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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:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Applicant:
Richard Smith, Safford, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Richard Smith, Safford, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is a machine, machine system, and method of using a machine that alters metal plates to enable rigid stacking of the metal plates. In a preferred embodiment, the machine system includes a machine cabinet, a first altering system secured in the machine cabinet and configured to enable the machine to produce a divot or other indention in a metal plate, and a second altering system secured in the machine cabinet, the second altering system being configured to interact with the first altering system to change the shape of a metal plate, such as by bending a corner.