Patents by Inventor George D. Bryan, Jr.

George D. Bryan, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for necking and flanging container bodies
    Patent number: 4450700
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for necking and flanging container bodies are disclosed. One or more free-wheeling dies are rotated within a stationary outer die and are journeled for radial movement within the outer die. The open edge portion of a metallic can body is positioned between the dies, with the action of the dies forming a neck on the can body. Subsequently, the necked end of the can body may be contacted with a flanging surface of the free-wheeling die or dies, forming a flange on the outer edge of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Reynolds Metals Company
    Inventors: Field I. Robertson, Jr., George D. Bryan, Jr.