Abstract: A glass forming machine includes a blank mold hanger and a blank mold. The blank mold hanger includes a blank mold hanger half that supports a blank mold half and provides cooling fluid to at least one axial cooling channel defined in the blank mold half. The blank mold hanger half defines at least one cooling fluid outlet, which is in fluidic communication with the at least one axial cooling channel of the blank mold half. The blank mold hanger half additionally includes at least one flow control valve that is remotely controllable and configured to selectively adjust a flow of cooling fluid through the at least one axial cooling channel of the blank mold half. A method of cooling a blank mold is also described.

Abstract: A molten glass transport system includes rails spaced laterally apart from one another and establishing a cup transport path and cup carriages suspended from the rails and movable back and forth along the cup transport path of the rails. A related method and glass manufacturing system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A molten glass transporter includes a carriage frame including upper and lower sides, and a transport cup carried by the carriage frame and including a conduit including an inlet disposed at the upper side of the carriage frame, and an endcap disposed at the lower side of the carriage frame below an outlet end of the conduit. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A burner for depositing carbon soot on a glassware mold includes a burner nozzle having an annular array of individual gas outlet ports, a fuel passage within the nozzle connected to a first plurality of the outlet ports and an oxidant passage in the nozzle connected to a second plurality of the outlet ports. The first plurality of outlet ports individually alternate with the second plurality of outlet ports around the annular array such that the array presents alternate fuel and oxidant outlet ports around the array. A spark electrode is disposed on the burner nozzle within the annular array of outlet ports for igniting fuel and oxidant emerging from the outlet ports. The spark electrode preferably is in the form of an elongated ignition electrode rod telescopically surrounded by an insulator and centered on the burner nozzle within the annular array of outlet ports, and a ground electrode telescopically surrounding the insulator.