Patents by Inventor Guy C. Richards

Guy C. Richards 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).

  • Container shape
    Patent number: 4264017
    Abstract: A bottom profile for a cylindrical two-piece drawn steel can is configured during manufacture so that the resultant shape may subsequently be altered by pushing downward at the outer profile ring adjacent the periphery with a simple cylindrical tool, thereby achieving a finished container with the desired configuration to be functionally and operationally interchangeable in a packing and processing line with traditional three-piece containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: American Can Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Karas, Guy C. Richards, Earl R. Van Alsburg