Patents Assigned to Structural Metals, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for simultaneously forming at least four metal rounds
    Patent number: 5548986
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for simultaneously forming four metal rounds and includes disclosure of two pair of forming rollers, a preslitter roller pair and two pair of slitting rollers, the dimensioning of the ridges and grooves of which, in combination, serve to separate an entering bar into four strands of substantially equal area for simultaneous forming into metal rounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignees: Structural Metals, Inc., NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Giichi Matsuo, Akira Sakai, Jeral Rains, Dayton Elley
  • Method and apparatus for simultaneously forming three uniform metal rounds
    Patent number: 4357819
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for splitting a single metal rod into three equal cross-section areas by passing the rod through pairs of rollers to form three connected equal areas, but not identically shaped strands, then applying a separating force to separate the rods into individual lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: Structural Metals, Inc.
    Inventor: Dayton W. Elley