Patents by Inventor Gerhard Roeck

Gerhard Roeck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for pressing and placing glass preforms
    Patent number: 9527762
    Abstract: An apparatus for pressing glass preforms and placing the glass preforms into a blowing machine is provided. The apparatus includes a first plunger configured to be reciprocated between a gob-receiving region and a first preform-pressing region, a second plunger configured to be reciprocated between the gob-receiving region and a second preform-pressing region, a first press mold associated with the first plunger and configured to be reciprocated between the first preform-pressing region and a preform-placing region, and a second press mold associated with the second plunger and configured to be reciprocated between the second preform-pressing region and the preform-placing region. The respective plungers are configured interact with the respective associated press molds in the respective preform-pressing regions such that a gob received in the gob-receiving region by one of the respective plungers is formed into a glass preform and received by the respective associated press mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Zwiesel Kristallglas AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Roeck, Klaus Lesche
  • APPARATUS FOR PRESSING AND PLACING GLASS PREFORMS
    Publication number: 20150291466
    Abstract: An apparatus for pressing glass preforms and placing the glass preforms into a blowing machine is provided. The apparatus includes a first plunger configured to be reciprocated between a gob-receiving region and a first preform-pressing region, a second plunger configured to be reciprocated between the gob-receiving region and a second preform-pressing region, a first press mold associated with the first plunger and configured to be reciprocated between the first preform-pressing region and a preform-placing region, and a second press mold associated with the second plunger and configured to be reciprocated between the second preform-pressing region and the preform-placing region. The respective plungers are configured interact with the respective associated press molds in the respective preform-pressing regions such that a gob received in the gob-receiving region by one of the respective plungers is formed into a glass preform and received by the respective associated press mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Gerhard Roeck, Klaus Lesche