Patents Assigned to Braner, Inc.
  • Shiftable drive turret slitter
    Patent number: 5158002
    Abstract: A slitter which includes multiple spaced pairs of arbors pivotally mounted to the slitter frame. Each pair of arbors includes cutter assemblies and is alignable with a shiftable bearing housing shiftably mounted to the frame. A drive member is fixedly connected to the bearing housing for correlative shiftable movement and causes correlative rotative movement of one pair of arbors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Braner, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Matsunaga, Paul F. Kulczewski
  • Adjustable leveler
    Patent number: 5097691
    Abstract: A leveling machine for slit steel which removes bends and bumps in the steel prior to recoiling. The leveler includes top and bottom sets of rollers of varying sizes to accommodate varying gauges of steel. The top of rollers is attached to a frame which pivots relative to the bottom frame to ensure proper roller orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Braner, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Slabowski, Lawrence Richards, Esteban Lopez
  • Coil-to-coil steel slitting process
    Patent number: 5086634
    Abstract: A process for slitting and recoiling steel which includes first levelling the uncoiled steel to elongate the steel at its thickest point. The levelled steel sheet is then slit into multiple strands, rolled and recoiled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Braner, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Richards
  • Tension roller
    Patent number: 5007272
    Abstract: A machine which applies tension to a strip of steel which has been passed through a slitter. The machine includes two sets of rollers which engage the slit material to maintain tension. The rollers are slidable in the machine frame to allow for rapid changing of the rollers to accommodate various types of slit material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Braner, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Matsunaga, Jan W. Slabowski, Tadeusz Marecki