Patent ID: 8133557

Claim:
A can, comprising: a body portion; and an end portion, wherein at least one of the body and end portions are aluminum and are coated on at least one major surface with a coating composition comprising: a blend of two or more polyester resins each formed by the reaction of one or more polyacid molecules and one or more polyol molecules, wherein the blend has (i) between about 60 and 90 weight percent polyester resin having a T g less than about 25° C. and (ii) between about 10 and 40 weight percent polyester resin having a T g greater than 50° C.; 2 to 20 weight percent acrylate copolymer, based on the total weight of resin solids in the coating composition; and a crosslinker, and wherein the coating composition is substantially free of mobile BPA and aromatic glycidyl ether compounds.