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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:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerald E. Jones, Golden, CO (US);
David E. Peck, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Trico Products Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 3/716 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 3/716 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing a discrete curved product from a feed stock includes a source of heat that is adapted to impose a focused beam of light on at least one surface of a work piece to cause the surface of the work piece to expand and thereby move in the general direction of the heat source so as to impart a predetermined radius of curvature to the work piece. In addition, a method of manufacturing a discrete curved product from feed stock is also disclosed.