Patents by Inventor Clive J. Bosworth

Clive J. Bosworth 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 for removing cross welds from metal tubes and marking the same
    Patent number: 4073260
    Abstract: Cross welds in metal tube moving continuously along a path are removed by means of a method which includes the sequential steps of generating signals representative of predetermined linear movements of the tube, detecting the presence of cross welds in the tube and, on detecting the presence of such cross welds, passing signals to a counter device which is operable after receiving a predetermined number of these signals to actuate a cutting device which removes the cross weld from the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: British Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Clive J. Bosworth, Neil E. Bridgstock, Raymond S. Stone, William L. McLaughlin