Patents by Inventor Frederick A. Kime

Frederick A. Kime 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).

  • Patent number: 5510071
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for production of smooth or corrugated small and large diameter thermoplastic tubing and composite tubular structures. The apparatus includes a supporting framework, a plurality of mold carriages mounted on said framework for reciprocal linear travel therealong, at least one mold block mounted on each of said mold carriages, each said mold block comprising a pair of opposed semi-cylindrical segments mounted on a carriage for transverse linear reciprocal travel therealong for closing and opening of said mold block, an actuating mechanism for moving said opposed mold segments towards and away from each other, and a single actuating mechanism for selectively moving said carriages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Big "O" Inc.
    Inventors: Lenard Van Wonderen, Joseph F. Bengough, Carl D. Chapman, Frederick A. Kime