US 11,872,188 B2
Method for manufacturing a glass tube semi-finished product or a hollow glass product made therefrom with markings, and uses of the same
André Witzmann, Waldershof (DE); Ulla Trinks, Mitterteich (DE); and Reinhard Männl, Mitterteich (DE)
Assigned to SCHOTT AG, Mainz (DE)
Filed by SCHOTT AG, Mainz (DE)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/835,659.
Claims priority of application No. 102016125129.1 (DE), filed on Dec. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2018/0168928 A1, Jun. 21, 2018
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61J 1/14 (2023.01); C03C 23/00 (2006.01); C03C 17/00 (2006.01); C03B 23/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/362 (2014.01); B23K 26/361 (2014.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01)
CPC A61J 1/1468 (2015.05) [B23K 26/361 (2015.10); B23K 26/362 (2013.01); C03B 23/04 (2013.01); C03C 17/00 (2013.01); C03C 23/0025 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); A61J 2205/30 (2013.01); C03C 2218/119 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for manufacturing a glass tube semi-finished product with an apparatus, the method comprising:
providing the glass tube semi-finished product with a first marking at a first location, wherein the first marking includes information regarding at least one of origin and manufacture of the glass tube semi-finished product; and
marking the glass tube semi-finished product during formation thereof with the apparatus with a second marking at a second location, wherein the second marking includes a piece of information linked with a piece of information of the first marking;
wherein the linked pieces of information enable a determination regarding at least one of authenticity of the glass tube semi-finished product, origin of the glass tube semi-finished product, and origin of the apparatus, and wherein the first marking and the second marking were generated on the glass tube semi-finished product during formation.