United States Patent [19] Madon~ [11] 4~091~132 [4~ May 23, 1978 MUL~COLORED GLASS OBJECTS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION [76] Invento~ Peter Paul Marioni, 1712 Elm, Richmond, Cali£ 94805 - [21] Appl. No.: 647,668 [51] Int. Cl~ ....................... B32B 17/06; C03B 23/20 [52] U.S. C1 ........................................... 428/35; 65/42; 65/46; 428/428 [58] Plead of Search ................... 65/36, 42, 67, 45, 46, 65/47, 48; 428/35, 428 [56] References Eited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 1,583,441 5/1926 Blenko ..................................... 65/67 2,183,961 12/1939 Fischer .................................... 65/46 FO~IGN PATENT DOC~E~S ~4 of 1899 U~d ~gdom ..................... 65/67 ~ Exam~er--~hur D. Kel~gg Atto~ A~n~ or Fi~--W~re~ C~c~g & G~newMd ~ere ~ ~sed a process ~r produc~g co~uo~, multicolored ~ass o~ec~ su~ ~ s~ned ~s ~- dows ~out ~ad~ w~ch ~cludes blow~ a ~s ~e~ m~g ~ le~t one colored pa~em ~ce ~ con~et ~th ~e s~ace ~ the ~ect until ~e pattern p~ ~com~ soR enou~ to be blown ~d ~en ~ow- ~g ~e ~e~ ~ a ~fl ~ w~r~y ~e pattern ~ece ~com~ ~co~or~ ~ t~ ~s o~e~ Sheet matefifl may be produc~ by ~ow~g a c~der, s~fing the e~r ~d flatte~g ~e c~dfiefl wall. 11 Oahns, 1 Drawing ~re Uo S. Patent May23, 1978 4,091,132 1 MULTICOLORED GLASS OBJECTS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Production of c~omd #~s objects ~ an andent art. O~ects ~ch ~ v~ ch~a~ed~cgly am all ~ a s~- #e cMoL M~fic~ed v~ ~e mad~ b~ mually ~e ¯ ffem~ c~s am ~ compa~ m~ ~ch ~ a c~omd ~a~ ha~g a ~an~t h~ M~tico~md va~es gso may be made by sw~g one c~or of ~s wit~n an~h~ ~ by add~g c~omd p~c~ ~ch ~ m~all~ to prot~de ~ove ~e sur~ce of the o~e~ ~sdK Mu~c~ed ~ass o~e~s ~ch ~ ~a~ed ~s w~- dows gso have been mad~ and these am characteristi- cally produced by h~d~g vadoudy c~o~d ~eces of #~s ~ the defired relations~p to one another by em- bed~ng ~r edg~ ~ channds of ~ad or other malle~ Ne metal. Al~ough ~ ~ des~abl~ ~e ~ no me.urn by w~ch m~fic~ed #~s o~e~s ha~ng ~n~ p~ms c~ be made wi~ smoo~ sur~c~ and as a continuous ~s o~e~ ha~ng the pa~em integrfl with the reg of the o~e~. T~s ~ p~fic~ady ~ue of o~e~s ~ ~e ~rm of flat panes of #ass of orkney fizes such as those ~ can be ~all~ ~ window~ In t~s ~ffication and the appended dfim~ the term c~or ~ used ~ ~s usufl sense as well as ~ a sense ~d~ed w~h #~s. R ~ defined ~ either transparent or opaque #~s demems of v~ng c~ors and ~dud~ opaque w~te #as~ w~ch ~ readily ~ng~able from ~amp~em ~ The ~rm pattern as used herdn ~ defined as a delib- ~dy mad~ distin~ ~rm ~ ~ape and ~dud~ ~ ~nmfions of o~ects, a~mfl~ tme~ person~ scenes and the lik~ ~ well ~ geom~ric ~es. Normall~ ~ arbi- traW ~rm ~u~ed by swirl~g ~ running ~ffem~ col- ~ #~s tug.her g n~ a pattern ~ ~e ~me ~ t~s ~ventiom THE INVENTION T~s ~vention ~ a m~hod ~r produ~ng a continu- o~ #~s o~e~ w~ch ~dud~ an ~tegg c~omd p~m. The ~v~tion gso ~dud~ the a~ide pro- duced by the proces~ The proce~ of t~s ~vention ~ one ~r ~rming a eontinuou~ smooth-surfaced ~ained ~ass cbject, and ~ inc~des a fir~ ~ ~ ~rm~g a g~h~ ~ ~s on ~e ~d ~ a ~owpi~e ~ a temperat~e ~ w~ch ~ can be Howm The gath~ ~ #~s ~ Hown m ~rm ~n inifig hollow object w~ch ~ mainta~ed ~ a temperature ~ w~ch ~ can be ~own while a c~o~d pattern ~e ~ ~ ~ comet with ~ ~fface. The co~md pattern ~e ~ intimated ~ conm~ wi~ ~e ~ffa~ until k softens to a Nowab~ condit~ aff~ w~eh ~e initial hollow o~e~ ~ aggn ~own ~ ~rm a ~cond ho~ow o~eet, w~ch may or