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20100095502 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING A PRODUCTION LINE TO MASS CUSTOMIZE SHAPED VESSELS - An embodiment of the present invention is a method of configuring a production line to mass customize shaped vessels, the method comprising receiving a plurality of consumer or event data, configuring a plurality of vessel forming stations based in part on received plurality of consumer or event data, and shaping a plurality of vessels by indexing the plurality of vessels through the plurality of vessel forming stations. | 04-22-2010 |
20100095514 | VESSEL FORMING PRODUCTION LINE - An embodiment of the present invention is a vessel forming production line comprising a plurality of vessel forming stations having at least one of an operation wheel, at least one of a conveyor, and a controller, the conveyor indexes a vessel across the operation wheel, the controller coordinates movement and operation of the operation wheel and the conveyor, a second conveyor transfers the vessel between the plurality of vessel forming stations, and a plurality of cylinder feeders feed the vessel into at least one of a pathway through the plurality of vessel forming stations, wherein the plurality of vessel forming stations are organized into a scalable matrix configuration allowing a plurality of different shaped vessels to be manufactured simultaneously. | 04-22-2010 |
20100095723 | METHOD OF SHAPE FORMING VESSELS CONTROLLING ROTATIONAL INDEXING - An embodiment of the present invention is a method of shape forming vessels, the method comprising selecting a pathway to index the vessel across an operation wheel, indexing the vessel, controlling rotational indexing direction of the vessel across selected pathway, and operating on the vessel as the vessel is indexed across the operation wheel along selected pathway. | 04-22-2010 |
20100095728 | VESSEL FORMING STATION - An embodiment of the present invention is a vessel forming station comprising a plurality of operation wheels, the plurality of operation wheels are configured in opposing facing pairs, a plurality of linear drives are interconnected with the plurality of operation wheels, the plurality of linear drives push opposing facing pairs of the plurality of operations to a closed position causing opposing facing pairs of the operation wheels to engage the vessel and perform operations on the vessel, the linear drives pull the plurality of operation wheels to an open position allowing the vessel to be indexed to other operation positions, and a conveyor system positioned between opposing facing pairs of the plurality of operation wheels engages the vessel and indexes the vessel through the plurality of operations. | 04-22-2010 |
20100095734 | METHOD OF PERFORMING NON VESSEL SHAPING OPERATIONS DURING VESSEL SHAPING - An embodiment of the present invention is a method of performing non-shape forming operations during vessel shaping, the method comprising indexing a cylinder across a pathway of at least one of an operation wheel, the operation wheel further having a plurality of work zones, performing at the plurality of work zones a plurality of operations on the cylinder in a sequence of a first shaping plurality of operations followed by a non-shaping plurality of operations followed by a second shaping plurality of operations, and effectuating transformation of the cylinder into a shaped vessel. | 04-22-2010 |
20100095735 | METHOD OF COORDINATING VESSEL SHAPE STYLE AND DECORATION STYLE - An embodiment of the present invention is a method of coordinating vessel shaping style and decoration, the method comprising receiving a vessel in a decoration operation, the vessel having a formed shape style, determining the formed shape style, selecting based in part on the formed shape style a decoration style, and decorating the vessel with selected decoration style. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100213 | REMOTE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF A VESSEL FORMING PRODUCTION LINE - An embodiment of the present invention is a method of remotely managing a vessel forming production line, the method comprising communicating from a remote data processing resource a plurality of consumer or event data to a controller, the controller controls a plurality of vessel forming stations having a plurality of shape forming operations and a plurality of non-shape forming operations, configuring each of the plurality of shape forming operations and the plurality of non-shape forming operations based in part on the plurality of consumer or event data to manufacture the shaped vessel, and manufacturing the shaped vessel. | 04-22-2010 |