British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7073530 | Storage tank de-inventorying A method for emptying a liquid storage tank that has a floating roof which becomes stationery a finite distance above the tank bottom, wherein, after the roof becomes stationery, liquid is continued to be withdrawn from inside the tank while vapor is removed from wi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 4512360 | Fabricated ball valve A fabricated ball valve is positioned between the inlet and the outlet of a valve housing and includes a first tubular member having sealing faces on each end for seating on valve seats and providing flow therethrough when the first tubular member is alig... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4333552 | Hydraulic pressure relief valve A pressure relief valve to control the opening of a port between two pressure vessels at a predetermined time to eliminate differential pressure between the vessels. More particularly, the lock-up clutch assembly in a torque converter is actuated due to a... | 06/08/1982 |