may not be ~e fret a~le pro- duced by ~e pmc~ The proce~ of t~s ~vention ~ h~na~ morn fully described produces a cont~uou~ one-pi~e ~s obje~ hav~g a ~e~ sha~ly ou~ lined c~ed pattern ~co~ed with~ ~ The first step ~ ~e ~oc~s ~ well known ~ ~e art. Gl~s ~ a sup~co~ed fiqu~ w~ch does not exhib~ a ¯ ~ mdt~g po~t, but beeom~ more and more fla~c ~ ~ ~mpemmm ~cm~, The art of #~s ~ow~g ~ v~y ~ and ~ ~ we~ known ~ ~ a~ ~ he~ ~s until ~ ~ ~ ~e proper con~fion to be accu- inflated on the end of a Now~pe wi~ ~e proper ~ ~091,132 2 cosi~ to be ~owm An accumulation ofgla~ on the end ef a ~ow~pe ~ known ~ a g~he~ S~l~d ~aftsmen ~e capable of ~ow~g a ga~ of ~ass ~ ~rm a hollow o~t of ~bstantiflly any ~ap~ 5 such as a c~de~ a ~her~ or v~ious other curved ~r~c~ ~ ~rm ~ch o~ects ~ v~e~ stemware, lab~ ratory equipment or the ~ke. M~ds may be used gong wi~ ~ass blow~g techniqu~ m ~rm objects ~ ~ccw r~e ~menfio~ or m ~rm ~em mo~ q~eE~ For 10 exam~ a g~her of ~ass may be positioned wit~n a c~dricg m~d and ~own ~ ~ ~e #~s coma~s ¯ e ~ri~ sur~ce of ~e m~d ~ ~rm a c~dricM #~s object of the proper d~m~e~ In ~e process of the present ~vention, the #~s ~ blown more than onc~ 15 and ff ~ wi~ the scope of t~s ~venfion to em#oy ¯ fferent cyl~dricg molds of differem ~ameters so th~ bo~ inifig and ring o~e~s of cylindricM ~ape can be pmdueed. A colored pmtern #ec~ as that term ~ used ~ t~s 20 de~dption, ~ a separate ~ece of #ass thin ~ readily d~fing~abM from ~e h~w obje~ by e~or or opaquen~s. Sep~Me pattern #~ ~e ~adily made by known gla~ cutting, sandblasting ~ casting techniques. These pattern pieces can be ~rmed ~ geom~dc shapes 25 cr ~ mpr~entations of clouds, trees, animg~ per~o~s, ~nce~ houses or ~e hk~ In conducting ~em~ fio~ on an o~e~ of this ~vention, ~e mpm~afiom may be made by use of multiple p~rn ~eces, w~ch 30 may be ~aced to abut one ano~e~ to overlap or to superimpose one an~he~ P~rn ~eces use~l ~ the process of t~s ~vention may be t~n or t~c~ lightly or densdy c~o~ opaque or tran~are~ and may be used alone or ~ combinatiom 35 The p~rn ~ec~ applied m ~e inifig ~own object adhere to ~ becan~ the ~itifl blown obje~ ~ ~ck~ so~ #ass. When ~ contact wi~ hot #as~ ~e pa~em ~eces themsdv~ become so~ and when the #ass ~ ~h~ Mown ~ ~rm a ~cond bMwn o~e~, ~e pat- ~ tern #ec~ become ~tegrg wi~ the #ass of the fir~ blown o~ect. The result ~ a seamless, one-piece object. ~ a preferred embodiment of ~e ~ventio~ ~e pat- ~rn #~ ~e h~d be~ apM~ng ~em m ~e Hown #~s o~e~. PmheM~g ~e pattern p~c~ av~ 45 thermg ~ock and ~sures th~ ~e pattern #eee w~ be ~ a temperature suitable for blowin~ R ~ prefe~ed ~m ~1 pattern #ee~ be pmhe~e~ beam berg applie~ m the po~t where ~ey are beginning to soffe~ and ff ~ pa~icd~ly deskab~ ~ preheat t~ck~ pattern #~ 50 so ~ too much he~ will not be extruded ~om the Mown o~e~ ~ rM~ ~e ~mp~ure of ~e pattern p!ece ~ a mftening ~mp~ature. When ~e o~e~ ~ ~h~ Mown a~ ~e paRern #ece ~ ~ #ac~ the pattern #ece may expand. If ff 55 expands ~ gl d~eetions equall~ ~e generM ~ape of ¯ e pattern p~ce w~ rot change. ~ ~e pattern #ece ~ Mown to expand ~ one d~ecfion o~% ~r exam#~ when ~e h~Mw object ~ a c~d~ and sub~quem Mow~g ~e~ i|s ~am~ b~ n~ i~s Mn~h, ~e ~ Mn~h m wid~ propo~iom cf ~e pattern #eee w~ change during sub~quem ~ow~ Accommodation ~ such changes ~ ~ape may be made by select~g the appropri~e ~ap¢d paRern ~e M ~e f~ ~smnc~ For example, F ~e ultimate pattern ~ ~e from Mown ~ #~s o~e~ ~ m be a ~u~ ~ w~ be nec~s~y m ap#y a m~ang~ p~tern #ece to