B21D 51/2669
Transforming the shape of formed can bodies
Official title: {Transforming the shape of formed can bodies; Forming can bodies from flattened tubular blanks; Flattening can bodies}
B21D51/2669 (Transforming the shape of formed can bodies) appears on 36 US grants and 63 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 36
- Published applications
- 63
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 106
- Latest grant
- 18 Nov 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Stamping method and deep-drawing die for aluminum alloy liner of large-volume hydrogen storage cylinder18 Nov 2025US 12,472,549 B2Sinoma Science & Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
- Preform of a can and method of manufacturing the same18 Nov 2025US 12,472,550 B2Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Beverage container body, can end, and material therefor4 Mar 2025US 12,240,029 B2Ball Corporation
- Can body forming device25 Feb 2025US 12,233,446 B2Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Reformer assembly28 May 2024US 11,992,865 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Tool pack arrangement for bodymaker and bodymaker including same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183824 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Actuating assembly for a hold down arrangement of a can bodymaker redraw assembly2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183825 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Methods of forming rounded rivet buttons on can ends4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151817 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Paneling tooling assemblies4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151818 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Methods of forming panels on can ends4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151819 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for reforming and reprofiling a bottom portion of a container26US 6,837,089 B2Ball Corporation · 2005
- Method and apparatus for reforming and reprofiling a bottom portion of a container26US 6,959,577 B2Ball Corporation · 2005
- System and method for forming a metal beverage container using blow molding12US 9,321,093 B2The Coca-Cola Company · 2016
- Knockout for use while necking a metal container, die system for necking a metal container and method of necking a metal container12US 9,327,338 B2Alcoa Inc. · 2016
- Craft device for decoratively deforming metal cans and the like11US 4,120,190 AMarvin Glass & Associates · 1978