Patents
US 10246229 B2: Vented beverage can and can end
- Granted
- 2019-04-02
- Filed
- 2015-03-10 application 15124408
- Type
- Utility · 33 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A beverage can end has a vent (40) that includes a button (50). The vent is actuated by downward force of a pull tab (70) that is transmitted to the vent score (42) through the button. The center panel (18) includes beads.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190402.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. 249 patents | US company or organization | Alsip, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Keane | Deerfield, IL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Mark Fields | Lemont, IL | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vivek Doshi | Chicago, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D47/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FIELDS, BRIAN signed 2014-12-15 KEANE, BRENDAN signed 2014-12-15 DOSHI, VIVEK signed 2015-01-06 | CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC. ALSIP, IL | 39674/229 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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