Patents by Inventor Chad Valien

Chad Valien 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 producing two-piece beverage can bodies
    Patent number: 10376940
    Abstract: A method of cleaning can bodies having a continuous sidewall closed at one end by an integral bottom portion opposite an open end is described. A can body transporter is populated a plurality of can bodies. The transporter transfers can bodies through a can body washer apparatus from an entry end to a delivery end. A plurality of spray bars are located between the entry end and the delivery end and delivers a washing solution to the plurality of can bodies. A substantially constant can body population density is maintained on the can body transporter by controlling a speed of the can body transporter relative to a rate of production of can bodies produced by an upstream can body making apparatus. A time duration of an exposure of the plurality of can bodies to the solution is controlled by regulating delivery of the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Howard Wong, Chad Valien
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING TWO-PIECE BEVERAGE CAN BODIES
    Publication number: 20170225212
    Abstract: A method of cleaning can bodies having a continuous sidewall closed at one end by an integral bottom portion opposite an open end is described. A can body transporter is populated a plurality of can bodies. The transporter transfers can bodies through a can body washer apparatus from an entry end to a delivery end. A plurality of spray bars are located between the entry end and the delivery end and delivers a washing solution to the plurality of can bodies. A substantially constant can body population density is maintained on the can body transporter by controlling a speed of the can body transporter relative to a rate of production of can bodies produced by an upstream can body making apparatus. A time duration of an exposure of the plurality of can bodies to the solution is controlled by regulating delivery of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Howard Wong, Chad Valien