Patents by Inventor Paul L. Ripple
Paul L. Ripple 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).
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Patent number: 11633773Abstract: A domer station having a domer assembly, a housing assembly, and a stacked piston assembly is provided. The domer assembly is movably disposed within a domer body passage located in the housing assembly and structured to move between a forward, first position and a retracted, second position. The stacked piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, preferably three pistons, disposed in series and a pressure supply. The pistons are disposed behind the domer in pressure chambers. The pistons have a constant pressure applied thereto and are biased towards the domer. The pistons are, however, each restrained by a stop and do not contact, or operatively engage, the domer when the domer is in the domer first position.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Gregory H. Butcher, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple
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Publication number: 20210402453Abstract: A domer station having a domer assembly, a housing assembly, and a stacked piston assembly is provided. The domer assembly is movably disposed within a domer body passage located in the housing assembly and structured to move between a forward, first position and a retracted, second position. The stacked piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, preferably three pistons, disposed in series and a pressure supply. The pistons are disposed behind the domer in pressure chambers. The pistons have a constant pressure applied thereto and are biased towards the domer. The pistons are, however, each restrained by a stop and do not contact, or operatively engage, the domer when the domer is in the domer first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Gregory H. Butcher, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple
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Patent number: 11141771Abstract: A domer station having a domer assembly, a housing assembly, and a stacked piston assembly is provided. The domer assembly is movably disposed within a domer body passage located in the housing assembly and structured to move between a forward, first position and a retracted, second position. The stacked piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, preferably three pistons, disposed in series and a pressure supply. The pistons are disposed behind the domer in pressure chambers. The pistons have a constant pressure applied thereto and are biased towards the domer. The pistons are, however, each restrained by a stop and do not contact, or operatively engage, the domer when the domer is in the domer first position.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Gregory H. Butcher, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple
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Patent number: 10898941Abstract: An alignment assembly for a press assembly is provided. The alignment assembly includes a number of alignment elements. The alignment elements include a number of moving alignment elements. The moving alignment elements are coupled to an upper tooling assembly that moves between a first and second position. As the upper tooling assembly moves, the moving alignment elements move between a first position and a second position corresponding to the upper tooling assembly first position and a second position. The moving alignment elements are structured to move the shell from the initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position. Thus, as the upper tooling assembly moves from the first position to the second position, the moving alignment elements contact a shell and move the shell from an initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, James Ardel McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Edward E. Donaldson
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Patent number: 10888913Abstract: A shell, a container employing the shell, and tooling and associated methods for forming the shell are provided. The shell includes a center panel, a circumferential chuck wall, an annular countersink between the center panel and the circumferential chuck wall, and a curl extending radially outwardly from the chuck wall. The material of at least one predetermined portion of the shell is selectively stretched relative to at least one other portion of the shell, thereby providing a corresponding thinned portion. The tooling includes a pressure concentrating forming surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron E. Carstens, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher, Patrick K. McCarty
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Patent number: 10695818Abstract: A shell, a container employing the shell, and tooling and associated methods for forming the shell are provided. The shell includes a center panel, a circumferential chuck wall, an annular countersink between the center panel and the circumferential chuck wall, and a curl extending radially outwardly from the chuck wall. The material of at least one predetermined portion of the shell is selectively stretched relative to at least one other portion of the shell, thereby providing a corresponding thinned portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: James A. McClung, Aaron E. Carstens, Gregory H. Butcher, Paul L. Ripple
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Patent number: 10525519Abstract: A container, such as a beverage or food can is provided, which includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a bottom portion extending between the first and second sidewalls. The material of the bottom portion is stretched relative to the first sidewall and the second sidewall to form a thinned preselected profile, such as a dome. The material of the container at or about the dome has a substantially uniform thickness. The container is formed from a blank of material, which has a base gauge prior to being formed. After being formed, the blank of material of the container at or about the dome has a thickness less than the base gauge. Tooling having a clamp bead, or a progressive clamp bead, for selectively forming a blank of material into a container, as well as an associated method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron E. Carstens, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher
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Publication number: 20190168283Abstract: An alignment assembly for a press assembly is provided. The alignment assembly includes a number of alignment elements. The alignment elements include a number of moving alignment elements. The moving alignment elements are coupled to an upper tooling assembly that moves between a first and second position. As the upper tooling assembly moves, the moving alignment elements move between a first position and a second position corresponding to the upper tooling assembly first position and a second position. The moving alignment elements are structured to move the shell from the initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position. Thus, as the upper tooling assembly moves from the first position to the second position, the moving alignment elements contact a shell and move the shell from an initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, James Ardel McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Edward E. Donaldson
