Patents by Inventor Clyde Morehead

Clyde Morehead 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 forming a tube
    Patent number: 4753098
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming tubes, rods and the like into a serpentine configuration. A plurality of guide rails are mounted on a supporting surface and carriage bars are slideable on the guide rails. A lazy tong linkage having bend forming members mounted thereon is slideably mounted on the carriage bars. A lazy tong linkage assembly is disposed on each side of a center line and expander mechanisms are provided for forcing the two spaced lazy tong linkages apart. Drive means connected to the carriage bars drives the lazy tong linkage to a collapsed position and this movement causes the bend forming members to form a straight tube or rod into a serpentine configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Process Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Roehm, William Toy, Jerry Lamb, Clyde Morehead, Ernest Bivens, Jerry Niehaus