Patents by Inventor Richard Burkart

Richard Burkart 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 for forming a duct
    Patent number: 8458884
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a duct includes a bending apparatus and a support apparatus. The bending apparatus includes a table, a cut off beam, and a leaf hinged to a forward edge of the table. The cut off beam is movable toward and away from the table to clamp or release a metal web being fed forward across the table and the leaf. The cut off beam repeatedly clamps the metal web to the table while the leaf pivots toward the cut off beam to form a duct section. The support apparatus includes a cross rod movable along pivoting support arms. As the metal web is bent to form the duct section, the support arms and the cross rod are moved to internally support the duct section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Mestek Machinery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Borwig, Scott Sloan, Richard Burkart, Steven Kerska, John Welty
  • METHOD FOR FORMING A DUCT
    Publication number: 20120260713
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a duct includes a bending apparatus and a support apparatus. The bending apparatus includes a table, a cut off beam, and a leaf hinged to a forward edge of the table. The cut off beam is movable toward and away from the table to clamp or release a metal web being fed forward across the table and the leaf. The cut off beam repeatedly clamps the metal web to the table while the leaf pivots toward the cut off beam to form a duct section. The support apparatus includes a cross rod movable along pivoting support arms. As the metal web is bent to form the duct section, the support arms and the cross rod are moved to internally support the duct section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: MESTEK MACHINERY, INC.
    Inventors: MICHAEL C. BORWIG, SCOTT SLOAN, RICHARD BURKART, STEVEN KERSKA, JOHN WELTY
  • Apparatus for forming a duct
    Patent number: 8225636
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a duct includes a bending apparatus and a support apparatus. The bending apparatus includes a table, a cut off beam, and a leaf hinged to a forward edge of the table. The cut off beam is movable toward and away from the table to clamp or release a metal web being fed forward across the table and the leaf. The cut off beam repeatedly clamps the metal web to the table while the leaf pivots toward the cut off beam to form a duct section. The support apparatus includes a cross rod movable along pivoting support arms. As the metal web is bent to form the duct section, the support arms and the cross rod are moved to internally support the duct section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mestek Machinery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Borwig, Scott Sloan, Richard Burkart, Steven Kerska, John Welty
  • APPARATUS FOR FORMING A DUCT
    Publication number: 20110030446
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a duct includes a bending apparatus and a support apparatus. The bending apparatus includes a table, a cut off beam, and a leaf hinged to a forward edge of the table. The cut off beam is movable toward and away from the table to clamp or release a metal web being fed forward across the table and the leaf. The cut off beam repeatedly clamps the metal web to the table while the leaf pivots toward the cut off beam to form a duct section. The support apparatus includes a cross rod movable along pivoting support arms. As the metal web is bent to form the duct section, the support arms and the cross rod are moved to internally support the duct section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: MESTEK MACHINERY, INC.
    Inventors: MICHAEL C. BORWIG, SCOTT SLOAN, RICHARD BURKART, STEVEN KERSKA, JOHN WELTY