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Publication number: 20190091750Abstract: A domer station having a domer assembly, a housing assembly, and a stacked piston assembly is provided. The domer assembly is movably disposed within a domer body passage located in the housing assembly and structured to move between a forward, first position and a retracted, second position. The stacked piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, preferably three pistons, disposed in series and a pressure supply. The pistons are disposed behind the domer in pressure chambers. The pistons have a constant pressure applied thereto and are biased towards the domer. The pistons are, however, each restrained by a stop and do not contact, or operatively engage, the domer when the domer is in the domer first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: GREGORY H. BUTCHER, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple
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Patent number: 10239109Abstract: An alignment assembly for a press assembly is provided. The alignment assembly includes a number of alignment elements. The alignment elements include a number of moving alignment elements. The moving alignment elements are coupled to an upper tooling assembly that moves between a first and second position. As the upper tooling assembly moves, the moving alignment elements move between a first position and a second position corresponding to the upper tooling assembly first position and a second position. The moving alignment elements are structured to move the shell from the initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position. Thus, as the upper tooling assembly moves from the first position to the second position, the moving alignment elements contact a shell and move the shell from an initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, James Ardel McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Edward E. Donaldson
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Patent number: 10160022Abstract: A domer station having a domer assembly, a housing assembly, and a stacked piston assembly is provided. The domer assembly is movably disposed within a domer body passage located in the housing assembly and structured to move between a forward, first position and a retracted, second position. The stacked piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, preferably three pistons, disposed in series and a pressure supply. The pistons are disposed behind the domer in pressure chambers. The pistons have a constant pressure applied thereto and are biased towards the domer. The pistons are, however, each restrained by a stop and do not contact, or operatively engage, the domer when the domer is in the domer first position.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Gregory H. Butcher, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple
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Publication number: 20180236523Abstract: A shell, a container employing the shell, and tooling and associated methods for forming the shell are provided. The shell includes a center panel, a circumferential chuck wall, an annular countersink between the center panel and the circumferential chuck wall, and a curl extending radially outwardly from the chuck wall. The material of at least one predetermined portion of the shell is selectively stretched relative to at least one other portion of the shell, thereby providing a corresponding thinned portion. The tooling includes a pressure concentrating forming surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron E. Carstens, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher, Patrick K. McCarty
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Publication number: 20180170606Abstract: A formed blank is provided. The formed blank includes a stretched portion and/or a truncated protrusion, a tooling assembly structured to form a formed blank including a stretched portion and/or a truncated protrusion, and a method of forming a formed blank including a stretched portion and/or a truncated protrusion. The formed blank includes a base and a depending sidewall. The stretched portion and/or the truncated protrusion is disposed on the formed blank base and the thickness of the stretched portion and/or the truncated protrusion is less than the sidewall. The stretched portion and/or the truncated protrusion utilizes less material relative to an unformed base that has about the same thickness as the sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron E. Carstens, Patrick K. McCarty, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher
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Patent number: 9975164Abstract: A shell, a container employing the shell, and tooling and associated methods for forming the shell are provided. The shell includes a center panel, a circumferential chuck wall, an annular countersink between the center panel and the circumferential chuck wall, and a curl extending radially outwardly from the chuck wall. The material of at least one predetermined portion of the shell is selectively stretched relative to at least one other portion of the shell, thereby providing a corresponding thinned portion. The tooling includes a pressure concentrating forming surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron E. Carstens, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher, Patrick K. McCarty
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Publication number: 20170252793Abstract: An alignment assembly for a press assembly is provided. The alignment assembly includes a number of alignment elements. The alignment elements include a number of moving alignment elements. The moving alignment elements are coupled to an upper tooling assembly that moves between a first and second position. As the upper tooling assembly moves, the moving alignment elements move between a first position and a second position corresponding to the upper tooling assembly first position and a second position. The moving alignment elements are structured to move the shell from the initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position. Thus, as the upper tooling assembly moves from the first position to the second position, the moving alignment elements contact a shell and move the shell from an initial alignment position to an intermediate alignment position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, James Ardel McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Edward E. Donaldson
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Patent number: D787576Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: STOLLE MACHINERY COMPANY, LLCInventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, James Ardel McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Edward E. Donaldson
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Patent number: D802633Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, James Ardel McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Edward E. Donaldson
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Patent number: D803907Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron Emmanuel Carstens, James Ardel McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Edward E. Donaldson
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Patent number: D827685Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron E. Carstens, Patrick K. McCarty, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher
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Patent number: D839935Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: Aaron E. Carstens, Patrick K. McCarty, James A. McClung, Paul L. Ripple, Gregory H. Butcher