Patent ID: 7694532

Claim:
A system for tempering a glass container comprising: a radio-frequency energy source having a plurality of substantially rectangular plates vertically orientated and horizontally spaced relative to each other to apply radio-frequency energy to a pre-heated glass container to heat the glass container to a predetermined temperature, wherein the glass container receives the radio-frequency energy and the radio-frequency energy heats the glass container to the predetermined temperature; a spindle adapted to support and transport the glass container between said plates; a quench tube including a portion adapted to be disposed inside of the glass container, said quench tube adapted for allowing air to pass therethrough and into the glass container to thereby quench the glass container and produce a tempered glass container; and wherein each of said plates includes a plurality of air-outlet holes spaced vertically from each other on an inside surface of said radiation plate for supplying air to an outside surface of the glass container.