Patents by Inventor Thomas Alexander Bewer

Thomas Alexander Bewer 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).

  • Patent number: 11629086
    Abstract: The invention refers to a glass forming machine which includes a blank station for forming a parison (14) from a gob of molten glass (9) and a blow station for forming the parison (14) into a container (26) and an invert mechanism (16) which can move a neck ring (5) from the blank station to the blow station by a rotary motion and which further includes a swab robot and a control device for the swab robot, wherein the control device is set up so that the swab robot can swab and thus swab the neck ring (5) when the neck ring (5) is in an intermediate position between the blank station and the blow station. Defects in the production of bottles can thus be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Bewer, Leo Diehm, Inge Ulf Friberg, Martin Gronblad
  • Publication number: 20230053561
    Abstract: The invention refers to an anomaly processing system suitable for processing a malfunction of a glass forming machine, comprising a malfunction detection unit for detecting a malfunction of the glass forming machine; a presence detection unit for detecting the presence of an operator; and in the event of a detected malfunction, a control unit for controlling the glass forming machine. The anomaly processing system is configured such that, in the event of a malfunction, the control of the glass forming machine by the anomaly processing system is dependent on whether the presence of an operator is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Leo DIEHM, Thomas Alexander BEWER, Christian Peter von Ah
  • Publication number: 20200369548
    Abstract: The invention refers to a glass forming machine which includes a blank station for forming a parison (14) from a gob of molten glass (9) and a blow station for forming the parison (14) into a container (26) and an invert mechanism (16) which can move a neck ring (5) from the blank station to the blow station by a rotary motion and which further includes a swab robot and a control device for the swab robot, wherein the control device is set up so that the swab robot can swab and thus swab the neck ring (5) when the neck ring (5) is in an intermediate position between the blank station and the blow station. Defects in the production of bottles can thus be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Bewer, Leo Diehm, Inge Ulf Friberg, Martin Gronblad