ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,026, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Crown Packaging Technology Inc. (Alsip, Ill.).
"Modular can bodymaker" was invented by Bronislaw Rukat (West Yorkshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A can bodymaker comprising a plurality of components that require relative alignment to one another. The can bodymaker comprises a toolpack module which includes a toolpack frame and components including one or more dies supported by the toolpack frame. The die(s) are alignable with respect to the toolpack frame when the toolpack module is not attached to the bodymaker. The can bodymaker further comprises a fixing that allows removabl...