Patents by Inventor Ronald Whyte

Ronald Whyte 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).

  • Patent number: 6832502
    Abstract: An apparatus for swaging an end of a tubular (22) is described as comprising a swaging head (17) for providing the swage to the end of the tubular (22). The swaging head (17) has two or more formations (22A, 22B) provided thereon to permit swaging of differing diameters of tubular ends. The apparatus may comprise a stop plate (5, 9) for abutment against the other end of a tubular (22) where the swaging head (17) and the stop plate (5, 9) are movably coupled to one another. The apparatus may have a clamping device (4) for clamping the tubular (22), where the clamping device is split into at least three part-circular clamping segments (30) which clamp around the outer circumference of the tubular to permit it to be swaged. The clamping device (4) may have a plurality of teeth (35) for gripping the outer surface of the tubular (22), and a plurality of grooves 36 formed between the teeth (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignees: Schoolhill Hydraulic Engineering Co. Ltd., Maxtube Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Whyte, Joseph K. Mudge, Thomas K. McLaughlin