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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000

Filed:

Jun. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Norman Gerald Lussier, Calgary, CA;

Michael Norman Lussier, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29 3 / ; 29 3 / ; 414 16 ;
Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing a machined article from an elongated tubular workpiece is disclosed. A machining device is movable within a work area of the apparatus and a movable base having first and second spaced apart clamps secure a section of the article. A stationary third clamp is mounted independent of the movable base for holding the article in a stationary position relative to the movable base. A conveyor permits positioning of the article relative to the clamps.


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