mikayla Hounchell, Sean Reardon
  • Container
    Patent number: D866332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Laib, Paul Harris, Taylor Smith, Mikayla Hounchell, Sean Reardon
  • Container
    Patent number: D867141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Laib, Paul Harris, Taylor Smith, Mikayla Hounchell, Sean Reardon
  • Container
    Patent number: D870559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Laib, Raul Paredes, Kimberly Credit
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D874281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Raul M. Paredes, Douglas Laib, Mindy Paige
  • Container
    Patent number: D883784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Laib, Paul Harris, Taylor Smith, Mikayla Hounchell, Sean Reardon