Patents by Inventor Brandon Tatum

Brandon Tatum 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).

  • Edge guide mechanism and panel forming machine incorporating the same
    Patent number: 9358596
    Abstract: A forming machine for forming a longitudinal margin of a strip of material into a desired profile and methods encompassing the steps inherent in the described mechanical structures and operation thereof. The forming machine includes a frame, a drive mechanism, a plurality of forming elements, and an edge guide mechanism. The edge guide mechanism applies pressure along the edge margin in a lateral direction, thereby following the edge margin as the strip is advanced through the machine. The edge guide includes a carriage assembly attached to the frame that comprises a carriage support frame and a carriage movably disposed thereon. The edge guide mechanism includes an actuator connected to the carriage that is operative to urge the carriage toward edge margin. At least one guide roller is mounted to the carriage and adapted to receive the edge margin of the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Mazzella Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald W. Schell, Brandon Tatum, Adam J. Binderup
  • EDGE GUIDE MECHANISM AND PANEL FORMING MACHINE INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150101384
    Abstract: A forming machine for forming a longitudinal margin of a strip of material into a desired profile and methods encompassing the steps inherent in the described mechanical structures and operation thereof. The forming machine includes a frame, a drive mechanism, a plurality of forming elements, and an edge guide mechanism. The edge guide mechanism applies pressure along the edge margin in a lateral direction, thereby following the edge margin as the strip is advanced through the machine. The edge guide includes a carriage assembly attached to the frame that comprises a carriage support frame and a carriage movably disposed thereon. The edge guide mechanism includes an actuator connected to the carriage that is operative to urge the carriage toward edge margin. At least one guide roller is mounted to the carriage and adapted to receive the edge margin of the strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ronald W. Schell, Brandon Tatum, Adam J. Binderup
  • Edge guide mechanism and panel forming machine incorporating the same
    Patent number: 8844333
    Abstract: A forming machine for forming a longitudinal margin of a strip of material into a desired profile and methods encompassing the steps inherent in the described mechanical structures and operation thereof. The forming machine includes a frame, a drive mechanism, a plurality of forming elements, and an edge guide mechanism. The edge guide mechanism applies pressure along the edge margin in a lateral direction, thereby following the edge margin as the strip is advanced through the machine. The edge guide includes a carriage assembly attached to the frame that comprises a carriage support frame and a carriage movably disposed thereon. The edge guide mechanism includes an actuator connected to the carriage that is operative to urge the carriage toward edge margin. At least one guide roller is mounted to the carriage and adapted to receive the edge margin of the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: New Tech Machinery
    Inventors: Ronald W. Schell, Brandon Tatum, Adam J. Binderup
  • EDGE GUIDE MECHANISM AND PANEL FORMING MACHINE INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120204615
    Abstract: A forming machine for forming a longitudinal margin of a strip of material into a desired profile and methods encompassing the steps inherent in the described mechanical structures and operation thereof. The forming machine includes a frame, a drive mechanism, a plurality of forming elements, and an edge guide mechanism. The edge guide mechanism applies pressure along the edge margin in a lateral direction, thereby following the edge margin as the strip is advanced through the machine. The edge guide includes a carriage assembly attached to the frame that comprises a carriage support frame and a carriage movably disposed thereon. The edge guide mechanism includes an actuator connected to the carriage that is operative to urge the carriage toward edge margin. At least one guide roller is mounted to the carriage and adapted to receive the edge margin of the strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: NEW TECH MACHINERY
    Inventors: Ronald W. Schell, Brandon Tatum, Adam J. Binderup