Making inlet or outlet arrangements of cans, tins, baths, bottles, or other vessels Making can ends Making closures

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BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B21Mechanical metalworking B21DWORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING METAL B21D51/00Making hollow objects

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Gas analyte spectrum sharpening and separation with multi-dimension...
- Patent number 12,265,067
- Issue date Apr 1, 2025
- Tricorntech Corporation
- Tsung-Kuan A. Chou
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Pull tab with raised lift end and associated method
- Patent number 12,246,371
- Issue date Mar 11, 2025
- Intellectual Capital Management
- Mitchell Everts
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Can end with a coined rivet, tooling assembly therefor and a method...
- Patent number 12,202,030
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Christopher Lawrence Macke
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Can lid
- Patent number 12,157,160
- Issue date Dec 3, 2024
- Daiwa Can Company
- Toshiyuki Ohkoshi
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Grant
Can end
- Patent number 12,139,317
- Issue date Nov 12, 2024
- REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY
- Randall G. Forrest
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method for molding screw thread of metal pipe
- Patent number 12,121,949
- Issue date Oct 22, 2024
- Keylex Corporation
- Hiroyuki Okamura
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Metallic end closure for small diameter container
- Patent number 12,071,280
- Issue date Aug 27, 2024
- Ball Corporation
- Florian Andre-Guern
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Shell with expandable rivet button and tooling therefor
- Patent number 12,017,267
- Issue date Jun 25, 2024
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Score die, score die forming system, and associated method
- Patent number 11,958,205
- Issue date Apr 16, 2024
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Jonathon D. Ledford
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Metallic container with a threaded closure
- Patent number 11,897,021
- Issue date Feb 13, 2024
- Ball Corporation
- John R. Ross
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Can body and method of manufacturing thereof
- Patent number 11,858,681
- Issue date Jan 2, 2024
- Universal Can Corporation
- Takashi Hasegawa
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Gas analyte spectrum sharpening and separation with multi-dimension...
- Patent number 11,796,515
- Issue date Oct 24, 2023
- Tricorntech Corporation
- Tsung-Kuan A. Chou
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Transfer belt assembly for a six-out conversion system
- Patent number 11,779,992
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Greg Scott Williams
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Push button closure
- Patent number 11,745,915
- Issue date Sep 5, 2023
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis C. Stammen
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Grant
Shell with expandable rivet button and tooling therefor
- Patent number 11,691,193
- Issue date Jul 4, 2023
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Systems and related methods for manufacturing ring pull bottle crowns
- Patent number 11,666,962
- Issue date Jun 6, 2023
- World Bottling Cap, LLC
- Abe Frishman
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
End closure with double anti-missile score
- Patent number 11,485,539
- Issue date Nov 1, 2022
- Ball Corporation
- Dennis K. Frank
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method for manufacturing metal bottle, and metal bottle
- Patent number 11,440,695
- Issue date Sep 13, 2022
- Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Takeshi Aihara
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Resealable beverage can lid
- Patent number 11,440,700
- Issue date Sep 13, 2022
- SBH, Inc.
- Steven S Schuver
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Conversion press and tab stock feeder assembly therefor
- Patent number 11,433,451
- Issue date Sep 6, 2022
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Transfer belt assembly for a six-out conversion system
- Patent number 11,413,678
- Issue date Aug 16, 2022
- Stolk Machinery Company, LLC
- Greg Scott Williams
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Tab press and method of marking indicia on tab stock
- Patent number 11,407,249
- Issue date Aug 9, 2022
- Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
- Chris Ramsey
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Shell with expandable bubble and tooling therefor
- Patent number 11,400,509
- Issue date Aug 2, 2022
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis C. Stammen
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Forming apparatus and forming method for neck portion of bottle-sha...
- Patent number 11,179,765
- Issue date Nov 23, 2021
- DAIWA CAN COMPANY
- Yasushi Enoki
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method and device for producing tear-off lids and tear-off lid
- Patent number 11,142,369
- Issue date Oct 12, 2021
- Soudronic AG
- Pascal Gauch
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Can manufacturing method, can manufacturing device, can, and can ma...
- Patent number 11,103,914
- Issue date Aug 31, 2021
- Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Kiyosumi Manita
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Grant
Shell with expandable rivet button and tooling therefor
- Patent number 11,059,091
- Issue date Jul 13, 2021
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Grant
Push button closure
- Patent number 10,954,031
- Issue date Mar 23, 2021
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis C. Stammen
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for forming a beaded can end
- Patent number 10,946,432
- Issue date Mar 16, 2021
- Alfons Haar, Inc.
- Stephen B. Turner
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Grant
Shell system locating assembly for shells
- Patent number 10,898,941
- Issue date Jan 26, 2021
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Aaron Emmanuel Carstens
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
PULL TAB WITH RAISED LIFT END AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
- Publication number 20250083213
- Publication date Mar 13, 2025
- Intellectual Capital Management
- Mitchell Everts
