US Patent Issued to SCHOTT PHARMA, SCHOTT PHARMA SCHWEIZ on Sept. 23 for "Installation, device, and method for shaping the mouth of a hollow-body-shaped precursor from glass" (Swiss, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,154, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SCHOTT PHARMA AG & Co. KGAA (Mainz, Germany) and SCHOTT PHARMA SCHWEIZ AG (St. Gallen, Switzerland).

"Installation, device, and method for shaping the mouth of a hollow-body-shaped precursor from glass" was invented by Xaver Jud (Neukirch a.d. Thur, Switzerland), Roman Oberhansli (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Hanspeter Kummer (Mullheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for shaping the mouth of a hollow precursor made of glass is provided, as well as glass produced thereby. The method includes heating the mouth of the hollow precursor; introducing a mandrel along a first directi...