Patents by Inventor Vernon D. Burkhart

Vernon D. Burkhart 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: 7000447
    Abstract: A machine for bending thin wall electrical conduit having first and second spaced apart forming shoes, each having partial arcuate forming surfaces and a movable arcuate shaped third forming shoe mounted on the tabletop between the first and second forming shoes connected to an actuator for lineal movement forcing a section of tubing against the first and second forming surfaces with quick release retention wheels mounted on a flat plate in a cavity in the tabletop, the cavity having a load-supporting vertical edge for supporting the retention members under load and a pocket on the opposite side from the load supporting edge receiving an edge of the plate preventing it from lifting out of the cavity under load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventor: Vernon D. Burkhart