Patents Assigned to Crown Cork and Seal Technologies
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Patent number: 6821239Abstract: A tamper evident hinge type closure includes, as is conventional in such closures, a body portion, a lid portion and a hinge portion. Advantageously, at least one tamper evident band is provided so as to mechanically secure the lid portion to the body portion at a position that is distal from the hinge. The tamper evident band, which is designed to break upon initial opening of the closure by a consumer, is preferably integral with both the body portion and the lid portion, so as to ensure more reliably than was possible with interlocking mechanical tamper evident structures that the closure may not be opened without defeating the tamper evident band. A process for making the improved closures is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Valentin Hierzer, Rick Gaiser, Gordon Beth
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Patent number: 6817479Abstract: A closure (2A) overlies a liner (6) which seals a container mount defined by a peripheral edge (12) of the container. The liner (6) includes a sealing flange (31) having an upstanding outermost terminal rim (40) of resilient material which is folded inwardly during closing movement of the closure shell (2A) toward the sealing flange (31) to form an unflattened fold constituting a biasing means for biasing the periphery of the sealing flange (31) against the peripheral edge (12) of the container mouth.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Andrew Ferry, Peter Douglas Kerr, David Senior
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Patent number: 6810885Abstract: An improved mascara brush has a typical twisted wire core containing bristles having a high durometer and relatively large diameter. The bristle density is in the range of 8 to 20 bristles per turn; more preferably 10-15 bristles per turn, and most preferably 12-14 bristles per turn. The bristles have a diameter of from 0.010 inch to about 0.016 inch, preferably 0.011 inch to 0.014 inch, and most preferably 0.011 or 0.012 inch. The bristle durometer is in the range of about 92 Shore D hardness to 120 Rockwell R; more preferably about 100 to 120 Rockwell R; most preferably about 103 to 108 Rockwell R. In one preferred embodiment, the filaments have a durometer of 108 Rockwell R. The brush is stable and effective for rapid lengthening of eyelashes and combing of the eyelashes.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Antonio Montoli, Raymond P. LeGassie
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Publication number: 20040206764Abstract: A beverage can cap member (16, 100) is configured so that its exterior surface (28) extending radially inwardly from the rim (18) or rim forming portion (140) is substantially flat or continuous, or has a slight curve from a position adjacent from the rim (18) or rim forming portion (140). The cap member (16, 100) may have a countersink (160) which is filled with a filler material including a curable adhesive, an insert (180) of a natural or synthetic material or the like. The filler material increases the structural strength of the cap member (16, 100) to an extent that it can be made of a relatively thinner material and still complies with the minimum peaking pressure of the industrial standard.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Applicant: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventor: James Lee Gardiner
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Patent number: 6786348Abstract: A press-on, twist-off container assembly of the type that is used, for example, and baby food containers includes a container that has, as conventional, a finish portion with at least one external threadand a closure that is mounted on the container. The closure is of the press-on, twist-off type and includes a panel portion and a skirt portion that together define a generally cylindrical interior recess. As is conventional, a deformable gasket is mounted within the interior recess that has a thread engaging portion that is deformed so as to at least partially conform to the external threads of said finish portion of said container. The thread engaging portion advantageously has a plurality of inwardly extending raised flutes that are circumferentially spaced irregularly about the thread engaging portion. At least some of the flutes are in contact with at least one of the external threads at respective points of contact, and each external thread has a total distance spanned by such points of contact.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Jim L. Martin, Larry A. Hottle, Galen G. German, C. Roger Hamrick
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Patent number: 6782592Abstract: A system for pressure molding plastic material includes a source of hot flowable plastic material and a manifold for receiving hot flowable plastic material from the source and for transporting the hot flowable plastic material to a nozzle that is disposed within a nozzle cavity. A heater is provided to heat the nozzle and is positioned outside of, but close to, the nozzle cavity and includes at least one electrical supply wire. A shut-off seal is positioned within the nozzle cavity to seal the nozzle with respect to the wall defining the shut-off cavity. In addition, a secondary seal is most advantageously positioned between the shut-off seal and the heater for ensuring that any hot flowable plastic material that might leak through the shut-off seal does not come into contact with the electrical supply wire. This has been found to increase the reliability and operating life of conventional pressure molding systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventor: Thomas M. Seidita
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Patent number: 6783015Abstract: A closure cap comprises in a transition range (7) between the cap base (2) and the cap skirt (3) a bulge (6) for pressing a sealing disk (5) against a container opening. The bulge (6) comprises an undercut (8) and in sections (9) is provided with weakenings (10) which give the bulge (6) a radial flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Udo Bösl, Georg Pfefferkorn
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Patent number: 6776021Abstract: A drive for use in the manufacture of cans comprises a hydraulically powered guide pod to which a can bodymaker is attached. The guide pod slides along a guide rod which is fixed in the bodymaker. Forward and rear hydraulic chambers are defined between the pod and the guide rod by means of bushings and a seal. Passage of fluid through ports to and from the chambers causes the pod and bodymaker to move forwards and backwards. The length of the stroke can be set by the distance between the ports. A rotary valve is used to control the timing of the drive and control flow of hydraulic fluid, which is typically obtained from the bodymaker coolant supply.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2003Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventor: Ian Scholey
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Patent number: 6761055Abstract: A drive for use in the manufacture of cans comprises a hydraulically powered guide pod to which a hold down assembly is attached. The guide pod slides along a guide rod which is fixed in the bodymaker. Forward and rear hydraulic chambers are defined between the pod and the guide rod by means of bushings and a seal. Passage of fluid through ports to and from the hydraulic chambers causes the pod and hold down assembly to move forward and backward. The length of the stroke can be set by the distance between the ports. A rotary valve is used to control the timing of the drive and control flow of hydraulic fluid, which is typically obtained from the bodymaker coolant supply.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Ian Scholey, William Woulds
