Patents by Inventor Philip G. Smith, Jr.

Philip G. Smith, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4890473
    Abstract: A clamp encircles the outer rim of an out-of-round tubular pipe to reform the cross-section of same into one that is substantially round, the clamp including a ring frame, a plurality of pivotally mounted roller assemblies each having a roller to engage the pipe rim, and drive means for pivoting the roller assemblies such that the rollers simultaneously rotate to contract radially inwardly or outwardly relative to a circle defining the locus of pivot axes, the rollers describing first and second circles and being adapted to close into a circle having a diameter sized to engage the pipe, when inserted therein. The clamp can include multiple sets of separately adjustable roller assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Cogsdill Tool Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Westerman, Warren B. Depperman, Philip G. Smith, Jr.