Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882718 | Roll-former apparatus with rapid-adjust sweep box A computer controlled roll-forming apparatus is adapted to provide a repeating pattern of different longitudinal shapes to a continuous beam “on the fly” during the roll-forming process. A sweep station of the apparatus includes a primary bending roller tangenti... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7360386 | Sweep unit assembly The subject invention discloses a sweep unit assembly having a series of stations defining a path for an elongated article. A cradle is coupled to each of the stations. The stations are movable to introduce a first curve into the path and the article and each of the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7337642 | Roll-former apparatus with rapid-adjust sweep box A computer controlled roll-forming apparatus is adapted to provide a repeating pattern of different longitudinal shapes to a continuous beam “on the fly” during the roll-forming process. A sweep station on the apparatus includes a primary bending roller tangenti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7313941 | Corrugated sheet member bending machine A corrugated sheet member bending machine is disclosed to include a base frame, a housing pivotally supported on the base frame and turnable within 90-degrees to fit different workpiece insertion angles and different workpieces, a set of drive rollers mounted on a w... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7213431 | Method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wheel A method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wheel, comprising the steps of producing an elongated strip of alloy blank with a desired cross-section by squeezing an alloy material, pre-curving the two ends of said blank into arcs, placing one end of said blank betwee... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7065998 | Control element adapted to prevent an external-flange angle iron from being twisted during its bending A control element (1) adapted to prevent an external-flange angle iron from being twisted during its bending is applied to a variable-radius bending machine, on which an angle iron (10) is worked by deformation by at least two couples of lower co-axial... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6931903 | Apparatus and method for roll forming shaped members Apparatus for roll forming shaped members from sheet material has a primary powered section that roll forms along a primary pass line and a secondary powered section. The secondary powered section is coupled to and powered by the primary powered section, and roll fo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920774 | Drive system for multi-roll leveler A drive system for a multi-roll leveler. The drive system is coupled to a set of upper work rolls of the leveler. Preferably, the lower, and not the upper set of work rolls provide the bending necessary to flatten the strip of material. The drive system employs a ge... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910830 | Method for pipelaying from a coil to the sea bed, controlling thermal expansion A method for laying a pipeline on the sea bed from a lay barge in order to achieve controlled thermal expansion, comprises the following steps: Feeding out of the pipeline having a radius of initial residual curvature from a pipeline reel, preferably via a stinger t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6751995 | Roll bending die A roll bending die for bending metal into an arc with reinforcing ribs and tapered ends. The roll bending machine includes a body member being designed for being rotatably coupled to the roll bending machine whereby the body member selectively engages a pliable roll... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6253591 | Method and apparatus for bending a metallic flanged member A method for bending a metallic flanged member includes the steps of applying a compressive force to a flange 2 of a metallic flanged member 1 in a direction that intersects a longitudinal direction of the metallic member for compression plastic deformati... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6138359 | Curved wall and ceiling frame member and method and apparatus for producing the same Method and apparatus for producing a predetermining curvature in the flange and web of a structural member including an indexing mechanism and method for controlling the amount of curvature produced.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5979205 | Ring manufacturing method and ring manufacturing apparatus A ring manufacturing method and a ring manufacturing apparatus according to the invention does not require the preparation of a specially shaped plate material for each type of ring plate to be manufactured. It is therefore possible to manufacture a ring ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5960662 | Apparatus for attaching a crane to a sheet metal roll forming machine A roll forming device has a trailer having a hitch mechanism at a front end and a plurality of wheels, a sheet metal roll forming apparatus mounted to the trailer and a crane mounted to the trailer for moving materials to the roll forming apparatus. An ou... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5934544 | Apparatus and method for making an automotive bumper beam Disclosed is an apparatus and method for making an automotive bumper beam by a single roll forming. The apparatus of the present invention comprises an uncoiler; a straightener; a brake press; a first group of roll formers; a second group of roll formers;... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5890386 | Process and plate roll bending machine A process and a roll bending machine for bending plates. The plate to be bent is made to pass between upper and lower gripping rolls parallely arranged between each other; at least one of these rolls is connected to a drive motor for rotation. One of the ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5752705 | Piston rings A piston ring being planar, having a dished section and a planform giving desired radial pressure distribution on a co-operating cylinder wall and which ring is made form a steel resistant to stress relieving at the piston ring operating temperature. The ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5623805 | Seaming device capable of seaming curved and straight panels A seaming device for connecting building panels in a continuous seam along adjacent side edges of two building panels in the construction of a building or like structure which is particularly suited for seaming panels with both curved and straight portion... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5584198 | Apparatus and method for forming metal building panels Apparatus and method for crimping the side walls of a sheet metal building panel independently of a main crimper which crimps the belly of the panel. The depth and the position along the panel of the side crimp is adjusted independently of the main crimpe... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5502880 | Manufacture of piston rings A machine for manufacturing piston rings from the metal strip (10). The machine comprises feeding means (12) for feeding the strip, shaping means (14, 16, 18, 20) for shaping successive portions of the strip into piston rings of a desired shape, and sever... