Abstract: A naturally occurring film forming material for a hair spray or mousse, rather than a synthetic resin. A preferred naturally occurring film forming material is a polysaccharide, which is a sugar polymer with an INCI name of LEVAN. The film forming material may be mixed with any of a naturally occurring edible oil to add sheen to the hair, naturally occurring substances for antibacterial purposes and a naturally occurring fragrance and an emulsifier.

Abstract: A one-piece, steel, aerosol can formed by a draw and iron process with varying wall thicknesses, including a main body of a first wall thickness, a cone area above of a greater second wall thickness and a curl area above of a third thickness smaller than the second thickness and adapted to fit a standard aerosol valve. A process for shaping the can with the respective wall thickness sections. The process includes necking the can near the top end. The bottom of the can may be supported to maintain a shape during necking. The can interior may be pressurized during necking to resist permanent deformation of the can during necking.

Abstract: A can and easy open closure for the can which is structured and arranged to cooperate with the can such that as the closure is removed from the can, gas is allowed to escape while the contents of the can, such as a powder, is prevented from escaping.

Abstract: A butane fuel supply container for a cooking stove, the container has a thin side wall held rigid by the vapor pressure of the fuel, but the side wall can be finger deformed when the can has been depressurized or hand crushed with the exit valve of the container open, the vapor therein being expelled as the container is deformed or crushed. The vapor tube has a vapor entrance in the vapor pocket above the pool of liquid fuel when the container is correctly oriented in the stove. The vapor tube passes vapor through a valve at the dome of the container.

Abstract: A can and easy open closure for the can which is structured and arranged to cooperate with the can such that as the closure is removed from the can, gas is allowed to escape while the contents of the can, such as a powder, is prevented from escaping.

Abstract: A butane fuel supply container for a cooking stove, the container has a thin side wall held rigid by the vapor pressure of the fuel, but the side wall can be finger deformed when the can has been depressurized or hand crushed with the exit valve of the container open, the vapor therein being expelled as the container is deformed or crushed. The vapor tube has a vapor entrance in the vapor pocket above the pool of liquid fuel when the container is correctly oriented in the stove. The vapor tube passes vapor through a valve at the dome of the container.

Abstract: A can and easy open closure for the can which is structured and arranged to cooperate with the can such that as the closure is removed from the can, gas is allowed to escape while the contents of the can, such as a powder, is prevented from escaping.

Abstract: A fried doughnut which includes a fried mixture of an edible product, such as, mixtures of soy product, corn, potato and grapeseed oil.

Abstract: In a barrier piston type fluent material dispensing container, for reducing permeation of the propellant which moves the barrier and dispenses the contents, past the piston and particularly past the flange surrounding the piston and sealing the piston in the container, the flange is of flexible plastic, typically of low density polyethylene, and the flange is surface treated with fluorine gas or other active fluorine compound which reduces the permeability of the flange to the bypassage of the propellant material, for increasing the shelf life of the can contents and eliminating contamination and deterioration thereof.

Abstract: Apparatus which includes a container having a side wall, a top end and a bottom end for containing a product under pressure, a raised top end and/or bottom end to provide increased headspace, and, when needed, an internal splash guard for preventing the splashing of the contents when opening of the container. The splash guard may include an internal bead formed in a side wall of the container and may also include an additional internal bead formed in the top end of the container. Headspace may also be increased by reducing the diameter of the concavity formed in the top end. The concavity may also be formed in the bottom end or both the top and bottom end and the top end may comprise an easy open end.

Abstract: A can shaped at the top to cooperate with a resealable easy open closure or end so that the end can be peeled away to open a can and the easy open end can be snapped back in to close the can.

Abstract: An oil-based food and cooking spray which may be sprayed on food to provide flavoring and/or on cookware to prevent food from sticking to the cookware surfaces which uses grape seed oil as its major ingredient. The grape seed oil imparts a high smoke point and low flammability properties to the spray, and is known to be health enhancing.