the initiM blown #ass obje~ so ~ expanfion ~ ffs wid~ but not ffs Mn~h w~ ~s~t ~ ~e production of a squ~ 3 ~091,132 4 In anther embodiment of the ~venfio~ the blown ~s o~eet, wiM ~s pnmm ~e ~ ~ may be cove~d wi~ anther gnh~ be~ ~ ~ ~own ~ ~ fin~ shoe. In t~s embodiment of the ~vention, a fin~ o~e~ ~ ~odu~d w~ch ~ a one-pi~e ~s o~e~ hav~g a ~r ~s on boM ~d~ ~Me pa~em ~e. The proce~ of Me ~e~ ~venfion may be em- ~oyed to produ~ u~que panes of ~s ~ the ~rm of ~ned ~a~ w~dows without ~ad~ Such panes ~e made by ~owing an inifi~ ho~ow o~t ~ Me ~rrn ~ a c~de~ ad~ng one or more pa~em ~eces ~ an approp~ne paaem to ~rm a repres~mtion on the ~r~ ~ Me cylinder, ~rm~g n lea~ a ~cond h~w o~t by ~h~ ~ow~ w~h Me ~cond hollow o~ je~ ~so ~ the ~rm of a c~de~ and then opening Me ends of the cylinder, ~litt~g ~ on a fine par~ld to ~s ~n~tud~ a~ heating ~e c~d~ ~ a ~e~ng mmp~nu~ and ~ roll~g ~ fin m ~rm a ~s pane. he~ov~ a pane of ~ms can be ~rmed wiM a s~e c~o~d o~ecL such ~ a tre~ ~ the ce~er of a tran~ p~t ~e ~ ~ Ob~ou~ oM~ patterns may be em~oyed w~ch cover ~1 or ~tanfially a~ of the pane of ~s as well ~ prisms Mn may be ~rmed of a back~ound ~ cd~ed ~s wiM a ~amp~e~ 0~e~ ~ the cente~ As ~ned h~e~ove, Me ~ve~n ~ ~ ma~- ~ed ~ the ~rm ofa cont~uous ~s a~icle hav~g a smooth sur~ and an integr~ col~ed pattern. ~ cth~ w~ds, a one-pi~e ~s a~de w~ch ~dud~ a pattern of a ~ffe~ colcr ~ ~xlure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION One pm~ embody~g t~s ~venfion ~dud~ pr~ paring a molten m~s ~ ~an~e~ ~s and ma~tain- ~g ~ ~ a temperature n w~ch ~ ~ aq~d and of s~t- able fi~ity m be b~wm A gather ~glass ~ ~ed on ~e end of a ~ow~p~ and ~ ~ ~own m a c~ddc~ shoe, with or witho~ the use of a m~ to ~rm an i~fi~ hd~w o~ea. While the ~s ~ ~fll hot enough ~ be Now~ a t~n pn~m ~ece ~ the ~rm of a square and made of p~e red ~ass ~ prehened to ~s ~ftening ~mp~nu~ and ~aced on the c~ddc~ surface of the f~st h~w ebject. The patte~ pie~ adheres firmly ~ the ~rface. The i~fi~ hollow o~e~ wiM Me pnmm ~e ~ ~e may then be rehene~ ff n~s~ or ff not nece~ary ~ may be blown ~her to ~rm a second h~w o~ect w~ch ~ ~ lhe ~rm ~ a cylind~ ~ larger ~ameter than Me ~ h~w o~ecL Th~ cylind~ ~ a on~ece cylinddc~ a~de hav~g an ~t~ral ~d ~c~n~e on ~ ~rface. AnoM~ pa~em ~ece ~ Me shape of a ~ue ~ ~ then prehe~ed to SO,hess and ~aced on Me ~rfa~ of the second hollow o~e~ ~ the center of the ~d ~an- ~e. The second hollow object ~ Men ~pped ~ t~e on anmher gnh~ ~ ~s and ~ ag~n Nown ~ a ~ghtly larger c~der ~ ~rm a fin~ e~dfic~ hollow o~e~. The fin~ o~e~ ~ ~ Me ~rm ~ a gamp~e~ ~s cylind~ hav~g a red ~cmn~e on ~s cy~nddc~ suv ~ce and having a blue s~r ~ Me tenor of the red ~c~n~ Th~ fin~ o~t ~ c~ fi~t ~ ~move Me 5 d~ed end~ and Men Me c~der ~ split on a l~e paral- lel ~ its ~ngitud~ ~is and ~am~dcally oppo~ Me center of Me ~ue ~. The eylind~ ~ Men heated to ~s so~e~ng p~n~ opened ~ong the cut w~l and then rolled fl~. The fl~ ~ece ~ then cooled ~ ha~en ~ and I0 annexed ff necessary. The finM product ~ a flat ~e of ~amp~em ~s ha~ng a ~ue ~ on a ~d ~an~e p~oned ~ ~s cente~ The ~eompanying drawing ~ustrat~ a pa~ view of the a~ide made ~ de~dbed abov~ The potion 15 de~gnned 1 ~ a fin pane of ~an~ent ~as~ The potion de~gnned 2 ~ the ~ang~ar red backgroun~ and the potion defignned 3 ~ the ~ue stun Whn ~ d~m~d h: 1. A p~ ~r ~rming a confinuou~ smo~su~ ~ ~ce~ m~ficdomd ~s o~e~ eompd~ng: A. ~rming a gaMer of ~s n a mmperature n which R can be Now~ B. ~owing an initial hd~w obj~t ~om Me gn~e5 ~ ~adng a c~o~d pn~m ~e ~ conm~ wRh Me ~fface of the initial object while s~d imfi~ o~t ~ n a mmp~a~ n w~ch ~ can be ~ow~ D. maintainhg the pntem ~ece h con~ct w~h the surface of the initial object for a time m~dent ~r Me pattern p~ ~ ~h a ~mp~atu~ n w~ch ~ can ~e ~ow~ and ~ b~whg Me inifi~ hollow o~e~ o~y ~ Me ~ to produce a second hollow obje~ hating s~d pntem ~ece integr~ Me~w~h and s~d second h~w o~e~ havhg a s~e and shape such that 35 s~d pattern piece has a ~edetermhed ~ape w~ch ~ n~ sub~anfi~ly ~oaed from Me ofi~n~ shape of s~d pntem ~ec~ Z The process of claim 1 wh~n Me ffm~ hoHow obj~t ~ a cylinddc~ object. ~ 3. The ~o~ of claim 2 wh~eh Me c~hddc~ o~ect ~ split and u~oHed to ~rm a sheeL ¯ The ~ocess of d~m 1 whe~ ~aid pntem ~e ~ he~ed be~re ~ ~ ~ed h con~ w~h the hifi~ h~w o~ect. ~ E The process of claim 1 wh~eh s~d i~fi~ hollow o~e~ ~ coned w~h another gnh~ be~ s~d second h~w o~e~ ~ produced. ¯ The pro~ of claim 1 wh~eh s~d ~cond hd~w obje~ ~ co~ed w~h a gaM~ of ~s and ~own ~ 50 produce a third h~w objecL ~ ~he process of claim 1 ~h~efn a ~ali~ of ~at- tern ~eees are em~oyed ~ ~rm a p~m. 8. An article compdshg a conthuou~ smo~suv ~ce~ ~s membrane hdu~ng an integral colored 55 pa~em and made by the process of claim 1. ¯ .The article ofd~m 8 hdudhg a ~an~ent ~s membrane ~oun~ng s~d pattern. 1~ The aaide of clam $ h Me ~rm of a fl~ sheeL 11. The gocess of d~m 1 whe~h s~d pa~em ~ece ~ ~ produced by sand~a~h~ 65 United States Patent Hacker [11] Patent Numbe~ 4,685,949 Ds] Date of Paten~ Au~ 11, 1987 [54] GLASS FLOWER PROCESS [76] Invento~ Donald E. Hacke~ 3200 NW. 5th Ter., Pompano Beach, Fla. 33064 [21] Appl. No.: 943,327 [22] Filed: Dee. 19, 1986 [51] InL CI2 .............................................. C03B 23/09 [52] U.S. CI ............................................ 65/42; 65/46; 65/64; 65/70; 65/87; 65/105 [58] Field of Search ................... 65/42, 44, 46, 63, 64, 65/70, 87, 89, 102, 105, 112, 17 [56] References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 703,618 7/1902 Sieve~ .................................... 65/63 805,943 11/1905 Campbell ............................ 65/87 X 861,055 7/1907 Seymour ................................. 65/46 123~368 6/1917 Barber ..................................... 65/46 1~7L294 3/1921 Karab~ et N .................... 65/105 X ~551279 5/1951 M~ ................................ 65/64 3N63,624 8/1969Lab~o .............................. 65/102 X L53~919 11/1970Hogg ............................... 65/42 X Prim~ Examiner--Robert L. Lindsay Attorney, Agen~ or Firm--Jo~ph ZNlen ABSTRACT In a proce~ ~r p~pa~ng ~a~ flow.s ha~ng p~s, ¯ e ~eps of prepa6ng p~Ns wNch compfi~ pro~ng a Nown ~ong~ed eNarged hNlow bNb on a hNlow ~s mb~ heating and ma~pMating ~e b~b so ~ 1o ~p~e it ~to two verficN dgh&ke pre-p~N mem- ber~ ~mo~ng the pre-petal membe~ ~om the robe, ~ongating the ends of the pr~p~N memb~s so as to ~rm sol~ tips, attacNng Ne memb~s m a Nass flower ~em ~ the tips and heating and ma~pd~g ~e mem- bers so as to refine the shape of ~e p~als. U.S. Patent Aug 11, 1987 She~ 1 of 2 4,685,949 FIG .I I01 ~b FIG.2 .101 FIG.3 II 102 /103 , ~ FIG.4 U.S. Patent Au~ 11, 1987 She~2 of 2 4,685,949 FIG. 5 FIG. 6 102 15 12 2O I FIE7 FIG.8 GLASS FLOWER PROCESS BACKGROUND OF INVENTION This ~vention r~es to a m~hod for maNng gla~ flowers In papular ~ relates to a m~hod for maNng ~s flowers wNch resemNe reM flowe~ more ~os~y than prior a~ m~hods. Although making of artistic Na~ one.s ~ an old art