Patents by Inventor Keith Alan Vincent

Keith Alan Vincent 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).

  • Can manufacture
    Patent number: 9849500
    Abstract: A method for manufacture of a metal can body is described in which two or more stretching operations are used so as to reduce the thickness of the central part of a cup base, prior to drawing the cup sidewall and forming a can body. By using two or more stretching operations, it has been found possible to control the thickness of the base without significantly reducing pressure performance of the finished can. Alternative embodiments of apparatus comprising tooling for carrying out this method are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Presset, Keith Alan Vincent, Stuart Alexander Monro
  • Can manufacture
    Patent number: 9334078
    Abstract: A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process has a base having a hardness that is greater than the raw sheet, a thickness that is less than raw sheet, and a grain aspect ratio that is elongated relative to the raw sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Riley, Alain Presset, Keith Alan Vincent, Stuart Alexander Monro
  • Aerosol container
    Patent number: 9327899
    Abstract: An aerosol container (1) comprising a body (50) and cone (60) and encasing a composite spout (30) and bag (40) combination. The composite spout (30) has a metal tubular section (10), adapted to accommodate a valve arrangement (70, 75) and a polymer fishtail section (20), adapted to form a leak-proof seal with the bag (40). A product is filled into the bag (40) and propellant is filled into the sealed chamber defined between the outside of the bag (40) and the internal surface of the body (50)/cone (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Greenfield, Keith Alan Vincent, Michael Anthony King, Lee Robert Bradley
  • AEROSOL CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20150014364
    Abstract: An aerosol container (1) comprising a body (50) and cone (60) and encasing a composite spout (30) and bag (40) combination. The composite spout (30) has a metal tubular section (10), adapted to accommodate a valve arrangement (70, 75) and a polymer fishtail section (20), adapted to form a leak-proof seal with the bag (40). A product is filled into the bag (40) and propellant is filled into the sealed chamber defined between the outside of the bag (40) and the internal surface of the body (50)/cone (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Greenfield, Keith Alan Vincent, Michael Anthony King, Lee Robert Bradley
  • CAN MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20140161566
    Abstract: A method for manufacture of a metal can body is described in which two or more stretching operations are used so as to reduce the thickness of the central part of a cup base, prior to drawing the cup sidewall and forming a can body. By using two or more stretching operations, it has been found possible to control the thickness of the base without significantly reducing pressure performance of the finished can. Alternative embodiments of apparatus comprising tooling for carrying out this method are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Presset, Keith Alan Vincent, Stuart Alexander Monro
  • Can manufacture
    Patent number: 8313003
    Abstract: A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process has a base having a hardness that is greater than the raw sheet, a thickness that is less than raw sheet, and a grain aspect ratio that is elongated relative to the raw sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Riley, Alain Presset, Keith Alan Vincent, Stuart Alexander Monro
  • CAN MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20110186465
    Abstract: A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process has a base having a hardness that is greater than the raw sheet, a thickness that is less than raw sheet, and a grain aspect ratio that is elongated relative to the raw sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Jonathan Riley, Alain Presset, Keith Alan Vincent, Stuart Alexander Monro