ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,684, issued on Feb. 3.
"Method and apparatus for forming containers" was invented by H. J. Paul Langen (Brampton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming containers. The containers may be cans, including composite cans. The apparatus may include a cylindrical mandrel and a blank may be formed into a cylindrical tube around the mandrel. Rotational apparatuses may engage portions of a blank that may be in a flat configuration and may rotate the portions around the outward cylindrical surface of the mandrel. Free edges of the tubular blank may be sealed by a sealing strip that may be T-shape...