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US 9,782,796 B2Granted
Selective color striking of color-strikable articles
AssigneeOwens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
InventorBrian J. Chisholm
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Abstract
An apparatus for and method of color-striking a color-strikable article. The method includes the steps of: conveying a color-strikable article within a proximity of an energizer, and selectively color-striking said article with said energizer to produce a predetermined pattern on the article.
Claims18
An apparatus for striking color in color-strikable glass or ceramic articles, which includes:
- a conveyor for presenting color-strikable glass or ceramic containers in sequence;
- an energizer positioned adjacent to said conveyor for direct selective energizing of said containers to strike at least one color therein as the containers are presented by the conveyor, wherein a mask is positioned between said energizer and said containers, wherein the mask includes an open region, wherein said open region is defined by a pattern, wherein the pattern includes at least one of an indicia, an ornamentation, an identifier, a symbol, a brand, a logo, text or a message, an emblem, an image, or a likeness, wherein the energizer is a gas-fired burner comprising a plurality of flame ports;
- a controller configured to selectively control the plurality of flame ports;
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- a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by said controller to provide independent control of one or more flame ports of said plurality of flame ports of said energizer according to a predetermined pattern.
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An apparatus for striking color in color-strikable glass or ceramic articles, which includes:
- a conveyor for presenting color-strikable glass or ceramic containers in sequence;
- an energizer positioned adjacent to said conveyor for direct selective energizing of said containers to strike at least one color therein as the containers are presented by the conveyor, said energizer including a plurality of energy-emitting locations;
- a controller configured to selectively control the plurality of energy emitting locations;
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- a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by said controller to provide independent control of one or more energy-emitting locations of said plurality of energy-emitting locations of said energizer according to a predetermined pattern including at least one of an indicia, an ornamentation, an identifier, a symbol, a brand, a logo, text or a message, an emblem, an image, or a likeness.
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