ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,520, issued on June 30.

"Glass blowing methods, glass blowing apparatuses, and blown glass products" was invented by Omer Arbel (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of a glass blowing method, glass blowing apparatus, and blown glass product are described having a number of innovative features. In one embodiment, the glass blowing method includes positioning molten glass on the end of a blow pipe, positioning the molten glass in a metal framework, and inflating the molten glass with the blow pipe to expand the molten glass through openings in the metal framework. In another embodiment, the glass blowin...