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AMERICAN CAN CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    7,082
About

AMERICAN CAN CO has a total of 7,082 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1895. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets packaging and shipping, machines and machine tools are HOKKAI CAN, CROWN CORK JAPAN and METAL BOX PLC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing AMERICAN CAN COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Hothersall John M 291
#2 Nordquist Ronald E J 162
#3 Young John M 89
#4 Peters John F 81
#5 Murch John H 74
#6 Meyers George L 72
#7 Kuchenbecker Morris W 68
#8 Taylor William E 65
#9 Socke John E 62
#10 Magill Donald G 53

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US4741447A Linerless cap closure
ES8900010A1 Dispensing tube esp. for cyanoacrylate-type prod.
US4716829A Method for removing solids from substrates and preventing solids build-up thereon
AU6424886A Method of obtaining acceptable configuration of a plastic container after thermal food sterilization process
NZ217565A Heat-treating ethylene-containing polymers to reduce off-flavours
AU6245386A Reducing development of off-flavours in comestibles in packaged plastic containers
US4731268A Multiple layer sheet material
US4698247A Multiple layer sheet material
EG17858A Composite packsheet for use in absorbent device multi-layer sheet structure and method of making same
US4687688A Oriented multiple layer films and bags made therefrom
GR860271B Method for thermally processing plastic food containers
GR860274B Method of thermally processing low-acid foodstuffs in hermetically sealed containers having the foodstuffs therein
GR860272B Method for thermally processing plastic food containers
IE860237L Sterilising food packages
IE860238L Processing foodstuffs
IE860236L Processing foodstuff
EP0226262A2 Method of treating potatoes, treated potatoes and containers having the potatoes therein
FI860377A0 Foerfarande foer vaermebehandling av matburkar av plast.
FI860376A0 Foerfarande foer vaermebehandling av svagt sura livsmedel i hermetiskt slutna burkar och de livsmedel innehaollande burkarna.
US4647483A Nylon copolymer and nylon blends and films made therefrom