Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Vicario

Daniel B. Vicario 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 device for forming grooves in pipe elements
    Patent number: 10449589
    Abstract: A method of forming circumferential grooves in pipe elements using opposed rollers to cold work the pipe elements determines the diameter of the groove while the pipe element is rotated between the rollers. A device for executing the method uses the instantaneous determinations of the groove depth in a feed-back loop to control the operation of the device and halt groove formation when the groove depth is within a specified tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Victaulic Company
    Inventors: Anthony Price, Daniel B. Vicario, II, Matthew J. Puzio, Douglas R. Dole
  • Method and Device for Forming Grooves in Pipe Elements
    Publication number: 20160236256
    Abstract: A method of forming circumferential grooves in pipe elements using opposed rollers to cold work the pipe elements determines the diameter of the groove while the pipe element is rotated between the rollers. A device for executing the method uses the instantaneous determinations of the groove depth in a feed-back loop to control the operation of the device and halt groove formation when the groove depth is within a specified tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony Price, Daniel B. Vicario, Matthew J. Puzio, Douglas R. Dole
  • Method and device for forming grooves in pipe elements
    Patent number: 9333548
    Abstract: A method of forming circumferential grooves in pipe elements using opposed rollers to cold work the pipe elements determines the diameter of the groove while the pipe element is rotated between the rollers. A device for executing the method uses the instantaneous determinations of the groove diameter in a feed-back loop to control the operation of the device and halt groove formation when the groove diameter is within a specified tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Victaulic Company
    Inventors: Matthew J Puzio, Douglas R Dole, Anthony Price, Daniel B Vicario, II
  • Method and Device for Forming Grooves in Pipe Elements
    Publication number: 20150040632
    Abstract: A method of forming circumferential grooves in pipe elements using opposed rollers to cold work the pipe elements determines the diameter of the groove while the pipe element is rotated between the rollers. A device for executing the method uses the instantaneous determinations of the groove diameter in a feed-back loop to control the operation of the device and halt groove formation when the groove diameter is within a specified tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Victaulic Company
    Inventors: Matthew J Puzio, Douglas R Dole, Anthony Price, Daniel B Vicario, II