and ~s Now~g a w~l~smN~hed skill, no comme~ ~ally ~a~Ne m~hod has been Ntherm described for maMng ~ass flowers wh~h ~y re~mNe reN flowe~. One o~e~ of the present ~vention is to pro~de a m~hod for maNng ~s flowers wNch ~cs~y re~em- 15 Ne ~ue flowers Other o~e~s and advantages of tNs ~venfion will be apparent from the descfipt~n and ~Nms wNch follow, taken tog~her with the appended drawing~ 20 SUMMARY OF INVENTION The ~venfion compiles broadly maNng petals by forming a ~o~d~n hollow ell~soid ~ the end of a Nass mb~ cutt~g the ~fipsNd gansve~y so as to form two 25 N~h~Ne member~ attacNng solid ~ems to such mem- bers, and draw~g out the opposi~ ends to ~rm tips so lh~ the Nsh~Ne members now ~mNe petal~ a~ach- ~g the tips to a pre~rmed stem structure and he~g the ~shd~e memb~s so as to ~rm them ~to the de- 30 ~red fin~ p~ shape. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. I shows a Nass tube wRh a ~o~d b~bous end.35 FIG. 2 illustrates the end of the b~b bNng fu~her eNarged and showing ~ bNng opened up after heating with a hot tNn metN wire. FIG. 3 shows N~her open~g. FIG. 4 shows ~e finn r~t a~er cutting and separa- 40 tion. FIG. 5 shows a formm~n of a tip on the end of the p~ ~rmer, 4,685,949 2 FIG. 6 shows ~e ~rmafion of ~e flow~ s~m to wh~h the petals and leaves are to be a~ached. FIG. 7 shows ~e ~mchmem of a p~ ~rmer m the stem. 5 FIG. 8 shows a commie flower whe~ a multiplici~ of p~Ms have been ~mched to the ~em mg~h~ with leaves SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF INVENTION 10 Ha~ng ~nce to ~e dmw~gs a hN~w N~s robe 11 ~ Nown ~ ~rm an oMo~ ~o~d end 12. B~w~g N continued to ~rm an eN~ged ~fipsNd end 12~ A heNed m~M rod I01 ~ used to pull ~s out ~ l~e and ¯ en pick excess off after bNng heated. TNs ~dds sepa- rat~n 12b ~ ~l~soid end 12a to pro~de two ~shANe memb~s 12aa and 12a& SN~ Nass rods 102 and 103 are then a~ached to the top portions of the ~s~fike memb~s I2aa and 12ab so that ~ey may be ~moved, ~a~ng socket 12c a~ached to ofi~n~ hollow tube 11, A t~ 13 ~ ~rmed at the top of memb~s 12aa and 12bb and are ~v~d so as to be a~ached so th~ the tips 13 are a~ached to the ~em 14 wNch had been p~ou~y prepared. HNlow flower ~em 14 has an enhrged end 15 ~rmed by heafin& After the p~Ms ~rm~g sections 12aa and 12ab and co~pond~y Nmil~ ~ns ~e ~rmed and a~ached to ~em 14 ~ey are ~en hea~so~ened and maNpM~ed to ~rm a shape morn dosdy m~mN~g the a~uN flow~ p~N. Vari- ous other ad~fionM potions 1~lZIEl~20 and 22 am ~p~dy ~rmed and aaached to ~em 14. I ~m: 1. In a process ~r prepa6ng Nass flowe~ ha~ng p~N~ the ~eps of preparing a petN comprising: pro~ ~g a blown Nong~ed eNarged h~w bMb on a hN- low Nass robe, he~g and maNpNating the bNb so ~ to ~p~e it imo two ~ong~ed d~hq~e p~ memb~ ~mo~ng a sNd pr~pmN member from the robe, dong~g the end of sNd pr~p~N memb~ so ~ to ~rm a soIid fin a~tacNng sNd memb~ to a glass flower ~em ~ sNd tip and he~g and maNp~ating sNd memb~ so ~ to ~flne ~e shape of ~e petal. 45 55 65 United States Patent Schfldt et ~. I IIIIIIIIilIIIIIIIII OlII HIIIHIII IIIIIII US0O5108478A [11] Patent Number: 5,108,478 ~q Date of Paten~ Apr. 28, 1992 METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR THE ~H~ ~O~G ~ ~BS ~ ~S [75] Inventors: ~ Assig~e: SehoR Gl~w~, M~n~ Fed. Rep. ~ Germ~y ~1] Ap~. N~: 75~777 [22] Filed: Se~ 13, 1991 C~n of Se~ N~ ~67% Oct. IE 198% ~- done~ w~ch ~ a com~u~n~n~an of SeL No. 8~, Jan. ~ 1987, ~d~, w~ch ~ a confinuafion~n- pa~ ofSe~ N~ 694,29~ Jan. 2& I~ a~. Foreign Application P~o~ D~a Jan. 31, 1984 [D~ Fed. Rep. of G~many .......3403229 .