SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING THE ROLLING DIRECTION OF AN END SHELL IN A METAL CONTAINER MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Patent 3402618

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EP 3 402 618 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/47

(21)	Application number: 17738774.3

(22)	Date of filing: 09.01.2017

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B21D 51/38^(2006.01)
B65B 35/58^(2006.01)
B65G 47/244^(2006.01)

B21D 51/44^(2006.01)
B65G 47/24^(2006.01)
B65G 47/252^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2017/012731

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2017/123502 (20.07.2017 Gazette 2017/29)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

13.01.2016 US 201662278049 P

(71)	Applicant: Ball Corporation
	Broomfield, CO 80021 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ELLEFSON, Dean, C. Lakewood CO 80227 (US)

(74)	Representative: Eisenführ Speiser
	Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Strasse 2 10178 Berlin 10178 Berlin (DE)

(54)	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING THE ROLLING DIRECTION OF AN END SHELL IN A METAL CONTAINER MANUFACTURING PROCESS