Patents by Inventor Andrew G. WOMACK

Andrew G. WOMACK 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).

  • Polymeric pipe loading
    Patent number: 9187269
    Abstract: Polymeric pipe loaders and polymeric pipe loading methods are disclosed. A polymeric pipe loader may include a support frame, a positioning platform coupled to the support frame, and a vacuum lift mechanism coupled to the support frame, the positioning platform, or both. A polymeric pipe loading method may include extruding a length of polymeric pipe, cutting the length of polymeric pipe, receiving the length of polymeric pipe on a conveyor chain of a positioning platform, engaging the length of polymeric pipe with a vacuum lift mechanism, and transferring the length of polymeric pipe to a bundling cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
    Inventor: Andrew G. Womack
  • Polymeric Pipe Loading
    Publication number: 20140103565
    Abstract: Polymeric pipe loaders and polymeric pipe loading methods are disclosed. A polymeric pipe loader may include a support frame, a positioning platform coupled to the support frame, and a vacuum lift mechanism coupled to the support frame, the positioning platform, or both. A polymeric pipe loading method may include extruding a length of polymeric pipe, cutting the length of polymeric pipe, receiving the length of polymeric pipe on a conveyor chain of a positioning platform, engaging the length of polymeric pipe with a vacuum lift mechanism, and transferring the length of polymeric pipe to a bundling cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
    Inventor: Andrew G. WOMACK