[51] InL CIY ........................ C03B 11/06; C03B 9/03; C03B 9/0O [52] U.S. C1 ............................................ 65/47; 65/46; 65/54; 65/64; 65/72; 65/76; 65/77; 65/79; 65/82 [58] Field of Search ................... 65/46, 47, 48, 49, 54, 65/64, 66, 68, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 82, 142, 228, 229 Re~rences Ci~d U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 693,130 2/1902 H~ey et ~ ............................ 65/229 1~7%206 9/1930 Bathe et ~ ............................ 65/79 L33E269 1/1944 Schw~z .............................. 65/79 ~411~81 10/1983No~hup .............................. 65/68 ~61%682 10/1986Gumhn~ .............................. 65/76 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 293169 10/1915Fed. Rep. of Germany . ~61885 7/1973Fed. Re~ of Germany . 22507157/1975France .............................. 65/68 14417717/1976U~ted Kingdom .................... 65/68 Prima~ Examiner--Kenneth M. Schor Attorney, Agen~ or Firm--Nies, Kur~ Berge~ & Tamburro ABSTRACT A gob of ~a~ sucked ~om a ~ass metal and h~d ~ a suction m~d (7) h fu~her proceed by presha~ng the ~a~ ~ the m~d by a punch (4) ha~ng a pr~ection (9) for forming ~ a recess or cavity (1~ ~ the gob ~ the ope~ng ~ the m~ and a pl~l~e surface O~ for form~g a ~e shaped bead (5) around the ope~nD T~s res~ ~ a h~ge conta~ surhce ag~n~ w~ch a Now~pe ~3 with a transve~e ~mchment ~a~ (~ ha~ng a wor~ng surhce flush with the end of the bore (3) cf the ~ow~pe h pre~ed to ~mch the ~e (~ the bead (5). WRh t~s arrangement, the bore cannot become ~ocked with ~ass ~ufing the pres~ng oper~ don. U.S. Patent Apr. 28, 1992 Sheet 1 of 2 5,108,478 PRIOR ART 12 1 U.S. Patent Apr. 28, 1992 Sheet 2 of 2 5,108~78 METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR THE FURTHER PROCE~G OF GO~ OF GLA~ CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS T~s application ~ a cont~u~n of ap~ation Ser. 07/000,827, filed Jan. E 1987, now abandoned, w~ch ~ a continuation of application Se~ N~ 06/69~29~ ~ed Jan. 2~ 1985, now abandoned. Th~ ~venfion ~lat~ m mahods cf and apparatm ~r the ~h~ p~cessing of gobs of #as~ In pa~ic~, ~e p~mm ~venfion ~ concerned with ~e ~h~ procuring of a gob of #~s w~ch has been ~cked ~om a #~s mdt and hdd ~ a suction mo~d ~r ~b~quem t~m~r ~ a Mow#p~ and wi~ ~e attach- ment of ~e #~s gob ~ a ~ow#p~ BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIGN It is known ~om G~man Proem Sp~cM~n No 21 61 885 to use a to~ such as a punch m ~rm a recess in the Mow#p~ by the action of the tool on the #~ The ~rm of ~e to~ ~ such that the #ass d~ven out from ¯ e mo~d by ~e punch ~ pre~ed ~to an ann~ar recks ~ the punch to~. Afi~ b~ng ~ p~e d, ~e ~s gob ~ d~iv~ed ~ this Mow#pe by ~ing the ~ow#pe into the reces~ T~s proces~ howeveL has the ~mdvamage ~ that Whegl nas s gotb, he N°wNPt ehe pressuriSe~net dh~ can~e~Chmep mroduced t~t tht ehe NowNpe/~s contact surNce ~ small, ~nce the gla~ can escape omw~ds away ~om the NowNpe/N~s ~rNce ~ereby preventing the buildup of pressure n~W ~r ~n effective ~chme~ of ~e Nowp~e ~ the Nass gob. Fu~hermor~ wi~ tNs known a~angeme~ the Now~pe~s ~r~ce coma~ ~r~ce ~ mo smM1 to enaMe heavy go~ ~ be h~d on the Mow#pc. Thin ~e ~q~site adh~ence b~ween ~e ~0w#pe and ~e #~s ~ ~c~t to mtM~ so th~ the ~ow#pe has to be vail- amy p~ed ~m ~e #~s, som~im~ dee#y and som~ times less d~#y intq ~e #~s ~ ac~eve ~e ~q~fi~ adherence. In