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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157494 | Pre-rounding element on a rounding apparatus When rounding metal sheet sections for forming can bodies by means of a rounding machine, a pre-rounding element is used, whose lower part is deflectable with respect to the upper part by means of an actuating element. Thereby, the joint between the upper and the lo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7240531 | Press for forming containers with profiled bottoms A press for forming a container with a bottom profile is provided. The press may have a profile pad that is secured within a base of the press or is secured to a die core riser that is axially movable up and down. The press may have one or more biasing members that ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7140223 | Method of producing aluminum container from coil feedstock Aerosol cans, more particularly, aluminum aerosol cans made from disks of aluminum coil feedstock, are provided. A method for necking aerosol cans of a series 3000 aluminum alloy is also provided. The method prevents the cans from sticking in the necking dies and pr... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7073365 | Linear drive metal forming machine The invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming metal containers. The method involves introducing a knockout element (110) into the container body through the open end, providing a forming die shaped to reduce the diameter of the sidewall of the c... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7024900 | Container beading Beading of containers such as two and three piece can bodies by rolling the can body between tools, typically a roll/roll or a roll/rail of a rotary turret system. During beading, a load is applied along the central axis of the can body, whereby axial and panel perf... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000445 | System for forming an elongated container A system for forming a cup used in forming an elongated container including a draw-redraw station including a movable platen carrying a punch shell; a punch core riser, a punch core mounted on the punch core riser; and a first, fluidly actuated pressure sleeve; and ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6752000 | Single cam container necking apparatus and method The present invention includes a knockout ram assembly for necking a container comprising an anti-rotation device adapted to prevent a piston/pilot assembly from rotating while bolting or unbolting the pilot. The present invention also includes a method of replacing... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6634203 | Process for the production of a can by wall ironing A process for the production of a can comprising a base and a tubular body from sheet metal which is coated on at least one side with a layer of plastic, in which process, firstly, a round disc is produced from the sheet metal, which disc is then deep-dra... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6484550 | Method and apparatus for necking the open end of a container An apparatus for reducing the diameter of an open end of a container is claimed. The apparatus comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis. A die is supported in the housing about the longitudinal axis. A radially expandable pilot member is also suppor... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6357982 | Apparatus for making can bodies Apparatus for a making can bodies comprises a reciprocating punch and a rotary turret (10) mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis parallel to the axis of the punch. A plurality of flexible finger sets (13) spaced circumferentially around the turret ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6349586 | Apparatus and method for annealing container side wall edge for necking The trimmed edge of a drawn and ironed aluminum alloy container body is heated to provide a substantially circumferentially uniform profile in the region adjacent an open end, prior to necking of such region. The temperature profile is sufficient to provi... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6253597 | Body-necking a wall-ironed can Method for manufacturing a metal, body-necked can with an ironed wall, for example one intended for being provided on one open side with an easily opening lid in order thereby to form a beverage can, comprising the stages of reducing the diameter of the c... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6167743 | Single cam container necking apparatus and method A container necker has a necking die moved into contact with a container workpiece by a cam and a pilot urged toward the container by compressed air on a floating piston on which the pilot is mounted. The pilot is held in contact with the necking die by t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6132155 | Process for can bottom manufacture for improved strength and material use reduction A new end wall or can bottom configuration for beverage cans and a method for its manufacture have been designed which provide an increased resistance to pressure and which allow an additional light-weighting of the can bottom.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6094961 | Apparatus and method for necking container ends A container necking tool, and corresponding method, for necking an aluminum beverage can is disclosed that includes a punch sleeve that is longitudinally fixed in relation to a necking die. The sleeve and die form a gap therebetween, into which a pusher a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085563 | Method and apparatus for closely coupling machines used for can making A system for performing sequential operations on a can body, such as necking the open end of the can body, in which two or more machines, such as die necking machines are, are coupled by a transfer module. The transfer module comprises a multi-pocket whee... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5997232 | Method of making can bodies from sheet metal A method of making can bodies from sheet metal for manufacturing cans includes the steps of: feeding and superimposing two sheet metal strips rolled to finished thickness, joining the superimposed sheet metal strips by a plurality of connecting welded sea... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5984604 | Base forming of can bodies Can bodies are formed typically by drawing and wall-ironing a cup, introducing fluid between punch and dies as the cup exits the dies and then forming the desired base profile. The can bodies formed in the present invention are able to be produced from th... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5938389 | Metal can and method of making A method of making a non-cylindrical shaped metal can that is provided with a stylized, irregular shape includes steps of forming a substantially cylindrical sidewall portion (12) that has a plurality of ribs integrated therein. These ribs provide additio... