Patents by Inventor Stephen Miles Colville

Stephen Miles Colville 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).

  • Marking of can ends and/or pull tabs using photonically sensitive ink
    Patent number: 9637267
    Abstract: A system and method for laser marking can ends, especially pull tabs, includes coating a portion of the can end and/or pull tab with a lacquer having a photonically active material and directing a laser to the lacquer to alter the appearance of the of the photonically active material to form an image, especially a high resolution image. The decorated can end and/or tabs may have a high resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Ramsey, Stephen Miles Colville
  • MARKING OF CAN ENDS AND/OR PULL TABS USING PHOTONICALLY SENSITIVE INK
    Publication number: 20140291322
    Abstract: A system and method for laser marking can ends, especially pull tabs, includes coating a portion of the can end and/or pull tab with a lacquer having a photonically active material and directing a laser to the lacquer to alter the appearance of the of the photonically active material to form an image, especially a high resolution image. The decorated can end and/or tabs may have a high resolution image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Ramsey, Stephen Miles Colville