Patent Issued for Container, and selectively formed cup, tooling and associated method for providing same (USPTO 11826809).

A patent has been issued to Stolle Machinery Company LLC for a container and selectively formed cup, tooling, and associated method. The invention aims to reduce the amount of material used in metal containers such as beverage and food cans, as well as cups and blanks for forming cups and containers. The tooling allows for the stretching of the bottom portion of the container to form a thinned profile, such as a dome, while maintaining a substantially uniform thickness. The patent provides detailed descriptions of the tooling and methods used in the process. [Extracted from the article]