Which individual patented sealed tinplate containers around 1810, adapting Appert's process?

Peter Durand

While Nicolas Appert invented the preservation process itself—the method of heating food in sealed containers—the packaging material needed optimization for durability and mass use, especially for military logistics. Glass bottles, while effective, were heavy and fragile on rough terrain. Soon after Appert’s success, an Englishman named Peter Durand addressed this packaging limitation by patenting the use of sealed tinplate containers instead of glass. This adaptation marked the transition toward the modern tin can. It is important to note the distinction: Appert created the process, and Durand adapted it to a more practical, robust packaging format, although the opener for these crude cans wouldn't arrive for nearly fifty more years.