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Patent US8205477 - Container end closure - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA metallic container end closure is provided which includes a channel or groove in a predetermined location in at least one of an inner panel wall, outer panel wall, or chuckwall, and which is formed by a shaping tool. An apparatus and method for spin-forming the end closure with the improved geometry...http://www.google.com/patents/US8205477?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8205477 - Container end closureAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8205477 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/815,167Publication dateJun 26, 2012Filing dateJun 14, 2010Priority dateJul 1, 2005Also published asCA2613527A1, CA2613527C, CN101227987A, CN101227987B, EP1907150A2, EP1907150A4, EP1907150B1, EP2392421A1, EP2392421B1, US7506779, US7743635, US20070007294, US20090120943, US20100243663, WO2007005564A2, WO2007005564A3Publication number12815167, 815167, US 8205477 B2, US 8205477B2, US-B2-8205477, US8205477 B2, US8205477B2InventorsKevin Reed Jentzsch, Howard Chasteen, Mark A. JacoberOriginal AssigneeBall CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (22), Referenced by (3), Classifications (10), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetContainer end closure
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No. 12/348,941, mailed Jun. 25, 2009.22Supplementary European Search Report for European Application No. 06785923.1, dated Aug. 24, 2009.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8727169 *Nov 18, 2010May 20, 2014Ball CorporationMetallic beverage can end closure with offset countersinkUS8931660Nov 20, 2012Jan 13, 2015Ball CorporationCan shell and double-seamed can endUS20120125935 *Nov 18, 2010May 24, 2012Ball CorporationMetallic Beverage Can End Closure With Offset Countersink* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification72/379.4, 413/8, 220/623International ClassificationB21D11/10Cooperative ClassificationB65D17/08, B21D22/14, B21D51/38European ClassificationB21D51/38, B65D17/08, B21D22/14Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionSep 21, 2010ASAssignmentOwner name: BALL CORPORATION, COLORADOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:JENTZSCH, KEVIN REED;CHASTEEN, HOWARD;JACOBER, MARK A.;REEL/FRAME:025019/0059Effective date: 20050621RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services