Patents by Inventor Woodrow S. Dixon

Woodrow S. Dixon 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).

  • Pipe manufacturing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5257716
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring tubular products from one mill to another including a connecting table having the shape of a reverse curve. The table includes a base and two spaced apart walls attached to the base defining a passageway between the base and the sidewalls. A diverter is associated with the connecting table to divert metal product in a hot working state from a first conveying table onto the connecting table leading to a second conveying table. The connecting table preferably is associated with a welding and forming mill and a stretch reducing mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Armco Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Sloan, William A. Martin, Woodrow S. Dixon