C03B 23/045
Tools or apparatus specially adapted for re-forming tubes or rods in general
Official title: Tools or apparatus specially adapted for re-forming tubes or rods in general, e.g. glass lathes, chucks (C03B23/043 takes precedence)
C03B23/045 (Tools or apparatus specially adapted for re-forming tubes or rods in general) appears on 121 US grants and 126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C03B- Granted patents
- 121
- Published applications
- 126
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 280
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2019 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Glass container with increased breakage resistance16 Jun 2026US 12,653,757 B2SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaA
- Forming tools for converting glass tubes into glass articles19 May 2026US 12,630,455 B2Corning Incorporated
- Bottom forming process21 Apr 2026US 12,606,478 B2SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co. KGaA
- Glass tube converting process with piercing during index10 Mar 2026US 12,570,565 B2Corning Incorporated
- Methods to control thermal variation during tube consumption in glass tube converting24 Feb 2026US 12,559,407 B2Corning Incorporated
- Forming tools for converting glass tubes into glass articles27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250176 A1Corning Incorporated
- Systems and methods for glass tube separation and sealing using lasers13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234044 A1Corning Incorporated
- Systems and methods for converting glass tubes with microwaves of mm-wavelengths9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193124 A1Corning Incorporated
- Glass tube converting process with piercing during index18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167549 A1Corning Incorporated
- Systems and methods for handling and forming glass tubes for medical uses20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353778 A1Euromatic S.r.l.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Glass article handling chuck97US 4,168,073 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1979
- Method for the manufacture of ampules from glass tubes62US 4,226,607 AFirma Karl Lutz · 1980
- Method for forming phosphor layer of gas discharge tube and method for fabricating phosphor layer supporting member40US 6,969,292 B2Fujitsu Limited · 2005
- Method of manufacturing a lamp24US 4,389,201 AGeneral Electric Company · 1983
- Method of supplying fluid to a rotating tube21US 4,347,069 AWestern Electric Company, Inc. · 1982