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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:
Jan. 03, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
B J Lipari, Evergreen, CO (US);
Assignee:
Laser Products, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ; B21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72 37 ; 72 34 ; 72-7 ; 723792 ; 72389 ; 33758 ; 3644742 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in bending sheet stock to form a selected design is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a controller including a programmable system for calculating the positions and shapes of bends for bending the stock to the selected design and a sequence for making the bends, and a printer for printing instructions regarding the positions, shapes and sequence of the bends. The printer can print instructions directly on the stock or on a label for attachment to the stock. The instructions can be utilized by an operator or machine in bending the sheet stock. The invention improves the efficiency and accuracy of the process for bending sheet stock.