Patents by Inventor Gerald Richard Beagle

Gerald Richard Beagle 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).

  • Process of end-forming a tube having internal surface features
    Patent number: 7062948
    Abstract: A process by which the end of a tube having at least one internal surface feature is reduced and at least a portion of the surface feature eliminated from the tube end while achieving accurate control of the outer diameter of the tube end. The process preferably makes use of a forming tool comprising an external die for reducing the outer diameter of a tube and a mandrel for deforming the internal passage of the tube. The process generally comprises forcing the external die over the end of the tube so that the outer diameter of the tube end is reduced and so that the mandrel is simultaneously inserted through the internal passage of the tube end. While the tube end remains within the external die, the mandrel is withdrawn from the internal passage of the tube end to eliminate the internal surface feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Blissfield Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Gerald Richard Beagle
  • PROCESS OF END-FORMING A TUBE HAVING INTERNAL SURFACE FEATURES
    Publication number: 20040112113
    Abstract: A process by which the end of a tube having at least one internal surface feature is reduced and at least a portion of the surface feature eliminated from the tube end while achieving accurate control of the outer diameter of the tube end. The process preferably makes use of a forming tool comprising an external die for reducing the outer diameter of a tube and a mandrel for deforming the internal passage of the tube. The process generally comprises forcing the external die over the end of the tube so that the outer diameter of the tube end is reduced and so that the mandrel is simultaneously inserted through the internal passage of the tube end. While the tube end remains within the external die, the mandrel is withdrawn from the internal passage of the tube end to eliminate the internal surface feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: BLISSFIELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Gerald Richard Beagle