Patents Assigned to Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
  • Post-treatment assembly and method for treating work pieces
    Patent number: 10603944
    Abstract: A post printing treatment assembly includes a product support assembly and a post printing treatment device. The product support assembly includes a primary support assembly, a primary drive assembly, a number of secondary support assemblies, and a secondary drive assembly. The primary drive assembly is operatively coupled to the primary support assembly. The primary drive assembly imparts a generally constant motion to the primary support assembly. Each secondary support assembly is structured to support a number of work pieces. Each secondary support assembly is movably coupled to the primary support assembly. The secondary drive assembly is operatively coupled to each secondary support assembly. The secondary drive assembly selectively imparts a motion to each secondary support assembly. The post printing treatment device is disposed adjacent the product support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Dominico, Weniek (Rex) Edward Jablonski, Russell DiDonato, Leonard A. VerHoven
  • Dampening assembly for can bodymaker ram
    Patent number: 10589334
    Abstract: A can bodymaker includes a housing assembly, a drive mechanism, a ram assembly, a domer assembly, and a ram body dampening assembly. The ram assembly includes an elongated ram body. The drive mechanism is operatively coupled to the ram assembly so that the drive mechanism imparts a reciprocating motion to the ram body. The ram body dampening assembly is disposed adjacent the ram body path of travel. The ram body dampening assembly includes a housing and a dampening member. The dampening member is disposed immediately adjacent the ram body path of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory H. Butcher, Aaron E. Carstens, Ian Kenneth Scholey, Daniel A. Jansen
  • CUP FEED MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL BODYMAKER
    Publication number: 20200078852
    Abstract: A cup feed assembly for a can bodymaker with a vertically oriented, reciprocating, elongated ram assembly is provided. The cup feed assembly includes a chute assembly, a rotatable feeder disk assembly, and a cup locator. The chute assembly includes a transfer chute. The transfer chute includes an outer second side member, a first end and a second end. The transfer chute first end is in communication with the feeder chute outlet end. The outer second side member at the transfer chute second end includes a first biasing device. The cup locator defines a holding space, the holding space in communication with the transfer chute second end. The feeder disk assembly is structured to move a cup disposed at feeder chute outlet end through the transfer chute into the cup locator. The first biasing device is structured to maintain a cup in the holding space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventor: Tracy Jay Fowler
  • INFRARED CAN CURING OVEN
    Publication number: 20200080778
    Abstract: A can curing oven including a housing assembly, a transfer assembly, and a number of heating units. The housing assembly defines a generally enclosed space. The transfer assembly is structured to support and move a number of can bodies. The transfer assembly includes an elongated transfer belt. The transfer belt is movably coupled to the housing assembly and is structured to move through the housing assembly enclosed space. The number of heating units are structured to generate an effective amount of received heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventor: Ian Kenneth Scholey
  • UNITARY BODY SWING LEVER
    Publication number: 20200047237
    Abstract: A swing lever assembly includes an elongated swing lever body including a first end, a medial portion, and a second end. The swing lever body first end defines a pivotal coupling. The swing lever body medial portion defines a rotational coupling. The swing lever body second end defines a rotational coupling. Further, the swing lever body second end rotational coupling includes a settable shape mounting first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Kenneth Scholey, Karl S. Fleischer, Alan W. Cleveland
  • TOOLPACK FOR VERTICAL BODYMAKER
    Publication number: 20200038938
    Abstract: A toolpack for a can bodymaker with a vertically oriented, reciprocating, elongated ram assembly is provided. The toolpack includes a tool pack housing assembly, a number of die spacers, a number of dies, and a compression device. The tool pack housing assembly defines a passage and includes an inner surface, an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall, a first lateral sidewall, a second lateral sidewall, a rear sidewall, and a door. The tool pack housing assembly passage extends generally vertically. Each die spacer structured to support a die and defining a central passage. Each die including a body defining a central passage. The die spacers and dies are disposed in said tool pack housing assembly. The compression device is disposed at said tool pack housing assembly lower sidewall and is structured to axially bias said number of die spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Tracy Jay Fowler, Rodney A. Blue
  • Container closure with shifted material line and tooling and associated method for making a closure
    Patent number: 10537933
    Abstract: A container closure includes a generally planar body having a product side and a customer side. The body includes a container opening. The container opening includes a shifted material line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, Patrick Kevin McCarty, Justin Michael Rigby
  • Container, and selectively formed cup, tooling and associated method for providing same
    Patent number: 10525519
    Abstract: A container, such as a beverage or food can is provided, which includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a bottom portion extending between the first and second sidewalls. The material of the bottom portion is stretched relative to the first sidewall and the second sidewall to form a thinned preselected profile, such as a dome. The material of the container at or about the dome has a substantially uniform thickness. The container is formed from a blank of material, which has a base gauge prior to being formed. After being formed, the blank of material of the container at or about the dome has a thickness less than the base gauge. Tooling having a clamp bead, or a progressive clamp bead, for selectively forming a blank of material into a container, as well as an associated method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron E. Carstens, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher
