Patents Assigned to BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.
  • Patent number: 11794468
    Abstract: A device for imprinting cans comprises a plurality of ink cartridges that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates; the printing plates communicate with transfer blankets fixed to a drum, the transfer blankets move ink from the printing plates and apply it to cans; each transfer blanket includes a different art in low relief which produces an image on cans in addition to the image produced by printing plates; the device is preferably a rotary dry offset printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.
    Inventors: Joao Vilas Boas, Jeffrey Lewis
  • Patent number: 11203196
    Abstract: A device for imprinting cans comprises a plurality of ink cartridges that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates; the printing plates communicate with transfer blankets fixed to a drum, the transfer blankets move ink from the printing plates and apply it to cans; each transfer blanket includes a different art in low relief which produces an image on cans in addition to the image produced by printing plates; the device is preferably a rotary dry offset printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.
    Inventors: Joao Vilas Boas, Jeffrey Lewis
  • Patent number: 11148843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of packaging a set of stacked lids, which includes the steps of capturing an empty, flat package (12), comprising an inlet (25), by securing a vacuum terminal (8) in the immediate proximity of the inlet (25) of the package (12) and maintaining this package (12) straight; maintaining the vacuum terminal (8) activated, retaining the package (12), and producing an air jet towards the inlet (25) of the package (12) so as to open the inlet (25) of the package (12); maintaining a vacuum terminal (8) activated, retaining the package (12) and fitting the inlet (25) of the package (12) thus opened in a feed nozzle (5); transferring into the package (12) a set of stacked lids (6), the set of lids (6) passing through the feed nozzle (5) and the inlet (25) of the package (12) to the interior of the package (12). The present invention also relates to a packaging device for sets of stacked lids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno Leonardo Giublin, Guilherme Kisseloff Coracini, Tales Gustavo Vieira
  • Patent number: 11130331
    Abstract: According to the invention there is an apparatus for printing onto cylindrical structures comprising: a plurality of inker devices each comprising a print cylinder and one or more servomotors for adjustably controlling the position or orientation of a print cylinder; a blanket device comprising a plurality of print blankets, in which the blanket device is configured to bring each print blanket into contact with the print cylinders to transfer ink from the print cylinders to the print blanket, and to bring each print blanket into contact with a cylindrical structure to achieve printing thereon; a transporter for transporting the cylindrical structures into and out of contact with the print blankets; and an automatic print correction system comprising a print inspection device for detecting a misregistration of ink transferred from one or more of the print cylinders onto a print blanket, and a controller for controlling the servomotors of the print cylinders to correct the misregistration in response to data re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING EUROPE LIMITED, BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.
    Inventors: Henrik Kilde, Michael Bo Hansen, Bruno Leonardo Giublin, Leandro Augusto Guilherme
  • Patent number: 10654601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device of managing a set (42) of lids, stacked and inserted in a packaging, including the steps of pressing said set (42) and displacing it, with a transport device (1), keeping the lids in the packaging; pressing a second portion (44) of the set (42) with a handle (23); moving the handle (23) so as to take at least a part of the second portion (44) towards the first portion (43); displacing the handle (23) so as to place the second portion (44) against the first portion (43); immobilizing the second portion (44) against the first portion (43) with an immobilizing device (9); opening the handle (23) and moving it away from the set (42). The invention also relates to a system for producing palletized sets of lids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno Leonardo Giublin, Guilherme Kisseloff Coracini, Tales Gustavo Vieira
  • Patent number: 10315411
    Abstract: A device 1 for imprinting cans 8 comprises a plurality of ink cartridges 2a-2f that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates 3a-3f; the printing plates 2a-2f communicate with transfer blankets 5a-5l fixed to drum 6, the transfer blankets 5a-5l move ink from the printing plates 2a-2f and apply it to cans 8; each transfer blanket 2a-2f includes a different art in low relief (FIG. 15) which produces an image on cans 8 in addition to the image produced by printing plates 2a-2f; the device 1 is preferably a rotary dry offset printer. A method of printing cans comprising forming a relief image in a transfer blanket with a laser is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.
    Inventors: Joao Vilas Boas, Jeffrey Lewis