Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End grooving system and process for tubing
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Application No.: US16184592Application Date: 2018-11-08
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Publication No.: US10913099B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Gheorghe Mihailescu
- Applicant: Zekelman Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: Zekelman Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zekelman Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: BakerHostetler
- Main IPC: B21D17/04
- IPC: B21D17/04 ; B21D41/04 ; B21D22/02

Abstract:
A groove forming station configured to simultaneously form a groove on an end of a plurality of tubes includes a conveyor system configured to receive one of the plurality of tubes and align the one of the plurality of tubes for a subsequent grooving process; a first groove forming device configured to form a first groove on one end of a plurality of tubes; a second groove forming device configured to form a second groove on another end of the plurality of tubes. The conveyor system is configured to convey the plurality of tubes to the first groove forming device; and the conveyor system being further configured to convey the plurality of tubes to the second groove forming device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200147664A1 END GROOVING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR TUBING Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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