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5902086 | Process for manufacturing a deformed metal can having a reshaped can body wall A process for manufacturing a cylindrical metal can having, on its side walls, projected portions and recessed portions. The projected portions are formed by forcing the side walls radially outwardly, and the recessed portions are formed by urging unproje... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5832769 | Apparatus for necking can bodies An improvement in necking apparatus for forming a necked end on a can body wherein during the necking operation pressurized air moves into the interior of a can body being necked through an open end portion of a conduit in a knock out ram which knock out ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5813267 | Methods and apparatus for reducing flange width variations in die necked container bodies Methods and apparatus for improving the concentricity and reducing the flange width variation of a die-necked container body are disclosed. A piloted pad is inserted into the dome at the bottom of the can, either as part of the flanging operation or as pa... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5775161 | Staggered die method and apparatus for necking containers A necking apparatus for producing a smooth, inwardly tapered necked-in portion on a cylindrical container includes a plurality of necking modules and a turret which is rotatably mounted in each module about an axis of rotation. Each turret includes an upp... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5755130 | Method and punch for necking cans A method is described for reducing the diameter of the open end of a can, such as a beverage can, in a necking station while substantially preventing the formation of pleats in the can. The necking station includes a deformable support punch that is posit... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5737958 | Method for necking containers A method of die-necking the open end of a can body to form a reduced diameter neck having a smooth profile comprising forming a reduced neck at the open end of the cylindrical sidewall of the can body by engaging the open end of the sidewall with a die ha... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5724848 | System and process for necking containers An improved system and process of necking an upper end of a metallic container that will reduce the incidence of defects such as wrinkles and puckers during the necking process includes steps of performing a first stage operation to reduce a radius of sai... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5713235 | Method and apparatus for die necking a metal container A method and apparatus for necking an open end of a metal container in which annular grooves are provided on the inner surface of the necking dies to abate sticking of cans in the dies during the necking process.... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5678445 | Apparatus for necking can bodies An improvement in necking apparatus for forming a necked end on a can body wherein during the necking operation pressurized air moves into the interior of a can body being necked through an open end portion of a conduit in a knock out ram which knock out ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5469729 | Method and apparatus for performing multiple necking operations on a container body Method and apparatus for performing multiple necking operations, such as by utilizing a plurality of die necking stations. In one aspect of the present invention a plurality of venting port(s) are incorporated on a necking assembly which performs a neckin... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5396788 | Can tooling components The present invention relates to improved materials for fabricating can bodies. In particular, the present invention relates to can tooling components fabricated from whisker-reinforced silicon nitride having from about 5 to about 15 weight percent whiske... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5355710 | Method and apparatus for necking a metal container and resultant container A method for necking an end of a metal container include effecting initial deformation, generally radially inwardly, of an axial portion to establish a necked-in generally convex transition portion and an adjacent portion disposed between the transition p... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5341667 | Container bottom wall reforming apparatus and method A container is formed with a bottom wall comprising a central panel and a resting radius formed from an annular wall depending downwardly from the central panel periphery and then outwardly and upwardly to join the container side wall. A method is disclos... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5325696 | Apparatus and method for strengthening bottom of container Apparatus (110, 180, 270, 330, or 360) either reforms a circumferential part (86) of a container body (11) radially outward to form a container body (64), or reforms a plurality of circumferentially-spaced parts (74) of the bottom recess portion (25) of a... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5249449 | Can necking apparatus with spindle containing pressurizing gas reservoir A method and machine for forming can necks in metal container bodies is disclosed. The machine comprises a pilot assembly coaxially situated and longitudinally movable with respect to and within a necking die member having an annular static die forming su... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5172470 | Method of and apparatus for shaping film cartridge When shaping a film cartridge having a hollow cylindrical shell and caps mounted on ends of the shell, a shell plate is brought into abutment with a mandrel having a perfectly circular cross section and bent around the mandrel by a bending roller. A cap i... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5160031 | Nestable container and method of making An open-top container that is generally circular in cross-section and is formed from deformable metal by utilizing a press to force bottom portions of an upwardly opening workpiece into a die to carry out drawing operations that alter bottom and side wall... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5056349 | Can straightening apparatus An apparatus for straightening the cylindrical side walls of cans that have been inadvertently bent so as to enable salvage of the food product contained within the can by the application of appropriate labels to the cylindrical side walls of the can incl... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5040682 | Container reconfiguring system A system for reconfigurating generally cylindrical, open-top containers that are formed from deformable metal utilizes a press to force bottom portions of upwardly opening, substantially cylindrical containers into a die to carry out drawing operations th... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5035569 | Method and apparatus for positioning a can body An apparatus is described for positioning a can body in the form of a longitudinal seam welded cylinder which is provided with a tongue or the like projection at a predetermined point of its outer circuference, and which is to be further processed, for ex... | 07/30/1991 |
