Patents by Inventor Buel Earl Dickey

Buel Earl Dickey 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).

  • Apparatus and method for guiding a cutting torch
    Patent number: 4018629
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for guiding a metal cutting torch to enable the flame thereof to cut a controlled thickness of metal material from the length of the outer surface of a elongated hollow cylindrical workpiece mounted securely to a shaft extending therethrough to enable the wall of the workpiece to be severed. A carriage for holding the cutting torch is slidably supported for movement along the length of the workpiece when the apparatus is mounted on the workpiece. The apparatus includes a feeding device for advancing the cutting torch at a controlled rate to enable the cutting torch to cut away substantially all of the thickness of a length of the workpiece, thereby weakening the workpiece sufficiently to enable its wall to be severed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: Alco-Gravure, Inc.
    Inventors: Buel Earl Dickey, David Earl Johnson