IP Library Granted Patent US 4,372,143
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US 4,372,143 · App. 06/195,742

Apparatus for forming a domed bottom in a can body

Inventors: Karl Elert, John C. Westphal
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Granted: Feb 8, 1983 Filed: Oct 10, 1980
Inventors
Karl Elert
John C. Westphal
Assignee (at issue)
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,372,143
App. No.
06/195,742
Filed
1980-10-10
Granted
1983-02-08
Kind
A