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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384227 | Method for fixing the position of a pull-tab with a steep anti rotation device formed from the panel of a sheet metal cover The invention relates to a method for forming a sheet metal lid. At least one projection is formed twice. First, the projection is shaped from a panel of the sheet metal lid, the pre-form being located near an attaching portion of a tab, but at a distance from the m... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7334977 | Method for the production of a rim for a can lid In a process for production of a lid ring (30) which can be connected to the can body, which borders a discharge opening (38) and has a heat-sealable coating (40) on which to form a can lid (50) a closing membrane (44) can be heat-... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311868 | Injection moulding tool, method of injection moulding and a packaging container provided with an injection-moulded opening arrangement The disclosure relates to a tool (1a, 1b, 2)for injection moulding of an opening arrangement (20) of plastic in a hole in a packing material (9), the hole defining a hole edge (8) and the tool displaying a moul... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7223760 | Substituted triazole compounds Novel substituted triazole compounds and compositions for use in therapy as CSBP/p38 kinase inhibitors. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7165926 | Method for fixing the position of a tab having an anti-rotation bead formed from the panel of a sheet metal lid (steep anti rotation device). Method for shaping a sheet metal lid, preferably for a beverage can, which includes a panel, an openable area defined in the panel by a score line, and a mounting place for a tab for breaking into the openable area. At least one projection in the panel is shaped twi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150597 | Method for manufacturing design tab end using pilot hole of tab coil The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a design tab end using a pilot hole of a tab coil. The method includes punching a pilot hole on a tab coil in the same pitch as that of tab forming pitch of a conversion press prior to design printing, wash... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147122 | Easy open can end An easy open end for a container includes an end panel having a score defined therein that defines a removable end panel portion. The score is preferably notched to define a bottom edge having a continuous V-shaped recess. A first double fold is defined adjacent to ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100789 | Metallic beverage can end with improved chuck wall and countersink The present invention describes a beverage can end which utilizes less material and has an improved internal buckle strength based on the geometric configuration of a chuck wall, inner panel wall and central panel, and which utilizes an inwardly oriented concave arc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086943 | System and method for playing blackjack After players make their wagers, a dealer deals hands comprised of two cards to each player and a hand comprised of two cards to himself. When the player's hand as dealt has a predetermined point value (or one of a plurality of predetermined point values), the playe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7021109 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing slip stopper An easy manufacturing method of a slip stopper, and apparatus therefor, that has a great slip stopping effect and can be used for a location where a problem occurs if a though hole is opened therein. After a protruding portion is formed on a steel plate, by using a ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6935826 | Can end and method for fixing the same to a can body A can end includes a peripheral cover hook a chuck wall dependent from the interior of the cover hook, an outwardly concave annular reinforcing bead extending radially inwards from the chuck wall, and a central panel supported by an inner portion of the reinforcing ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926487 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing marked articles to be included in cans In a method and apparatus for manufacturing articles (e.g., opening tabs) to be included in cans, a metal strip is fed into an article forming unit in which the metal strip is punched and stamped to form the articles. Before the article forming operation, the strip ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6854947 | Method of manufacturing an aluminum design tab end for a beverage can The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a design tab end of a beverage can, in which a base color is painted on an aluminum tab coil before forming a tab, and a design is printed on the surface of the tab coil on which the base color has been pai... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6817819 | Easy-open container end The disclosed invention describes a container end that can be easily opened and does not rely on a conventional metal tab, riveted onto the end, thereby avoiding the problems and the cost associated with such a tab. The invention utilizes a traditional container end... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6726427 | Method of playing single or multiple hand twenty-one card game A method of playing a Blackjack or Twenty-One game that will enable a player to play single or multiple hands and/or wagers against single or multiple dealer hands in a rapid and substantially automatic fashion. In addition, the player can preselect the point value ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6688832 | Easy-open end and method of making A method of making an easy-open end for a container includes steps of forming first and second grooves in a panel of a can end blank, the grooves extending below the level of the panel to form inner and outer beads and forming a central bead in the panel ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6533518 | Can end manufacturing system and press therefor Ends for cans are made in a single press, eliminating the need for separate shell and conversion presses, balancers, track work, and other equipment, as compared to existing can end manufacturing systems, while reducing floor space and capital investment ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6386814 | Cover mountable to beverage container and mounting method and apparatus thereof Disclosed is a cover mountable to a beverage container and mounting method and apparatus thereof. The container cover detachably mountable to an upper surface of a beverage container comprises a body which is formed to have substantially a disc-shaped con... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6386813 | Safe container end closure and method for fabricating a safe container end closure A safe container end closure includes an annular central lid portion, an annular peripheral lid portion, and a score line joining the annular central lid portion to the annular peripheral lid portion to permit removal of the central lid portion from the p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6105806 | Laser etched pull tab container opening devices and methods of making the same A container opening device, container lid, or can top with a decorated feature, or in the case of an opening device, a symbolically shaped pull tab for attachment to a container to perform the dual functions of opening the container and decorating the con... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6035689 | Rigid sheet metal rivet button fabrication for convenience-feature can stock Processing steps and tooling (FIGS. 5-7, 10-13 and 14-16) of the invention enable replacement of prior practice rivet button processes [FIGS. 3(a)-(d)] which progressively decreased unitary rivet button sheet metal thickness gauge so as to preclude use of... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5967726 | Container-end tab and method of manufacturing same The product and method of manufacturing a tab having a rivet island window and adapted to be secured to a container end, including the steps of forming a first dimple at a first end position of the window and a second dimple at a second end position of th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5938390 | Antifracture scores for easy open container walls An improved method and apparatus for scoring a metallic container wall, which facilitates scoring thin gauge, hard temper metal such as coated or uncoated aluminum to reduced score residuals wherein the scoring tool has a secondary antifracture score inde... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5913651 | Method of manufacturing an easily-opened can lid, and easily-opened can lid A method of manufacturing an easy-opened lid from sheet metal is disclosed, wherein an opening is stamped in the lid and the stamped out portion is utilized in manufacturing the lid, thus reducing loss of lid material.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5879120 | Method of seaming a circular cover panel onto the body of a can A method of seaming a circular cover panel (1) provided with a turnable pull ring (2) onto the body of a can. The cover panel comprises a circumferential score line (5) as close as possible to the rim portion (6) of said panel. The pull ring (2) on the co... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876171 | One-out conversion press A conversion press (20) which is readily reconfigurable to process shells of different sizes includes an endless belt (68) having a single lane of apertures (86) formed therein for transporting shells (S) along a progression of end-forming tooling (60, 62... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5823730 | Can with easy open end and protection against cuts A can of the type having a cylindrical body, has an easy open end seamed on it. The easy open end includes a center panel defined by a scored ring. The scored ring lies under an S-shaped bend formed around a perimeter of the center panel. A process for fo... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5813811 | Easy-access sheet metal container structures Scoreline, profiling and reinforcing features are provided for an easy-access sheet metal end closure (20) and an integral opener (44). An endwall panel (28) is formed so as to substantially eliminate flexing of the sheet metal during rupture of residual ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5770290 | Easy open end of a metal-plastic construction An easy open end for food and beverage cans having reduced aluminum content is provided in an end having a metal polymer metal laminate construction. An opening panel as defined in the end body by a pair of first and second spaced apart score lines dispos... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5590993 | Easy-access sheet metal container structures Scoreline, profiling and reinforcing features are provided for an easy-access sheet metal end closure (20) and an integral opener (44). An endwall panel (28) is formed so as to substantially eliminate flexing of the sheet metal during rupture of residual ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5511920 | System and method for use when forming lift-tab can end assemblies A system and process for use when forming lift-tab can end assemblies wherein each can end assembly includes a lift tab having a smooth side, an opposite roughened side and a hole extending between the sides and a can end having a protruding shaft integra... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5482175 | Pressurized container top A pressurized container end has a frangible member covering an opening in the end. The frangible member is cut away from the end by the action of increased pressure from within the container against the member. A protrusion in a portion of the end is depr... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5373721 | Method and apparatus for scoring metal panels and resultant product A method of scoring a metal panel such as a can end lid includes forming a first scoreline having a base and a pair of lateral walls and subsequently forming a second scoreline within the first scoreline by indenting a portion of the first scoreline base.... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5284045 | End tooling for multiple end diameters End tooling for forming easy open can ends has cooperatively-engageable upper and lower tooling defining a plurality of stations. Each station has appropriate punches and dies for progressively converting shells indexed by conveyor into easy open can ends... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5271258 | Method and apparatus of forming one-piece core cap stamping with keyway A core cap is formed from a one-piece sheet metal blank in which an inner cylindrical sleeve is formed and a reverse-fold outer sleeve determining a bight therebetween, and a recess is gradually formed by stamping in the bight and the inner sleeve so as t... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5252019 | Convenience-feature non-circular end closure with interrupted panel profiling Forming a convenience-feature, sheet metal end closure structure (180, 216) for a container having a non-cylindrical side wall (250). Scoring and back-up tooling enable peripheral scoring (102, 130, 142) on either surface of such end closure to define a s... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5156511 | Method for manufacturing a closing structure, openable in a controlled manner, of a can, in particular a metallic can, closing structure obtained by said method, and can including the closing structure Method for manufacturing a closing structure (3), openable in a controlled manner of a can, in particular a metallic can (1), the method comprising press forming the sheet blank so as to form a bulging zone, forming from the bulging zone a small curved zo... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5059360 | Lid for can-like container and method for making an easily opened container lid A method for making a lid for a can-like container is disclosed which comprises a gas barrier-type multi-layer base for the lid, a reinforcing thermoplastic resin layer formed on said multi-layer base, and a tab seat of synthetic resin having a tab and fo... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5038956 | Abuse resistant, safety-edge, controlled-opening convenience-feature end closures A convenience-feature full-open end closure structure (27) with a shock-absorbing bead (45) located between a peripheral scoreline (34) which defines the end wall disc (31) to be removed from a recessed end wall panel (49). An arch-shaped back scoreline m... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4936729 | Press with external tooling arrangement A punch press has first and second sets of tooling mounted longitudinally of a press conveyor belt. The second set of tooling is located externally of the usual press columns. A second ram slidably mounted on the outside of the columns is driven by a conn... | 06/26/1990 |
