Patents by Inventor James C. McReynolds

James C. McReynolds 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 for making a strip from a rod
    Patent number: 5638714
    Abstract: The invention is a cold rolling process which converts rods of hot rolled metal into strips with width to thickness ratios as high as approximately 17 to 1. The process cools the rod between successive rolling mills and employs feed backward tension controls to direct the speed of each individual upline rolling mill in order to reduce the thermal and mechanical shock experienced by the rod as it is flattened into a strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Fintube Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Jerry E. Ryan, James C. McReynolds, Thomas J. Butchko