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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Paul Fullerton, Plano, TX (US);
Nathan A. Roden, Lindale, TX (US);
David R. Witt, Longview, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul Fullerton, Plano, TX (US);
Nathan A. Roden, Lindale, TX (US);
David R. Witt, Longview, TX (US);
Assignee:
United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21C 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die.