METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFORMING CAN BOTTOM TO PROVIDE IMPROVED STRENGTH - Patent 0596016

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EP 0 596 016 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	11.05.1994 Bulletin 1994/19

(21)	Application number: 92916852.0

(22)	Date of filing: 27.07.1992

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B21D 28/ 30^{( . )}
B65D 1/ 16^{( . )}

B21D 51/ 26^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1992/006198

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1993/001903 (04.02.1993 Gazette 1993/04)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU MC NL SE

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Priority:

25.07.1991 US 19910735994

(71)	Applicant: AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY
	Chicago, Illinois 60631 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HALASZ, Andrew Crystal Lake, IL 60012 (US) PRATURLON, Sylvan Chicago, IL 60615 (US) AZZALINE, Paul Crystal Lake, IL 60012 (US) CALIENDO, Christopher Bridgeview, IL 60455 (US) ZENGER, Richard, D. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lawrence, John Gordon, et al
	McNeight & Lawrence Regent House Heaton Lane Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1BS Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1BS (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFORMING CAN BOTTOM TO PROVIDE IMPROVED STRENGTH