Patents by Inventor Richard L. Lord

Richard L. Lord 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).

  • Apparatus and method for forming a cup with a reformed bottom
    Patent number: 10239648
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of forming a metallic cup that is subsequently reformed into a container body. More specifically, an apparatus and methods used to form a metallic cup with a reformed bottom having an inwardly oriented projection are disclosed. The inwardly oriented projection reduces a height of the metallic cup but utilizes the same amount of metallic stock material as a taller cup with substantially the same diameter that does not have an inward projection. The inwardly oriented projection thus allows the use of a conventional bodymaker and other can manufacturing tools to convert the cup into a container body of a preferred size and shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Ball Metalpack, LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Lord, Jason M. Kaanta, Christine N. Buckler, Joseph D. Bulso, William J. Simmons
  • Apparatus and Method for Redrawing a Cup with a Reformed Bottom
    Publication number: 20170197240
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of forming a metallic cup that is subsequently reformed into a container body is provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and methods used to form a metallic cup with a reformed bottom having an inwardly oriented projection. The inwardly oriented projection reduces a height of the metallic cup but utilizes the same amount of metallic stock material as a taller cup with substantially the same diameter that does not have an inward projection. The inwardly oriented projection thus allows the use of a conventional bodymaker and other can manufacturing tools to convert the cup into a container body of a preferred size and shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Ball Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Lord, Jason M. Kaanta, Christine N. Buckler, Joseph D. Bulso, William J. Simmons
  • Apparatus and Method for Forming a Cup with a Reformed Bottom
    Publication number: 20160114371
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of forming a metallic cup that is subsequently reformed into a container body is provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and methods used to form a metallic cup with a reformed bottom having an inwardly oriented projection. The inwardly oriented projection reduces a height of the metallic cup but utilizes the same amount of metallic stock material as a taller cup with substantially the same diameter that does not have an inward projection. The inwardly oriented projection thus allows the use of a conventional bodymaker and other can manufacturing tools to convert the cup into a container body of a preferred size and shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Richard L. Lord, Jason M. Kaanta, Christine N. Buckler, Joseph D. Bulso, William J. Simmons