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
Pull Tab With Improved Accessibility And Associated Methods Of Manu...
- Publication number 20240216981
- Publication date Jul 4, 2024
- Mitchell Everts
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
EXPANDED FUEL FILL PIPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
- Publication number 20240198788
- Publication date Jun 20, 2024
- Fluid Routing Solutions, LLC
- Richard Charles St. John
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR FORMING A METAL CONTAINER WITH A CARRIER RING AND RESULT...
- Publication number 20240166401
- Publication date May 23, 2024
- Belvac Production Machinery, Inc.
- Carlos Andres Mejia-Quinchia
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Application
GAS ANALYTE SPECTRUM SHARPENING AND SEPARATION WITH MULTI-DIMENSION...
- Publication number 20240044850
- Publication date Feb 8, 2024
- Tricorntech Corporation
- Tsung-Kuan A. Chou
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
SHELL WITH EXPANDABLE RIVET BUTTON AND TOOLING THEREFOR
- Publication number 20230286033
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
METALLIC END CLOSURE FOR SMALL DIAMETER CONTAINER
- Publication number 20230227213
- Publication date Jul 20, 2023
- Ball Corporation
- Florian Andre-Guern
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR MOLDING SCREW THREAD OF METAL PIPE
- Publication number 20230071809
- Publication date Mar 9, 2023
- KEYLEX CORPORATION
- Hiroyuki OKAMURA
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
CAN END WITH A COINED RIVET, TOOLING ASSEMBLY THEREFOR AND A METHOD...
- Publication number 20230016790
- Publication date Jan 19, 2023
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Christopher Lawrence Macke
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
TRANSFER BELT ASSEMBLY FOR A SIX-OUT CONVERSION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220339690
- Publication date Oct 27, 2022
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Greg Scott Williams
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EASY-OPEN LID FOR A CONTAINER, AND AN EASY-...
- Publication number 20220274735
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- TRIVIUM PACKAGING GROUP NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Hein VAN JAARSVELD
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
TAB PRESS AND METHOD OF MARKING INDICIA ON TAB STOCK
- Publication number 20210362537
- Publication date Nov 25, 2021
- Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
- Chris RAMSEY
- B44 - DECORATIVE ARTS
Information Patent Application
ECOLOGY TAB, CAN END, TOOLING AND METHOD
- Publication number 20210347526
- Publication date Nov 11, 2021
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
CAN BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
- Publication number 20210323713
- Publication date Oct 21, 2021
- Universal Can Corporation
- Takashi Hasegawa
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
CAN MANUFACTURING METHOD, CAN MANUFACTURING DEVICE, CAN, AND CAN MA...
- Publication number 20210308737
- Publication date Oct 7, 2021
- Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Kiyosumi MANITA
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
CAN MANUFACTURING METHOD, CAN MANUFACTURING DEVICE, CAN, AND CAN MA...
- Publication number 20210308736
- Publication date Oct 7, 2021
- Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Kiyosumi MANITA
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
GAS ANALYTE SPECTRUM SHARPENING AND SEPARATION WITH MULTI-DIMENSION...
- Publication number 20210300622
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TricornTech Taiwan
- Tsung-Kuan A. Chou
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
SHELL WITH EXPANDABLE RIVET BUTTON AND TOOLING THEREFOR
- Publication number 20210283675
- Publication date Sep 16, 2021
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Application
CONVERSION PRESS AND TAB STOCK FEEDER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR
- Publication number 20210178450
- Publication date Jun 17, 2021
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis Cornelius Stammen
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
PUSH BUTTON CLOSURE
- Publication number 20210171236
- Publication date Jun 10, 2021
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- DENNIS C. STAMMEN
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Application
CAN LID
- Publication number 20210121936
- Publication date Apr 29, 2021
- DAIWA CAN COMPANY
- Toshiyuki Ohkoshi
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING RING PULL BOTTLE CROWNS
- Publication number 20210114078
- Publication date Apr 22, 2021
- World Bottling Cap, LLC
- Abe Frishman
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
TAB, CAN LID, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAN LID
- Publication number 20210039829
- Publication date Feb 11, 2021
- DAIWA CAN COMPANY
- Toshiyuki Ohkoshi
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Application
SHELL WITH EXPANDABLE BUBBLE AND TOOLING THEREFOR
- Publication number 20200282445
- Publication date Sep 10, 2020
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Dennis C. Stammen
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
TRANSFER BELT ASSEMBLY FOR A SIX-OUT CONVERSION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20200222966
- Publication date Jul 16, 2020
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Greg Scott Williams
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
CAN MANUFACTURING METHOD, CAN MANUFACTURING DEVICE, CAN, AND CAN MA...
- Publication number 20200215597
- Publication date Jul 9, 2020
- Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Kiyosumi MANITA
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
END CLOSURE WITH DOUBLE ANTI-MISSILE SCORE
- Publication number 20200102117
- Publication date Apr 2, 2020
- BALL CORPORATION
- Dennis K. Frank
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING PEEL-OFF LIDS AS WELL AS A PEEL...
- Publication number 20200094308
- Publication date Mar 26, 2020
- Soudronic AG
- Peter Taiana
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL BOTTLE, AND METAL BOTTLE
- Publication number 20190329925
- Publication date Oct 31, 2019
- Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Takeshi AIHARA
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
Information Patent Application
PUSH BUTTON CLOSURE
- Publication number 20190256247
- Publication date Aug 22, 2019
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- DENNIS C. STAMMEN
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...

