Period-coded containers with a traceable material composition
AssigneeOwens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
InventorPhilippe Floriot
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Abstract
A system and method for producing period-coded glass containers is disclosed. One method comprises producing a glass container from a traceable material composition associated with a predetermined time period, manufacturing facility, and/or time of container manufacture, where the glass container is configured to be analyzed for the traceable material composition, and at least one of constituents of or amounts of materials in the traceable material composition is configured to be identified and cross-referenced to a cross-reference schedule for identifying the time period, manufacturing facility, and/or time of container manufacture in which the glass container was produced.
Claims22
A method of producing period-coded glass containers, comprising:
- selecting a first traceable material composition;
- producing glass containers from the first traceable material composition for a first period;
- selecting a second traceable material composition different from the first traceable material composition;
- producing glass containers from the second traceable material composition for a second period;
- producing a cross-reference schedule of traceable material compositions, time periods, manufacturing facilities, or times of container manufacture in which the traceable material compositions are used in production of glass containers;
- analyzing a glass container for material composition;
- identifying at least one of constituents of or amounts of materials in the material composition of the analyzed glass container;
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- cross-referencing the identified at least one of constituents of or amounts of materials in the material composition to the cross-reference schedule to identify at least one of a time period, a manufacturing facility, or a time in which the analyzed glass container was produced.
A method of identifying a glass container production time period, comprising:
- analyzing a glass container for a traceable material composition, where the traceable material composition is associated with at least one of a predetermined time period, a manufacturing facility, or a time of glass container manufacture;
- identifying at least one of constituents of or amounts of materials in the traceable material composition of the analyzed glass container;
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- cross-referencing the identified at least one of constituents of or amounts of materials in the traceable material composition to a cross-reference schedule to identify at least one of the time period, the manufacturing facility, or the time in which the analyzed glass container was produced.
A method of producing period-coded glass containers, comprising:
- producing a glass container from a traceable material composition associated with at least one of a predetermined time period, a manufacturing facility, or a time of manufacture,
- where the glass container is configured to be analyzed for the traceable material composition, and at least one of constituents of or amounts of materials in the traceable material composition is configured to be identified and cross-referenced to a cross-reference schedule for identifying at least one of the time period, the manufacturing facility, or the time in which the glass container was produced.
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