Patents by Inventor Michael George BONSALL

Michael George BONSALL 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).

  • Seated end process
    Patent number: 10065231
    Abstract: A method of attaching a metal end (7) to a metal container body (6) in order to close an opening in the body, wherein the body (6) has a curled lip at least partially surrounding the opening and the end (7) has an upstanding lip extending at least partially around a periphery thereof. The method comprises locating the end (7) within the body (6) at or near said opening, bringing a curling tool (8) into contact with said upstanding lip of the end (7) and applying a force to that lip, via the curling tool (8), in order to curl the upstanding lip around the curled lip of the body (6) to form interlocking curls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Malcolm Hollingworth, Michael George Bonsall
  • SEATED END PROCESS
    Publication number: 20160001347
    Abstract: A method of attaching a metal end (7) to a metal container body (6) in order to close an opening in the body, wherein the body (6) has a curled lip at least partially surrounding the opening and the end (7) has an upstanding lip extending at least partially around a periphery thereof. The method comprises locating the end (7) within the body (6) at or near said opening, bringing a curling tool (8) into contact with said upstanding lip of the end (7) and applying a force to that lip, via the curling tool (8), in order to curl the upstanding lip around the curled lip of the body (6) to form interlocking curls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Michael George BONSALL, David Malcolm HOLLINGWORTH
  • Container
    Patent number: D833889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Hurst, Michael George Bonsall, David Malcolm Hollingworth