ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,381, issued on May 26, was assigned to Emhart Glass S.A. (Steinhausen, Sweden).

"Multivariable vertical glass distribution control using soft sensor and methods" was invented by Jonathan S. Simon (Pleasant Valley, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for controlling vertical glass distribution are provided. A traversing pyrometer periodically measures a parison actual temperature after the parisons exit a blank mold. The thermal camera takes a thermal image of each glass container after the glass container exits the blow mold. A vertical glass signature extraction module extracts a vertical glass distribution signa...