Patents by Inventor Richard A. C. Shepard

Richard A. C. Shepard 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).

  • Method and device for the manufacture of multiple grooved wire
    Patent number: 8113027
    Abstract: A plurality of rollers for producing longitudinal grooves in an elongated metal substrate, the plurality of rollers comprising a first set and a second set of rollers, the plurality of rollers having groove-forming fluted edges thereon. The plurality of rollers are aligned circumferentially around and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated metal substrate, wherein the plurality of rollers are configured to produce an odd number of grooves distributed asymmetrically about a circumference of the elongated metal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. McDonald, Richard A. C. Shepard
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MULTIPLE GROOVED WIRE
    Publication number: 20090266132
    Abstract: A plurality of rollers for producing longitudinal grooves in an elongated metal substrate, the plurality of rollers comprising a first set and a second set of rollers, the plurality of rollers having groove-forming fluted edges thereon. The plurality of rollers are aligned circumferentially around and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated metal substrate, wherein the plurality of rollers are configured to produce an odd number of grooves distributed asymmetrically about a circumference of the elongated metal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Daniel P. McDonald, Richard A.C. Shepard