Patents by Inventor Nathan A. Roden

Nathan A. Roden 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).

  • Push bench and method of manufacturing small diameter tubing
    Patent number: 8387434
    Abstract: The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: United States Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Fullerton, Nathan A. Roden, David R. Witt
  • Push Bench and Method of Manufacturing Small Diameter Tubing
    Publication number: 20100064757
    Abstract: The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Fullerton, Nathan A. Roden, David R. Witt
  • Push bench and method of manufacturing small diameter tubing
    Patent number: 7621164
    Abstract: The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: United States Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Fullerton, Nathan A. Roden, David R. Witt
  • Push Bench and Method of Manufacturing Small Diameter Tubing
    Publication number: 20080028815
    Abstract: The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Fullerton, Nathan Roden, David Witt
  • Push bench method for manufacturing small diameter tubing
    Patent number: 7290424
    Abstract: The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Lone Star Steel Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Fullerton, Nathan A. Roden, David R. Witt
  • Push bench and method of manufacturing small diameter tubing
    Publication number: 20060053859
    Abstract: The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Fullerton, Nathan Roden, David Witt