Patents by Inventor Charles K. Pine

Charles K. Pine 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).

  • Method and apparatus for underwinding strip on a drum
    Patent number: 4485651
    Abstract: A method of underwinding strip on a drum along the passline of a hot reversing mill comprises positioning the drum in a receiving mode, passing the strip through the mill at a given thread speed, detecting the presence of the strip at a given position in relation to the drum, activating the drum in an underwinding direction at a given time delay representative of a distance in which the strip is through the drum slot and internal of the drum, and speed matching the drum and the strip in an initial surface winding mode and a subsequent center driven tension mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Assignee: Tippins Machinery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Tippins, John E. Thomas, Richard S. Connolly, Charles K. Pine, Wayne G. Pottmeyer
  • Apparatus for underwinding strip on a drum in a hot reversing mill
    Patent number: 4455848
    Abstract: A method of underwinding strip on a drum along the passline of a hot reversing mill comprises positioning the drum in a receiving mode, passing the strip through the mill at a given thread speed, detecting the presence of the strip at a given position in relation to the drum, activating the drum in an underwinding direction at a given time delay representative of a distance in which the strip is through the drum slot and internal of the drum, and speed matching the drum and the strip in an initial surface winding mode and a subsequent center driven tension mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Tippins Machinery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Tippins, John E. Thomas, Richard S. Connolly, Charles K. Pine, Wayne G. Pottmeyer