Patents Represented by Attorney Thomas S. Galgano
  • Patent number: 3994251
    Abstract: The trimmed edges of cylindrical metal bodies are freed of internal burrs by shifting the body axially on the support means to move the burr-bearing edge from the cutting element to a cylindrical surface portion, following which an ironing tool flattens the burr against the surface so as to effect its fracture and removal from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: American Can Company
    Inventors: Walter Thomas Hake, Andrew Halasz