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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370774 | Can end A can end having a countersink bead, an inclined chuck wall and a strong seam, resists distortion from its circular profile when subjected to thermal processing or when packaging carbonated beverages. This high hoop strength affects the manner in which the can end u... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350392 | Can end A can end member has a center panel, a circumferential chuck wall, a transition wall, and a curl. The center panel is centered about a longitudinal axis and has a peripheral edge. The center panel has a peripheral edge. At least a portion of the peripheral edge incl... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331281 | Press with vertically reciprocated frame A press has an upper traverse, a lower traverse below the upper traverse, and vertical frame elements extending between the traverse, fixing same together against relative movement, and forming a rigid frame with the upper traverse and lower traverse. A central trav... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305861 | Single action press for manufacturing shells for can ends A single action press for forming a shell used to make a can end includes a first tool and an opposed second tool. The first tool includes a die center insert that performs a forming operation on disc cut from a sheet of end material. The first tool is configured an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7185525 | Method and container having reinforcing rib structures A method is provided for forming an end closure for a surrounding sidewall of a container, such as an aluminum can. The method includes forming a central body panel oriented transversely to the central axis of the can and forming an outer surrounding margin portion ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174762 | Can end A can end member has a center panel, a circumferential chuck wall, and a transition wall. The center panel is centered about a longitudinal axis and has a peripheral edge. The center panel also has a step portion located radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7130005 | Chassis for a flat-panel display device, wherein a main body of the chassis comprising at least one roughly triangle opening with a thick part thicker than surroundings An object of the invention is to provide a flat-panel display device, which has a sufficient shockproof characteristic and in which the number of component parts can be reduced so as to lower in cost. A chassis for a flat-panel display device in accordance with the ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124613 | Press and method of manufacturing a can end An apparatus and method for forming a can end having an annular ridge and a central panel and a can body with a can bottom is provided that exhibits reduced wrinkling in the material used to form the can end and can body. The method of the invention uses a two step ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107810 | Method and apparatus for forming container end shells with reinforcing rib A method and apparatus for forming a rolled reinforcing rib in an end shell of a container body in a single stroke and at a single station of a single or double action press prior to removal of the shell from the press. A blank disc is cut from sheet material by a p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108469 | Can end A can end (1) having a chuck wall (3) which is inclined at an angle of between 30° and 60°. The chuck wall (3) is provided with an image (9) such as a logo, pattern, printed or etched image, typically for promotional purposes. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036348 | Method and apparatus for forming container end shells with reinforcing rib A method and apparatus for forming a rolled reinforcing rib in an end shell of a container body in a single stroke and at a single station of a double action press prior to removal of the shell from the press. A blank disc is cut from sheet material by a punch core ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029223 | Procedure for construction of multi-layer cylindrical containers and containers so obtained The sheets (1) and (2) are cut separately in rectangular shapes and with one of their corners recessed (1.2) and (2.4) and the sheet (1) slightly larger than the other one, double, on layer (2.1) an alignment of cylindrical ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000797 | Can end for a container An end member for a container having a circumferential sidewall, the end member having a peripheral seaming edge adapted to be integrally connected to the sidewall, and having a central panel wall with a means for opening a frangible panel segment of the panel wall ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6915553 | Seaming apparatus and method for cans Seaming apparatus and method for seaming ends to cans are described. The seaming apparatus includes a seaming chuck received by the can end. The chuck includes an anvil portion and a peripheral upper anvil wall. The upper anvil wall is inclined at an angle α of gre... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6830419 | Aerosol can ends A dome of a domed aerosol can end is initially formed and then a crown of the can end is formed so that material flow within a workpiece from which the can end is formed is controlled to substantially eliminate wrinkling problems associated with the use of sheet mat... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6808351 | Method and apparatus for printing A method of manufacturing opening tabs for containers comprises providing sheet material, from which tabs are to be formed, with locating apertures. The sheet material is located within a printing machine and printed information is applied to the sheet material at p... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6802683 | 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 requirement... