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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Tuan A. Nguyen, Golden, CO (US);
Jess N. Bathurst, Fort Collins, CO (US);
James A. Reed, Ballwin, MO (US);
Christopher G. Neiner, Defiance, MO (US);
Inventors:
Tuan A. Nguyen, Golden, CO (US);
Jess N. Bathurst, Fort Collins, CO (US);
James A. Reed, Ballwin, MO (US);
Christopher G. Neiner, Defiance, MO (US);
Assignee:
Ball Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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 arch on the chuck wall with a radius of curvature between about 0.015 inches and 0.080 inches.