Making inlet or outlet arrangements of cans, tins, baths, bottles, or other vessels Making can ends Making closures

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Gas analyte spectrum sharpening and separation with multi-dimension...

Pull tab with raised lift end and associated method

Can end with a coined rivet, tooling assembly therefor and a method...

Can lid

Can end

Method for molding screw thread of metal pipe

Metallic end closure for small diameter container

Shell with expandable rivet button and tooling therefor

Score die, score die forming system, and associated method

Metallic container with a threaded closure

Can body and method of manufacturing thereof

Gas analyte spectrum sharpening and separation with multi-dimension...

Transfer belt assembly for a six-out conversion system

Push button closure

Shell with expandable rivet button and tooling therefor

Systems and related methods for manufacturing ring pull bottle crowns

End closure with double anti-missile score

Method for manufacturing metal bottle, and metal bottle

Resealable beverage can lid

Conversion press and tab stock feeder assembly therefor

Transfer belt assembly for a six-out conversion system

Tab press and method of marking indicia on tab stock

Shell with expandable bubble and tooling therefor

Forming apparatus and forming method for neck portion of bottle-sha...

Method and device for producing tear-off lids and tear-off lid

Can manufacturing method, can manufacturing device, can, and can ma...

Shell with expandable rivet button and tooling therefor

Push button closure

Method and apparatus for forming a beaded can end

Shell system locating assembly for shells

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

PULL TAB WITH RAISED LIFT END AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

Pull Tab With Improved Accessibility And Associated Methods Of Manu...

EXPANDED FUEL FILL PIPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

METHOD FOR FORMING A METAL CONTAINER WITH A CARRIER RING AND RESULT...

GAS ANALYTE SPECTRUM SHARPENING AND SEPARATION WITH MULTI-DIMENSION...

SHELL WITH EXPANDABLE RIVET BUTTON AND TOOLING THEREFOR

METALLIC END CLOSURE FOR SMALL DIAMETER CONTAINER

METHOD FOR MOLDING SCREW THREAD OF METAL PIPE

CAN END WITH A COINED RIVET, TOOLING ASSEMBLY THEREFOR AND A METHOD...

TRANSFER BELT ASSEMBLY FOR A SIX-OUT CONVERSION SYSTEM

METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EASY-OPEN LID FOR A CONTAINER, AND AN EASY-...

TAB PRESS AND METHOD OF MARKING INDICIA ON TAB STOCK

ECOLOGY TAB, CAN END, TOOLING AND METHOD

CAN BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

CAN MANUFACTURING METHOD, CAN MANUFACTURING DEVICE, CAN, AND CAN MA...

CAN MANUFACTURING METHOD, CAN MANUFACTURING DEVICE, CAN, AND CAN MA...

GAS ANALYTE SPECTRUM SHARPENING AND SEPARATION WITH MULTI-DIMENSION...

SHELL WITH EXPANDABLE RIVET BUTTON AND TOOLING THEREFOR

CONVERSION PRESS AND TAB STOCK FEEDER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR

PUSH BUTTON CLOSURE

CAN LID

SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING RING PULL BOTTLE CROWNS

TAB, CAN LID, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAN LID

SHELL WITH EXPANDABLE BUBBLE AND TOOLING THEREFOR

TRANSFER BELT ASSEMBLY FOR A SIX-OUT CONVERSION SYSTEM

CAN MANUFACTURING METHOD, CAN MANUFACTURING DEVICE, CAN, AND CAN MA...

END CLOSURE WITH DOUBLE ANTI-MISSILE SCORE

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING PEEL-OFF LIDS AS WELL AS A PEEL...

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL BOTTLE, AND METAL BOTTLE

PUSH BUTTON CLOSURE