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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:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene E Rhodes, Belleville, MI (US);
Wen Fei Yu, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29890044 ; 29890054 ; 2989008 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed herein a method for forming a manifold for a heat exchanger. The method includes the steps of the forming a generally planar sheet of material into a generally cylindrical member having a seam along the longitudinal length thereof. The method further includes forming a plurality of tube receiving slots in the cylindrical member and applying a pressure against the seam so as to flatten the seam.