British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7487781 | Energy converter and method of making the same An energy converter according to the present invention includes a heat source (radiator 1), which receives externally applied energy and raises its temperature, thereby emitting electromagnetic radiations, and a radiation cut portion (mesh 2) for cutti... | 02/10/2009 |
| 6202648 | Method of and apparatus for making a cigarette rod with an insert A cigarette rod wherein a flexible tubular insert is surrounded by smokable material which, in turn, is surrounded by a wrapper of cigarette paper is formed by advancing the insert from a source at a variable speed toward one or more stations where the ru... | 03/20/2001 |