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6748789 | Reformed can end for a container and method for producing same A method for strengthening an end member for a container comprises the steps of providing an end member shell and reforming the end member shell. The finished the end member has a central panel wall with a product side and a public side. The public side has a means ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6702538 | Method and apparatus for forming a can end with minimal warpage A method of forming a can end comprises the step of forming a substantially circular metal blank having a periphery and a center panel. An annular recessed panel is subsequently formed in the blank. The recessed panel has a first depth in relation to a su... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6561004 | Can lid closure and method of joining a can lid closure to a can body A preferred embodiment of the disclosed can lid has a center panel having a central axis that is perpendicular to a diameter of the outer rim, or peripheral curl portion, of the can lid, an annular countersink surrounding the center panel, an arcuate port... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6428261 | Method of forming a safety can end A method of making a safety easy-open end for a container includes forming a safety fold that includes an intermediate panel that overlies an end panel of a can end blank and is connected to the end panel by a first bead, a top panel that overlies the int... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425721 | Method of forming a safety can end A method of making a pressure-resistant easy-open end for a container is performed on a conventional easy-open end of the type that has a double-seaming portion, an end panel and a safety fold. The safety fold as is conventional includes an intermediate p... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6389866 | Method for forming an aerosol container closure A mounting cup for an aerosol container having radially outward extending dimples on the body portion of the mounting cup and radially inward extending indents in the skirt portion of the mounting cup; both the dimples and the indents being aligned with t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6375023 | Press-on/pry-off composite closure with removal-assist and method of making same A press-on/pry-off closure includes a separately formed circular end panel, preferably composed of metal, and a surrounding rim composed of a flexible plastic, preferably a thermoplastic polyolefin. The end panel is top-side inserted into the rim and secu... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6336780 | Blank edge reform method and apparatus for a container end closure A non-precurled, non-curled shell is transferred to a reform station. The reform station contains a coin die and a coin punch. The coin die has the desired round finished blank diameter machined into its face. The die cavity has a round die wall which sto... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6315511 | Method and apparatus for coining end panels of containers A method of coining the score line of container end panels having displaceable portions includes holding a portion of the end panel and coining the score line area thereof between the tapered peripheral edges of the ends of a coining punch and a coining d... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6082944 | Resealable beverage container and top therefor A resealable can end is provided including a neck member and hat member which can be sealed onto and removed from the neck member of the end, and is capable of containing product under pressure if desired. This end can be added, as by a conventional seam,... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6027436 | Method of and apparatus for machining web-shaped workpiece and apparatus for processing scrap An apparatus for machining a web-shaped workpiece includes a workpiece supply for supplying workpiece rolls each of an elongate thin metal sheet, a processing machine for machining the elongate thin metal sheet into caps, a workpiece feeder for feeding th... | 02/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5857376 | Method and apparatus for decurling a curled lid Apparatus for decurling a curled lid for a container wherein three decurling units are mounted on a base having an upstanding support wall wherein the first unit provides a partially decurled lid, the second unit provides a further decurled lid for perfor... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5820326 | Method and apparatus for making a tamper-evident crown Method and apparatus are disclosed for making a tamper-evident crown from a sheet of material. The tamper-evident crown includes a top wall, a depending peripheral flange, and a plurality of tabs bent inwardly from a lower circumferential edge of the flan... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5718143 | Method and apparatus for forming container end having annular panel with non-uniform radius of curvature A container end, including a die and the method for making, for pressurized containers includes a circular center panel, an inner annular panel around the center panel, and an outer annular panel around the inner annular panel. The inner annular panel has... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5707196 | Cap making apparatus and method A method and apparatus is provided for forming a cap with a pouring spout for a container. A continuous web is fed to a spout inserting apparatus which inserts a spout directly into the continuous web. The continuous web may thereafter proceed to a label ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5685189 | Method and apparatus for producing container body end countersink An annular groove of a can end with a reduced radius is disclosed. In one embodiment, this is by a method and apparatus which reworks the can end to increase the strength of the can end by reducing the radius of the annular groove of the can end. This met... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5658112 | Process for manufacturing a single component cover for oil filters for vehicles There is described a process for manufacturing a single-component cover (10) for filters for vehicles substantially comprising the steps of: providing a starting single-component slab (10); drawing the slab (10) in the central part (34) thereof; reducing ... | 08/19/1997 |