  • Cup feed mechanism for vertical bodymaker
    Patent number: 10518313
    Abstract: A cup feed assembly for a can bodymaker with a vertically oriented, reciprocating, elongated ram assembly is provided. The cup feed assembly includes a chute assembly, a rotatable feeder disk assembly, and a cup locator. The chute assembly includes a transfer chute. The transfer chute includes an outer second side member, a first end and a second end. The transfer chute first end is in communication with the feeder chute outlet end. The outer second side member at the transfer chute second end includes a first biasing device. The cup locator defines a holding space, the holding space in communication with the transfer chute second end. The feeder disk assembly is structured to move a cup disposed at feeder chute outlet end through the transfer chute into the cup locator. The first biasing device is structured to maintain a cup in the holding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventor: Tracy Jay Fowler
  • Reverse pressure can end
    Patent number: 10518926
    Abstract: A can end includes a center panel, an annular portion disposed about the center panel, a chuck wall disposed about the annular portion, a curl extending radially outwardly from the chuck wall, the annular portion including an annular ridge and an annular countersink, the annular countersink disposed adjacent and about the annular ridge. The annular countersink and the annular ridge are structured to resist deformation from external or reverse pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Will, Dennis Cornelius Stammen
  • Unitary body swing lever
    Patent number: 10486217
    Abstract: A swing lever assembly includes a unitary body. By providing a unitary body for the swing lever assembly the number of elements is substantially reduced which solves the problems stated above. In an exemplary embodiment, the swing lever assembly includes a limited number of components. Further, the swing lever assembly includes a limited number of installation components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Kenneth Scholey, Karl S. Fleischer, Alan W. Cleveland
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A CAN SHELL USING A DRAW-STRETCH PROCESS
    Publication number: 20190351473
    Abstract: A shell includes a body with a center panel, a countersink, a chuck wall, and a draw-stretched outer portion. The countersink has a base thickness. The outer portion has a reduced thickness. The shell countersink has substantially the same thickness as the sheet material prior to forming. In this configuration, the shell maintains the buckle resistance of a standard shell but uses less material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Cornelius Stammen, Steven Todd Albright, Patrick Kevin McCarty, Edward Eugene Donaldson
  • ROTARY MANIFOLD
    Publication number: 20190345958
    Abstract: A rotary manifold includes a manifold assembly outer body assembly with a generally toroid outer body, a number of manifold assembly outer body assembly bearing assemblies, a number of seals, and a number of fluid couplings. The manifold assembly outer body assembly body defines a number of radial passages. A generally toroid manifold assembly inner body defines a number of right angle passages. The manifold assembly inner body is rotatably disposed within the manifold assembly outer body assembly body. Each manifold assembly inner body passage inlet is discontinuously in fluid communication with the manifold assembly outer body assembly body passage outlets. Each manifold assembly inner body passage outlet is discontinuously in fluid communication with the process shaft assembly body passages inlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard James Edward Mercer, Ian Kenneth Scholey, Russell Bauer, Seth Daniel Holdmeyer
  • QUICK CHANGE TOOLING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190344322
    Abstract: A quick-change die assembly for a necker machine includes an outer die mounting, an outer die, an outer die quick-release coupling, an inner die mounting, an inner die assembly, and an inner die quick-release coupling. The outer die is coupled to the outer die mounting by the outer die quick-release coupling. The inner die assembly is coupled to the inner die mounting by the inner die quick-release coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard James Edward Mercer, Ian Kenneth Scholey, Russell Bauer, Daniel A. Jansen
  • DRIVE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190344326
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a necker machine includes a plurality of motors, each motor including an output shaft, a plurality of drive wheel assemblies, each drive wheel assembly operatively coupled to an associated necker machine drive shaft, and a number of timing/drive belts operatively coupled to each drive wheel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard James Edward Mercer, Ian Kenneth Scholey, Bradley James Miller
  • INFEED ASSEMBLY QUICK CHANGE FEATURES
    Publication number: 20190344976
    Abstract: A quick-change starwheel guide assembly is structured to be coupled to a starwheel guide assembly mounting base. The quick-change starwheel guide assembly includes a starwheel guide assembly mounting assembly, a starwheel guide assembly support assembly, a number of starwheel guide assembly guiderails and a starwheel guide assembly can body height adjustment assembly. The starwheel guide assembly mounting assembly is coupled to the starwheel guide assembly support assembly. The starwheel guide assembly guiderails are coupled to the starwheel guide assembly mounting assembly. The starwheel guide assembly can body height adjustment assembly is coupled to at least one the starwheel guide assembly guiderail. At least one of the starwheel guide assembly mounting assembly or the can body height adjustment assembly is a quick-change assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard James Edward Mercer, Ian Kenneth Scholey, Seth Daniel Holdmeyer
  • Bodymaker forward assembly
    Patent number: D876503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Kenneth Scholey, Karl S. Fleischer, Alan W. Cleveland
  • Push button closure
    Patent number: D879608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis C. Stammen, Patrick K. McCarty
  • Container with convex base
    Patent number: D880303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory H. Butcher
  • Container with bottom cradle
    Patent number: D881014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory H. Butcher