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5425257 | Method and apparatus for bending an elongate workpiece A method and an apparatus for bending manufacturing of a long workpiece capable of manufacturing different sections of the workpiece in different bending radiuss, while preventing a buckling deformation in manufacturing small bending radius sections and a... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5421182 | Telescoping die for tube bending A telescoping die for use in place of a conventional fixed die in a multi-axis tube bender. The telescoping die provides a means of automatically varying the distance to the moveable die thereby increasing the range of possible bend radii that can be form... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5359871 | Microprocessor controlled apparatus and method for forming metal building panels A microprocessor controlled apparatus and method for processing sheet material into building panels for assembly into buildings. The sheet material is formed into a panel having a flat bottom and sides while the length of the formed panel is monitored to ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5337591 | Machine and method of making duct coupling A machine for coiling a sheet metal strip having a pair of lateral flanges joined by a channel shaped rib with oppositely opening lateral grooves where the rib is on the outside of the coil, includes a pair of cooperating fluting rolls between which the s... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5249445 | Machine and method for forming arched roof vertical wall self supporting metal buildings A mobile metal building forming machine forms panels of predetermined length from a coil of flat metal and then the formed panels are continuously crimped on their side edges for strength and are selectively curved by crimping the bottom of the panel. The... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5243844 | Process for producing curved sections in hollow profile strips In order to curve a hollow profile strip (53), especially a hollow profile strip (53) from which a spacer frame for an insulating glass pane is to be produced, the hollow profile strip (53) is conducted continuously for an exactly defined length, held lat... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5239850 | Method for bending elongated materials in a continuous manner A method for bending materials in a continuous manner with a bending machine having a fixed supply head and a movable bending head includes feeding material continuously along a material feeding direction through channels of the supply head and bending he... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5104026 | Apparatus for roll-forming an automotive bumper A bumper bar for vehicles formed from rolled sheet steel having a closed tubular profile designed to have a high impact resistance, high strength-to-weight ratio, and a low cost of manufacture. The bar is preferably swept along its longitudinal axis to cr... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5092512 | Method of roll-forming an automotive bumper A bumper bar for vehicles formed from rolled sheet steel having a closed tubular profile designed to have a high impact resistance, high strength-to-weight ratio, and a low cost of manufacture. The bar is preferably swept along its longitudinal axis to cr... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5086532 | Methods and apparatus for forming fasteners and threaded connections The present invention is a method of forming on a fastener body by relative rotary and axial movement of a thread forming tool and the body, a thread having a pitch which changes progressively through a plurality of turns, and an apparatus for progressive... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5036688 | Fender forming system A system of forming a curve in a substantially planar portion of a fender blank consists of a plurality of components and steps. First and second substantially parallel rollers are provided having selected diameters with a gap therebetween adapted to rece... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4857412 | Method for forming a planar sheet or plate to a curved shape The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for deforming sheet metal plates and more particularly aluminium and steel plates. The objectives of this disclosure are realized by laminating a plate of sheet metal in juxtaposed and parallel s... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4811581 | Apparatus for preforming a substantially flat blank of an open clamp A method and apparatus for preforming a substantially flat blank of an open clamp adapted to be mechanically interconnected near the free ends thereof into a circular clamp having a configuration at least approximately the configuration of the clamp when ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4796797 | Method for making thin-walled metal pipes In a method for making thin-walled metal pipes, application of a pre-deformation to a metal sheet by plastic bending longitudinally perpendicular thereto, and forming the metal sheet into a pipelike shape by use of the widthwise curvature resulting from r... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4770017 | Apparatus for forming plate with a double-curved surface Disclosed herein a method for forming plates into shapes having a double-curved surface, and an apparatus for carrying out the method. For forming a double-curved plate, a work is three-dimensionally formed by passing same through an entrance roll, flexib... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4633698 | Method for preforming a substantially flat blank of an open clamp A method and apparatus for preforming a substantially flat blank of an open clamp adapted to be mechanically interconnected near the free ends thereof into a circular clamp having a configuration at least approximately the configuration of the clamp when ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4627254 | Cutting device for a multi-dimensional bending apparatus A multi-dimensional bending apparatus is disclosed, wherein the entire length of the product is divided into a plurality of imaginary segments which are identified by detecting the continuously supplied length of an elongate material. The material is bent... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4624121 | Method of, and apparatus for producing multi-dimensionally bent elongate articles A multi-dimensional bending method and apparatus are disclosed, wherein the entire length of the product is divided into a plurality of imaginary segments which are identified by detecting the continuously supplied length of an elongate material. This mat... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4619131 | Method for bending sheets In a process of bending sheet metal elements having a sectional shape which is continuous in one direction, longitudinal beads are formed or existing beads are enlarged in the sheet element as it is bent at least in the region in which the bending results... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4583675 | Method of production of a part formed with an opening A method of production of a part formed with an opening wherein a metal strip material is subjected to rolling at its outer peripheral portion to have its thickness slightly reduced and shape the metal strip material into a ring-shaped blank, and at least... | 04/22/1986 |
