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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:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David P. Noel, Muskegon, MI (US);
Stephen A. Rockwell, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Thomas E. Bruce, Wayland, MI (US);
Bernard R. Lavas, Muskegon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Knoll, Inc., East Greenville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method for making a metal drawer head wherein the drawer head can be formed as a unitary part in a multiple stage process without the need for human manipulation of the part during any stage of the forming process. A rotary forming process can preferably be used to form the flanges on the drawer head.