Abstract: A washing system for cans in which interior washing nozzles move in synchronization with the cans and are axially centered with the cans and in which a washing jet impinges directly on the interior bottom of a can and exits by flowing along the interior side wall surface of the can parallel to the centerline of the can.

Abstract: A fried crisp which includes a fried mixture of an edible product, such as, soy product, corn, potato or a mixture thereof, and an oil consisting essentially of grapeseed oil.

Abstract: For a pressurized container for dispensing a fluent material, and particularly an aerosol container, the cover or lid is domed, but is of sufficiently thin material that it might distort under elevated pressure in the container. To inhibit such distortion, one or both of the side walls of the cover recess, which is toward the periphery of the installed cover, are reinforced against deforming or stretching out of the container. In one embodiment, the radially inner wall of the recess engages the radially outer wall of the recess so that outward distortion of the dome of the cover is resisted by the stiffness of both engaged walls of the recess, strengthening the thin material domed cover against deformation under pressure in the container. Specifically, there may be annular ribs or other engageable deformations on walls of the recess that engage and thereby provide interference against the radially outer wall moving up out of the container upon the dome attempting to deform outwardly.

Abstract: A top cover for an aerosol container comprises a seamable cover which is relatively thin walled with an outer periphery adapted for attachment to an aerosol container body, and a central opening defined by an inner periphery, the cover has a generally rounded dome shaped and the seamable cover is free of a countersunk recess in the vicinity of the periphery.

Abstract: A thin walled, easily crushable container with an integral or seamed-on bottom is filled with an edible material which requires sterilization. The empty container has one end attached or integral that may have a concave slope relative to the inside of the container. A liquified or solidified inert gas is then inserted into the container. The container is then sealed with a concave shaped end before the inert liquified or solidified gas has completely vaporized. The ends are such that they do not bulge under the pressure left after sterilization, which pressure is due to the pressurization effect of the inert gas and which pressure is enough to overcome the vacuum caused by the cooling of hot water vapor or steam above the edible material and gives the can the required rigidity.

Abstract: Forming a propellant mixture in a barrier-type fluent material dispensing can, wherein the mixture includes propellants of different volatilities and different evaporation rates so that the mixed propellant will have a lower equilibrium pressure at higher temperature than would be the equilibrium pressure of the original mixture before the more rapid evaporation of the one propellant.

Abstract: An aerosol container cover having a central opening for a nozzle and an outer edge adapted for sealing attachment to the open end of an aerosol container body. The aerosol container cover being of a relatively thin walled metal and having a wall thickness in the range of 0.005 to 0.013 inch (0.127 to 0.330 mm) if the metal is steel, and being 0.005 to 0.018 inch (0.127 to 0.457 mm) in wall thickness if the metal is aluminum. The cover is thinner walled than would prevent distortion or eversion of the cover at government mandated minimum pressure levels in the aerosol container. The cover is of a generally convex dome shape as it extends from its outer edge to the central opening, and being free of any countersunk recess in the vicinity of its outer edge. In a method of making the aerosol container cover, the cover is attached to a container body by conventional seaming processing.

Abstract: A low pressure aerosol dispensing can which is distinguished from existing high pressure aerosol dispensing cans. The generally cylindrical can has a thin wall thickness, like that of a carbonated beverage can, which can be distorted by finger pressure but whose shape is maintained by internal gas pressure. The liquid contents to be dispensed and the propellant gas are mixed in the can. The dispensing valve at the top of the can dispenses the liquid contents and propellant in a controlled manner. The valve may include an additional narrow bore vapor tap between the gaseous propellant head space in the can and the valve chamber for delivering extra gas for atomizing the liquid and propelling it from the nozzle. The gas pressure in the can is coordinated with the can wall and bottom thickness so that the can will have sufficient distortion resistance and burst resistance at elevated temperature.