t~s known precis the Mow#pc bore often be- comes ~ogged by the #as~ Comequently, an o~efly and economic operat~n becom~ impossiMe or very German Patent Specification No AS 293 169 ~ ~o~s a m~hod ~ wh~h a ~mi~ed #~s o~e~ 55 ha~ng an open ~de ~ ~rmed wi~ one or more project- ~g adhe~ve edges m the open ~d~ the edges being conne~ed m an ~mchmem or mounting #~e prodded at the end of a Mowp~ w~ch #~e ~ flush with the end of the blow#pc tube. However, the contact ~rface ~ so small ~ heavy #~s gobs cann~ be reliably h~d upon the Mow#p~ OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION An o~e~ of ~e present ~vention ~ to ~cilff~e the 65 production of an adequme conm~ surface betw~n the #~s and the Mow #pc whereby ~e mounting of rel~ tiv~y heavy #ass gobs can be reliably ach~ved. 5,108,478 2 A ~ ~ ~ ~e~ ~ ~ ~ to~ ~r c~r~ng out the m~hod of ~e ~ventio~ SUMMARY OF THE ~~N 5 Broa~ ~ to a fi~t aspe~ of the invention there ~ prodded a m~hod of ~O~mfing lhe attach- mere ofa Mow#pe m a gob ~#~s ~cked ~om a #~s m~t and hdd ~ a ~cfion mo~d, compiling ~e ~e~ ~ ~ap~ b~d ha~ng a ~ ~ ~ ~d~ and ~g a ~ow~pe w~ a ~ ~b ~~ ~e ag~ ~e bead, w~r~y ~e ~ow~ be~m~ ~mched to the bead by the ~c~ of pressure. 15 A second aspe~ of the ~ve~n profid~ a to~ ~r ~ng the bead and the ~c~s ~ ca~ BRI~ DESCRIP~ON OF THE ~GURES For a beaer unde~mnd~g of the ~vention and to ~ ~ow how ~e ~e m~ be c~ded ~ e~ ~ w~ now be made ~ the ~mp~ng d~w~ ~ FIG. 1 ~ a section ~ugh a ~own con~rucfion of a suction mo~d, o~y a pa~ of w~ch ~ showm and a 25 ~ow~pe ~mchmem ~d; ~G: 2 ~ a section of a suction mo~d and ~u~r~g a ~age ~ the m~hod of the ~; and FIG. 3 ~ a section ~pm ~e mo~d ~ Z and 30 ~u~r~g the ~t~hm~t of a ~ow~pe ~ accordance ~th a ~her ~age of the m~hod of ~e invention. DESCRIPTION OF THE I~~ Re~ n~ to ~ 1 w~ch ~tm~s a g~ 8 of 35 shapegl dass hN~y ~h~ sucti°m n~hod m°M~escfibe~ thd Germag n~ bNn~aten~re" Spe~fic~n No 21 61 885 so as to produce a bead ll.- In order to ~ans~r the g~ $ ~om the moMd a Mow° Npe 1 ~ ~ed ~to a ~c~s ~ ~t~ ~ ~rm~ ~ the ~ Nass $ and the bead 11. The suction mo~d ~ p~s a Nane surNce 1~ ha~ng an ~d pressure ~ng or w~h~ l& As ~ be seen the ~s~fing ~e~ or con~ ~rN~ b~we~ ~e N~s and ~e Nowp~e 1 g ~u~y ~s~c~d m ~e tapering pan la of~e NowNp e 45 1.In FIG. 2 ~e #a~ g~ 8 ~ pre~haped by means ~ a to~ i.a, punch ¢ ha~ng a ~ #n or the ~e p~ fion 9 ~sm~g ~om a ~an~sdy ~ed #me 1~ by pining the t~l a~n~ the po~on of the ~a~ 50 a~em ~e o~ng of~e mo~d so ~ ~e ~e~n 9 ~rms a eavky 14 ~ ~e #~s wber~y a co~pon~ ~g v~ume of #~ ~ ~ om from the mo~d, ~e #~ ~n om ~m ~e m~ ~rm~g ~e b~d 5. By ,p~Mg ~e t~l 4 ~ ~cMm p~u~ ~e bead ~H ~ ~1 ~s ~m~y ~e ~ ~ ~y 14 and a #~e H~ ~ ~ A Mow#pc 1’ hav~g a ~an~sdy ~ed g~ ~m~ #~e 6 ~ the end ~e~oK the ~m~ ~ suite of the #~e 6 ~ng flush ~th ~e end of the p~, ~ firm~ ~ w~ ~e #~ ~ p~h~ m a ~e wo~ng ~m~, ~a~ ~e #me ~e be~ ¯ ~nce ~e bead ~ ~ e~vdy ~on~ ~ ~e ~ ~n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m~d and ~s ~d~ be~ ~e m~d ~ ~ and ~e #m ~dem pressure to ~sure that the #~e 6 becom~ fi~ly ~mched to ~e bead and thus the #~ g~. 