Patents by Inventor E. Gordon Thompson

E. Gordon Thompson 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).

  • Straightening rolls
    Patent number: 4565083
    Abstract: A roll configuration for use in a roll type straightener including a concave surface of revolution formed on a roll for line contact of the roll with a cylindrical workpiece wherein the throat of the surface of revolution is offset longitudinally from the axial midpoint of the surface of revolution whereby a pair of such rolls may be employed in mutually-aligned or non-offset relationship with respect to the cylindrical workpiece axis to provide lateral restraint of such a workpiece being subjected to a bending moment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Sutton Engineering Company
    Inventor: E. Gordon Thompson