Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Pituch

Thomas M. Pituch 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).

  • Mandrel sleeve adaptor
    Patent number: 5660352
    Abstract: A method for eliminating the problem of head or lead end creasing in coiled materials includes fitting a coiling mandrel with a mandrel sleeve adaptor. The sleeve adaptor includes a narrow soft zone which is more compressible than the remainder of the outer surface of the adaptor. When the head end of the material to be coiled nests in the narrow soft zone during coiling the problem of creasing is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: L-S Electro-Galvanizing Company
    Inventors: Dale H. Dicken, Thomas M. Pituch, Francis N. Smutney
  • Mandrel sleeve adaptor
    Patent number: 5441212
    Abstract: A device and method for eliminating the problem of head or lead end creasing in coiled materials. The method comprises fitting a coiling mandrel with a mandrel sleeve adaptor that includes a narrow soft zone which is more compressible than the remainder of the outer surface of the adaptor. When the adaptor is incorporated into a coiling apparatus that includes sensors for sensing the rotational position of the soft zone, and the head end of the material to be coiled, the head end of the material to be coiled can be accurately nested in the narrow soft zone during coiling to eliminate the problem of creasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: L-S Electro-Galvanizing
    Inventors: Dale H. Dicken, Thomas M. Pituch, Francis N. Smutney