US Patent Issued to Owens-Brockway Glass Container on May 26 for "Molten glass transporter, transport cup, endcap, and methods" (American, Peruvian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,380, issued on May 26, was assigned to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (Perrysburg, Ohio).

"Molten glass transporter, transport cup, endcap, and methods" was invented by Stephen M. Graff (Maumee, Ohio), Karl Johnston (Perrysburg, Ohio), Thomas Kirkman (Perrysburg, Ohio) and Arturo Alegria Vega (Lima, Peru).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molten glass transport cup includes a conduit having an inlet and an outlet, and an endcap to cover or close, and uncover or open, the conduit outlet. The cup also may include a fluid exhaust outlet between the conduit and the endcap, and one or more fluid supply passages having one or more interi...