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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:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2003
Applicants:
David King, Troy, IL (US);
John Deibert, Highland, IL (US);
Gerald Ziolkowski, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Jeffrey G. Cotter, Granite City, IL (US);
Inventors:
David King, Troy, IL (US);
John Deibert, Highland, IL (US);
Gerald Ziolkowski, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Jeffrey G. Cotter, Granite City, IL (US);
Assignee:
Alco Industries, Granite City, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are utilized to form turbulators. The apparatus includes a first mechanism for accepting a ribbon of material along an axis, a second mechanism for rotating an end of the ribbon of material, and a third mechanism for moving the second mechanism substantially parallel to the axis. The third mechanism is configured to operate independently from the operation of the second mechanism.