Patents by Inventor George Wayne Hartman, JR.

George Wayne Hartman, JR. 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).

  • Line threading device and method
    Patent number: 9089887
    Abstract: An improved method for processing coiled metal sheet is provided, wherein a line threading device is inserted between the metal sheet and the process line surface at the leading edge of the metal sheet. The device is rigid and adapted to glide easily along the process line surface when propelled in a forward direction. The device has an upper surface that includes a plurality of grooves that run perpendicular to the forward direction, and the leading edge of the sheet, when it curves toward the process line surface, does not come into contact with a recess of the process line surface, but instead becomes lodged in a groove of the device, which guides the sheet along the process line surface, and does not impede forward progress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samuel Steel Pickling Company
    Inventors: Rick Lee Snyder, Richard David Ganiere, Victor DeVon Gardener, George Wayne Hartman, Jr.
  • LINE THREADING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140157849
    Abstract: An improved method for processing coiled metal sheet is provided, wherein a line threading device is inserted between the metal sheet and the process line surface at the leading edge of the metal sheet. The device is rigid and adapted to glide easily along the process line surface when propelled in a forward direction. The device has an upper surface that includes a plurality of grooves that run perpendicular to the forward direction, and the leading edge of the sheet, when it curves toward the process line surface, does not come into contact with a recess of the process line surface, but instead becomes lodged in a groove of the device, which guides the sheet along the process line surface, and does not impede forward progress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SAMUEL STEEL PICKLING COMPANY
    Inventors: Rick Lee Snyder, Richard David Ganiere, Victor DeVon Gardener, George Wayne Hartman, JR.