5,108,478 3 R wiH be no~d that ~nce ~e ~e 6 wor~ng sur~ce ~ flush w~h the end of the bore 3 ~ the Mow~p~ w~ch bo~ aligns with the recess or cavity 1~ ~ass is not forced ~to ~e bore 3 so that ~og~ng of the bore during the Mow~pe ~chment op~n ~ av~ded. 5 W~at~ ~med ~: 1. A m~hod of ~cilitat~g He ~chme~ of a Mow ~pe to a gob of~a~ removed from a ~a~ mdt and hdd ~ a suction mdd, s~d m~d ha~ng an ope~ng surrounded by an ~ntiMly ~anar sur~c~ compfis~g 10 the ~eps of pro~d~g sa~ ~ass gob hdd ~ said ~ucfion m~d, pro~ng a sha~ng tool ha~ng a cen~M s~ke suv rounded by a ~ whe~ ~e s~ke pr~rud~ from the ~e ~ansversdy to the ~e and the s~ke ~ 15 connected to the ~ preshap~g the gob of~s by dfi~ng the sha~ng to~ s~ke fi~t through the ope~ng ~ s~d m~d and then ~to sa~ m~d to cause the s~ke to force a posen ofthe ~a~ out ofthe m~d ope~ngs and 20 lo form a recks ~ ~id go~ the sha~ng lo~ s~ke b~ng driven ~1o the m~d suffidently to th~eby form s~d potion of~a~ ~rced out of the m~d ope~ng ~a ~e shaped ~s bead ag~n~ s~d ~anar sur~ce ofs~d m~ s~d bead ha~ng a flat 25 4 outer sur~ce su~ound~g s~d reces~ s~d flat outer sur~ce b~ng ~rmed by s~d sha~ng to~ ~e and b~ng over the entire length of the fl~ outer sur~ce to s~d ~ntially ~anar sur~ce of said m~d, remo~ng s~d sha~ng to~ to expose s~d tim outer sur~ce of s~d bead and therea~er pro~d~g a Mow ~pe ha~ng a cenw~ bore and a gob ~chment ~e transverse to s~d cen~ bore, firmly presfing s~d Mow ~pe ag~nst said fiat outer surface of s~d bead such that sa~ gob ~mchme~ ~e mates with the bead flat outer sur~ce with sa~ bore b~ng aligned with said recess for fled flow, said firm~ ~re~g b~ng effe~ed w~ sa~ gob ~mchmem ~e ~ he~ed to thereby ensure lh~ sa~ gob ~mchmem ~e becom~ firmly ~- tached to the flat outer surface of sa~ bead and thereby ~mched to s~d ~a~ gob. Z The m~hod of dsm 1, wher~n a ~pace ~ m~n- t~ned between the e~t of said bore ~a~ng ~to the ~cess and the ~ass around s~d recess to th~eby pre- vent dog~ng of s~d bore. 3O 35 45 50 55 65 United States Patent Preston I IIIII 1111 $ Eft $fl HH HI IIIII illl US~I~A [11] P~em Number: 5~7~183 ~ D~e of P~en~ Jan. 3, 1995 [54] METHOD OF MANUFA~G ELECTRODES [76] Inventor:Daniel Preston, 1065 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, N.Y. 11101-5718 [21]Appl. No.: 46,411 [22] Filed: Apr. 12, 1~93 [51] Int. CI~ ................................................ H01J 9/26 [52] U.S. CI ......................................... 445/26; 445/67; 65/42; 65/138; 65/155 [58] Field of Search ................. 445/26, 27, 67; 65/42, 65/57, 59.27, 59.33, 138, 155 [56] References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 1,63%9898/1927Eider ................................ 65/155 X 2,44%1588/1948Carttm .................................... 65/57 2,549,359 4/1951Bakanan ................................ 445/67 2,565,126 8/1951Flaws ................................ 445/67 X 2,672,711 3/1954Nash ...................................... 65/155 3,3~,007 7/1968 Schor .................................... 65/42 ~68~881 8/1972 Roch~ .................................. 445/27 Primary Exam~er--Kenneth J. Ramsey Attorney, Ageng or Firm--Kaplan and Mugno A~ST~ACT An improved deign and method and of manufacturing a luminous tube electrode comprises the steps of placing an electrode sh~l in an outer tube and ~lowing conduc- to~ colmec~d to the ~ec~ode shell to eman~e ~om an open end of the outer tub~ A tubul~n with a flared end h then bused up again~ the end of the outer tub~ thereby sandwiching the conductors between the flared end of the tubulafion and the outer tub~ The flared end of the tub~ion are then fund to one another forming a hermetic seM b~ween each other and the conductor~ resulting in the finished electrod~ A fu~her provision ~ made to blow a bub~e in the tubulation. 13 Ciaim~ 3 Drawing Shee~ i00 401 404 40~ --403 201 /203 U.S. Patent J~. 3, 1995 Sheet 1 of 3 5,378,183