Patents by Inventor Kirk Michael Pettit

Kirk Michael Pettit 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).

  • Split housing cluster mill designed for temper and cold rolling
    Patent number: 9003854
    Abstract: It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a pre-stressed rolling mill which has the advantages of a conventional mono-block mill housing and utilizes a standard Cluster mill gauge eccentric bearing gauge control system. It is highly desirable to have a rolling mill with a low cost mill housing design, a high mill stiffness, a simplified gauge control system, a capacity for multiple work roll ranges, and satisfactory side to side tilting. Such a mill is capable of operating satisfactorily as a commercial temper mill and a commercial cold mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: I2S, LLC
    Inventors: Remn-Min Guo, Douglas C. George, Kirk Michael Pettit
  • Split Housing Cluster Mill Designed for Temper and Cold Rolling
    Publication number: 20120318030
    Abstract: It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a pre-stressed rolling mill which has the advantages of a conventional mono-block mill housing and utilizes a standard Cluster mill gauge eccentric bearing gauge control system. It is highly desirable to have a rolling mill with a low cost mill housing design, a high mill stiffness, a simplified gauge control system, a capacity for multiple work roll ranges, and satisfactory side to side tilting. Such a mill is capable of operating satisfactorily as a commercial temper mill and a commercial cold mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Remn-Min Guo, Douglas C. George, Kirk Michael Pettit