Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950263 | Can body manufacturing method, can body and can body manufacturing apparatus A can body manufacturing method has a barrel section of the can body held between first and second rotation bodies. The first body has at a first recess in its outer surface, and the second body has a second projection on its outer surface. The bodies are brought to... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7398665 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body is deformed in a process in which the body is gripped securely in a holding station and, whilst gripped in the holding station, tooling engages to deform the peripheral wall of the body at a predetermined wall zone. The tooling is provided at a to... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395686 | Bottom profile for drawn and ironed can body Drawn and ironed aluminum can bodies are made from aluminum having a gauge thickness of 0.01075 inches or less, in which the bottom profile meets customer requirements for bottom performance in terms of buckle, drop and growth, without requiring the bottom profile t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395685 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body is deformed in a process in which the body is gripped securely in a holding station and, whilst gripped in the holding station, tooling engages to deform the peripheral wall of the body at a predetermined wall zone. The tooling is provided at a to... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7188499 | Method and device for processing outer shape of can shell A pressing member 44 is pressed from the outside against a peripheral wall of a can shell 4 whose interior is maintained at a predetermined pressure by gas, to form a recess-deformed portion 56 having a predetermined shape on the peripheral wall... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185434 | Heat sink vacuum packaging procedure A heat sink vacuum packaging procedure to rapidly complete the packaging of a heat sink without drilling, pipe welding, vacuum pumping, or other processes. Because the packaging procedure saves much time and labor, the manufacturing cost of the heat sink is relative... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7024912 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container is gripped at a holding station and tooling is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling by means of co-ordinated movement of the tooling (typical... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003999 | Deformation on thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container (1) is gripped at a holding station and tooling (10) is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling (10) by means of coordinate... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004000 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container is gripped at a holding station and tooling is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling by means of co-ordinated movement of the tooling (typical... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6945085 | Method of making metal containers Lightweight metal containers are formed from high-strength metal alloys by impact extrusion of a cup-shaped container having a substantially larger diameter than the finished container, drawing and wall ironing the extruded container to reduce its diameter and wall ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6854309 | Gas-barrier synthetic resin vessel, device for producing the same, and article-received gas-barrier synthetic resin vessel A gas barrier synthetic resin container 10 has an opening portion 12 defined by a flange 12A, a body portion 14 having the opening portion 12, and a bottom portion 16 for closing the end of the body portion 14. The co... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6802197 | Process for manufacturing a high strength container, particularly an aerosol container, and the container obtained through such process A process for shaping a high strength container, particularly an aerosol container and a container obtained through such process. Generally, aerosol containers made of aluminum or tin are obtained by conventional embedding processes from sheet disks and have cylindr... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6730433 | Thin-wall anode can A process is described for forming a can from extremely thin side wall material. The process includes the steps of reverse forming a portion of the can, and during the reverse forming process including a tapered side wall portion. Battery cans formed during the proc... | 05/04/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6547503 | Method for producing a two chamber pressure pack and a device for carrying out the same A method for manufacturing a pressurized two-chambered container in the form of an aerosol can, in which a housing is provided with an opening that can be sealed tightly by a spray or aerosol valve. A product chamber and a propellant chamber are formed se... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6098829 | Can components having a metal-plastic-metal structure The invention concerns components of food cans (1), can bodies (6), and ends fabricated starting from a stratified construction constituted by a foil of plastic material on each of the faces of which adheres a metal foil and their fabrication process. The... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5497900 | Necked container body A die necking method and apparatus for producing a smooth tapered wall between the container side wall and a reduced diameter neck includes a plurality of rotatable necking turrets that each have a plurality of identical necking substations each having a ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5465599 | Can flanger having base pad with stop spacer arrangement determining a working spring gap A flanging apparatus includes a flanging head assembly having a cluster of freely rotatable spin flanging rollers and a stop ring against which the flange hits during the final flange forming stages to limit the flange to a specific diameter. To prevent t... