US 12,391,597 B2
Systems and methods for measuring the temperature of glass during tube conversion
Keith Raymond Gaylo, Painted Post, NY (US); Lewis Kirk Klingensmith, Corning, NY (US); Joseph Michael Matusick, Corning, NY (US); and Connor Thomas O'Malley, Painted Post, NY (US)
Assigned to Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/139,497.
Application 16/994,465 is a division of application No. 15/928,837, filed on Mar. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,773,989, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 18/139,497 is a continuation of application No. 17/385,684, filed on Jul. 26, 2021.
Application 17/385,684 is a continuation of application No. 16/994,465, filed on Aug. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,104,599, issued on Dec. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/476,408, filed on Mar. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257292 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. C03B 23/09 (2006.01); C03B 23/11 (2006.01); C03B 35/26 (2006.01); G01N 25/00 (2006.01); G05B 6/02 (2006.01)
CPC C03B 23/099 (2013.01) [C03B 23/112 (2013.01); C03B 35/26 (2013.01); G01N 25/00 (2013.01); G05B 6/02 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing glass articles with an opening at an end portion from a glass tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, the method comprising:
determining dimensional data for the glass tube, one or more features of the glass articles, or combinations thereof, wherein the determining the dimensional data comprises measuring the dimensional data with a dimensioning system;
shaping an end portion of the glass tube using at least one forming station, the at least one forming station comprising an outer surface forming tool and an inner surface forming tool;
controlling a position of the outer surface forming tool operatively associated with the end portion of the glass tube based on the dimensional data; and
controlling a position of the inner surface forming tool operatively associated with the end portion of the glass tube based on the dimensional data,
wherein the dimensioning system is positioned upstream or downstream of the at least one forming station.