Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a glass ribbon

A method of manufacturing a glass ribbon comprising:

• delivering a stream of molten glass along a travel path in a first travel direction to a gap defined between a first forming roll and a second forming roll, one or more of the first forming roll or the second forming roll comprising a textured feature;
• passing the stream of molten glass through the gap to form a glass ribbon;
• imparting a corresponding textured feature to the glass ribbon with the textured feature of the one or more of the first forming roll or the second forming roll;
• delivering the glass ribbon to a mold cavity defined by a mold positioned on a conveyor downstream from the gap;
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• imparting a shape to the glass ribbon by receiving the glass ribbon within the mold cavity.

A method of manufacturing a glass ribbon comprising:

• delivering a stream of molten glass along a travel path in a first travel direction to a gap defined between a first forming roll and a second forming roll, one or more of the first forming roll or the second forming roll comprising a textured feature;
• passing the stream of molten glass through the gap to form a glass ribbon;
• imparting a corresponding textured feature to a first portion of the glass ribbon with the textured feature of the one or more of the first forming roll or the second forming roll;
• delivering the first portion of the glass ribbon to a first mold cavity defined by a first mold positioned on a conveyor;
• imparting a first shape to the first portion of the glass ribbon by receiving the first portion of the glass ribbon within the first mold cavity;
• moving the first mold along a second travel direction at an angle relative to the first travel direction;
• delivering the second portion of the glass ribbon to a second mold cavity defined by a second mold positioned on the conveyor;
• and
• imparting a second shape to the second portion of the glass ribbon by receiving the second portion of the glass ribbon within the second mold cavity.