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Publication number: 20040129710Abstract: A can end includes a peripheral cover hook a chuck wall dependent from the interior of the cover hook, an outwardly concave annular reinforcing bead extending radially inwards from the chuck wall, and a central panel supported by an inner portion of the reinforcing bead, characterized in that, the chuck wall is inclined to an axis perpendicular to the exterior of the central panel at an angle between 20° and 60°, and the concave cross-sectional radius of the reinforcing bead is less than 0.75 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Mouayed Mamdooh Brifcani, Peter James Hinton, Mark Christopher Kysh
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Patent number: 6729505Abstract: A dispensing pump for liquid or pasty products comprising a housing (2), a piston (6) arranged to move telescopically within the housing between rest and activated positions and a plastics spring (9) arranged to return the piston from its activated to its rest position. The plastics spring has a folded, concertina configuration to provide the required return force for the piston. The spring also has end plates (91, 92), which can be adapted increased functionality. The whole pump may be moulded from a plastics material and has few component parts.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Christopher Paul Ramsey, Martin John Watson, Reinhold Karl Jaeger-Waldau
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Patent number: 6729495Abstract: A beverage can cap member (16, 100) is configured so that its exterior surface (28) extending radially inwardly from the rim (18) or rim forming portion (140) is substantially flat or continuous, or has a slight curve from apposition adjacent from the rim (18) or rim forming portion (140). The cap member (16, 100) may have a countersink (160) which is filled with a filler material including a curable adhesive, an insert (180) of a natural or synthetic material or the like. The filler material increases the structural strength of the cap member (16, 100) to an extent that it can be made of a relatively thinner material and still complies with the minimum peaking pressure of the industrial standard.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventor: James Lee Gardiner
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Patent number: 6726044Abstract: A container is disclosed having an outwardly protruding bulge in its neck that expands in response to an increase in internal container pressure, thereby partially relieving the internal pressure increase, which benefits the label appearance and adherence characteristics, and enables the base to be reduced in weight.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Donald Deubel, Aron F. Wark
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Patent number: 6709181Abstract: An applicator for the application of a cosmetic medium, such as mascara has a reservoir with an open end and a closed end and a frustoconical threaded socket in the open end. The applicator further includes a cap assembly which has a cap end and a frustoconical threaded plug. The frustoconical threaded plug is sized to mate sealingly with the frustoconical threaded socket of the reservoir and has a stem projecting axially from the plug. A cosmetic applicator is mounted to the stem and a reservoir insert is fitted inside the reservoir below the frustoconical threaded socket. The reservoir insert has a wiping orifice sized and shaped to wipe the cosmetic applicator.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventor: Antonio Montoli
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Patent number: 6702133Abstract: A retortable all-plastic closure having a generally circular top portion and a generally cylindrical downwardly depending skirt. The top portion has upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface of the top portion forms a circumferentially extending ridge that projects downwardly. The ridge forms a first structural wall. A second structural wall is formed in the top portion adjacent the first wall. A flexible liner made from a thermoplastic elastomer is bonded to the lower surface. The portion of the liner covering the first structural wall forms a downwardly extending liner wall. The portion of the liner covering the second structural wall forms a top liner wall. The diameter of the downwardly extending liner wall is greater than the diameter of the top of the container neck inner wall to which the closure is applied so that the container neck compresses substantially the entirety of the downwardly projecting liner wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2000Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Emanuel Shenkar, Donald Deubel, Min Miles Wan
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Patent number: 6702538Abstract: A method of forming a can end comprises the step of forming a substantially circular metal blank having a periphery and a center panel. An annular recessed panel is subsequently formed in the blank. The recessed panel has a first depth in relation to a substantially annular portion of the blank contiguously formed with the recessed panel. The substantially annular portion of the blank is then coined while the recessed panel is re-formed to a second depth in relation to the substantially annular portion of the blank. The second depth is greater than the first depth. Forming the can end in this manner minimizes warpage of the can end, and thereby allows the can end to be formed from a relatively thin sheet of metal.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2000Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul R. Heinicke, William A. Kirk
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Patent number: 6698618Abstract: A sequentially moulded closure arrangement (1) comprising a body (4), which forms the shoulder of a container, such as a tube (2), and defines a dispensing passageway, a cover (5), to seal the dispensing passageway, and a fixing ring (7) to join the body to the container. The cover is connected to the body or the fixing ring by a moulded hinge (6) and the cover and fixing ring are sequentially moulded together as an integral moulding, removing the requirement to assemble the cover, body and fixing ring in a separate assembly operation. The arrangement has further advantages relating to cleanliness and ease of dispensing.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventor: Christopher Paul Ramsey
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Patent number: 6698265Abstract: A preferred method for closely coupling a first and a second necking machine comprises removing an input module from the second necking machine, removing end portions of a bearing support plate and a base of the second necking machine, and fixing a cover plate to the base of the second necking machine. The presently-preferred method also comprises positioning the first and second necking machines end to end so that a drive gear of the discharge module of the first necking machine meshes with a drive gear of the necking module of the second necking machine, and the necking module of the second necking machine is adapted to receive the can body from the discharge module of the first necking machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventor: Keith A. Thomas
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Patent number: 6694596Abstract: A closure and lenticular lens assembly that has a retaining member with a bend and a substantially horizontal, circular rim portion is disclosed. The rim portion extends annularly inward from the bend to secure the lens to a top surface of the closure. A method for forming the closure and lens assembly is also disclosed that includes placing a lenticular lens into the closure top and curling the retaining member radially inward over an edge of the lenticular lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Valentin Hierzer, Steve Sungsuk Kim
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Patent number: D493370Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Satya Kamineni, Michael R. Mooney