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5187962 | Apparatus and method for reshaping containers An apparatus for reshaping a container includes a mold of the split type. The container has a body member, a closed lower end member and a cone-shaped open upper end member. The mold has a pair of upper clamping members and a lower clamping member which s... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5018379 | Apparatus and method for crimping end of can body There is disclosed a method for crimping an open end of a can body. A male die is inserted into the can body through the open end in such a manner as to be coaxial therewith. Then, the female die is caused to fit on the opening end, and the female die is ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4926669 | Container body maker die Can ironing die members for use in a tool pack assembly which is part of a can body making apparatus used in forming cups into can bodies and wherein each can ironing die member is mounted in a fixedly mounted holding member so that the can ironing die me... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4921116 | Steel drum A high strength metallic drum is disclosed having an high internal volume for given external dimensions. The drum is divided into annular top, middle and bottom drum sections. Each drum section has a constant diameter, with the diameters of the top and bo... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4901557 | Method and apparatus for the production of frusto-pyramidal can bodies Circular cylindrical bodies (2) are formed from rectangular sheet-metal blanks by rounding and longitudinal seam welding. These are widened oval-conically over their whole length in a first expanding operation and then relaxed again. Then the bodies (2) a... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4843863 | Container body maker die Can ironing die members for use in a tool pack assembly which is part of a can body making apparatus used in forming cups into can bodies and wherein each can ironing die member is mounted in a fixedly mounted holding means so that the can ironing die mem... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4774839 | Method and apparatus for necking containers A die necking method and apparatus for producing a smooth tapered wall between the container side wall and a reduced diameter neck includes a plurality of rotatable necking turrets that each have a plurality of identical necking substations each having a ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4723430 | Apparatus and method for forming a surface configuration on a can body A system for forming a surface configuration, such as a neck and a flange, on a can body adjacent an open end thereof using a mandrel having an outer surface comprising generally cylindrical portions on each side of an annular recess which recess has a su... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4693108 | Method and apparatus for necking and flanging containers A modular system for producing triple-necked open ended containers includes three substantially identical necking modules each having the same frame and identical rotatable turrets which have a plurality of identical necking stations around the periphery.... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4651397 | Apparatus for fabricating a container with metal skin A vessel with a metal skin particularly well suited for cosmetic use is provided. The metal skin covers the shoulder region from the base of the neck over the side wall and extends inwardly over a substantially planar metal plate adhered to the bottom of ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4578976 | Container processing apparatus A container embossing apparatus includes a container-supporting embossing mandrel that has circumferentially-spaced, axially-extending ribs on the periphery that are engageable with a resilient forming mandrel or member so that crease lines are formed on ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4446714 | Methods of necking-in and flanging tubular can bodies Methods of necking-in and flanging tubular can bodies having body walls of constant thickness. A pilot die initially inserted into the tubular can body reverses its direction during the necking-in operation with respect to the motion of a ring die member ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4200051 | Collapsible tube and method of manufacture A side seamless composite type collapsible tube having a tubular nipple section, a shoulder section and a tubular barrel section for receiving an extractable content is provided. The tube sections are formed of a continuous wall of metallic material havin... | 04/29/1980 |
| 3964413 | Methods for necking-in sheet metal can bodies Die-forming method for forming necked-in flanging metal on a light gauge drawn and ironed can body with a longitudinally extended transition zone between the necked-in portion and the original can body diameter portion while avoiding wrinkling or puckerin... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3951083 | Device for forming a smooth, i.e. in particular a crease- and undulation-free inwards convex flange-bearing edge-groove or -corrugation onto the open end of a metal hollow body or container formed in a press A reciprocally driven device is provided for forming a smooth inwardly convex flange-bearing edge-groove or -corrugation onto the open end of a metal container. A punch is moved axially to secure the container in a receiver, to move at least two cheeks to... | 04/20/1976 |
