US 12,084,372 B2
Forming glass containers from tubular parisons
Walter Anderson, Maumee, OH (US)
Assigned to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US)
Filed by Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,020.
Application 17/863,020 is a division of application No. 16/555,680, filed on Aug. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,414,337.
Prior Publication US 2022/0340468 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. C03B 13/14 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); C03B 7/086 (2006.01); C03B 7/088 (2006.01); C03B 9/193 (2006.01); C03B 13/16 (2006.01)
CPC C03B 13/14 (2013.01) [B65D 1/02 (2013.01); C03B 7/086 (2013.01); C03B 7/088 (2013.01); C03B 9/1932 (2013.01); C03B 13/16 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A glass container forming apparatus, comprising:
a feeder spout including a heated orifice ring;
a plunger carried in the feeder spout and including a blow conduit therethrough; and
die rollers immediately downstream of the heated orifice ring, with no chutes, scoops, or other gob handling devices therebetween, wherein the die rollers include polyhedrons carrying at least one cavity on each face for forming glass containers from a continuous tube of molten glass, wherein the die rollers are configured to form a continuous string of glass containers with each of the glass containers having at least one open end.