Patents by Inventor Edward R. Byzio

Edward R. Byzio 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 smooth tube from a flat tape
    Patent number: 4675992
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forming a tube from a flat tape, more particularly for forming a shielding tape around a cable core, is disclosed. The tape is moved longitudinally along a straight path and simultaneously deflected laterally from a flat to a circular configuration around a mandrel, and the center of the tape is stressed over an eccentric ring attached to the outside surface of the mandrel in substantially inverse proportion to the stretch imparted to the tape during forming of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Canada Wire and Cable Limited
    Inventors: Edward R. Byzio, Peter Stewart-Hay
  • Method and apparatus for forming a smooth tube from a flat tape
    Patent number: 4606119
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forming a tube from a flat tape, more particularly for forming a shielding tape around a cable core, is disclosed. The tape is moved longitudinally along a straight path and simultaneously deflected laterally from a flat to a circular configuration around a mandrel, and the center of the tape is stressed over an eccentric ring attached to the outside surface of the mandrel in substantially inverse proportion to the stretch imparted to the tape during forming of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Canada Wire and Cable Limited
    Inventors: Edward R. Byzio, Peter Stewart-Hay