This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Nucor Corporation. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: James Royce Pate and His Grating Separation Invention.
Introduction
James Royce Pate is an inventor associated with Grapeland, Texas, and Nucor Corporation. His patent work addresses a manufacturing method for separating grating into narrower sections.
Latest Patents
Pate is credited with 1 patent: “Grating Separation Method and System for Separating Grating.” The invention concerns grating made from longitudinal bearing members joined by transverse cross members. Its system uses a driven die assembly with opposing dies, knives, and spacers to separate the cross members and divide a wider grating into multiple narrower gratings in a single operation. Different knife arrangements can produce gratings with flush or overhanging cross members.
Career Highlights
Pate’s patented work focuses on grating separation and the configuration of the resulting sections. The disclosed approach is designed to create multiple narrower gratings from one wider piece through coordinated cutting and separation.
Collaborations
Pate is associated with Nucor Corporation. His listed coworkers include Asa O. Jeffcoat III and Curtis Lee Waits.
Conclusion
James Royce Pate’s patent describes a system for efficiently dividing grating into narrower sections while allowing flexibility in the placement of cross members.
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