Patents by Inventor Peter Chiodo

Peter Chiodo 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).

  • Method and apparatus for forming a T-shaped slot in a sheet material
    Patent number: 5632178
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for forming a T-shaped slot a sheet of material. The sheet of material is clamped to a top surface of an arbor. The arbor has a uniform T-shaped cross section having two undersides of the T-shape. The sheet of material is first formed into an inverted U-shape and then the sheet of material is bent to conform to the undersides of the arbor forming the T-shaped slot. The arbor is withdrawn from an open end of the formed T-shaped slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventors: Karl Uhlemann, Walter Rudnisky, Peter Chiodo