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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard A Mueller, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Cities Service Company, Tulsa, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72 58 ; 72370 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and process for selectively expanding the wall of a tube by compression and subsequent radial expansion of one or more elastomeric bars lodged within longitudinal slots of a bushing positioned inside the tube. Expansion of the elastomeric bars against the inner surface of the tube results in expansion of the tube wall at intermittent locations about the circumference of the tube.