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Can manufacture

US9334078B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2012
Grant dateMay 10, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21D22/30
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process has a base having a hardness that is greater than the raw sheet, a thickness that is less than raw sheet, and a grain aspect ratio that is elongated relative to the raw sheet.

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