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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:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Kevin Reed Jentzsch, Arvada, CO (US);
Howard Chasteen, Westminster, CO (US);
Mark A. Jacober, Arvada, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Reed Jentzsch, Arvada, CO (US);
Howard Chasteen, Westminster, CO (US);
Mark A. Jacober, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ball Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 6/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A 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 is also provided herein.