Patents by Inventor Shawn P. Finley

Shawn P. Finley 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).

  • Method and apparatus for forming a beaded can end
    Patent number: 10946432
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a can end in a forming press including positioning a sheet of material between an upper punch assembly and a fixed base assembly; cutting a can end blank from the sheet of material; clamping a peripheral portion of the can end blank; moving the upper punch assembly to clamp a central portion of the can end blank between an upper panel punch and a lower panel punch to define a central panel section positioned below an annular inner bead die located adjacent to the lower panel punch on the fixed base assembly; and extending the upper punch assembly to form an initial annular countersink radius next to the peripheral portion of the can end blank, with a substantially undeformed intermediate area extending between the initial annular countersink radius and the annular inner bead die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Alfons Haar, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Turner, Shawn P. Finley
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BEADED CAN END
    Publication number: 20190160517
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a can end in a forming press including positioning a sheet of material between an upper punch assembly and a fixed base assembly; cutting a can end blank from the sheet of material; clamping a peripheral portion of the can end blank; moving the upper punch assembly to clamp a central portion of the can end blank between an upper panel punch and a lower panel punch to define a central panel section positioned below an annular inner bead die located adjacent to the lower panel punch on the fixed base assembly; and extending the upper punch assembly to form an initial annular countersink radius next to the peripheral portion of the can end blank, with a substantially undeformed intermediate area extending between the initial annular countersink radius and the annular inner bead die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen B. Turner, Shawn P. Finley