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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:

Guala Closures S.p.a., Alessandria, IT;

Inventors:

Luca Viale, Alessandria, IT;

Marco Giovannini, Luxembourg, LU;

Andrea Pozzi, Pavia, IT;

Assignee:

Guala Closures S.p.A., Alessandria, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/14 (2006.01); B21D 51/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/14 (2013.01); B21D 51/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of forming a closure member may include: providing a support member with an outer support surface; providing a member including a first member made of electrically conductive material, wherein the first member includes a first tubular sleeve extending along a longitudinal direction between a first top end and a first bottom end; positioning the member on the support member; applying a magnetic field on the member to deform at least a portion of the first tubular sleeve around the support member to form the closure member; and/or removing the formed closure member from the support member for subsequently fitting the formed closure member on a neck of a container or a closure body.


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