| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 242360000 | LOOP FORMING (E.G., WINDING A BUNDLE OF WIRE COILS) | 37 |
| 20090084882 | Device and Method for Coiling a Flexible Material - A device and method for coiling a long, slender, flexible material (e.g., an electrical cable). One embodiment of the device includes (1) a cylinder defining a substantially cylindrical exterior surface and (2) a reel, around which the flexible material can be coiled. The substantially cylindrical exterior surface defines a groove for receiving at least part of an open tie (e.g., cable tie), and the reel defines an axial through-opening for removably receiving the cylinder therethrough. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100294871 | METHOD TO LAY A PIPELINE IN CIRCLES ON THE WATER IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE - The invention relates to a method and means to wind a pipeline in a spiral and thus prepare for storage or for transport to another location, while this pipeline is floating in circles next to each other (as a large spiral) in the water. The considered method only contains the part of laying the pipeline in a spiral in such a way that the spiralling is reproducible and the spiral keeps its round form during its the floating lifetime. After the spiral is unwound the pipeline will come back in its original form. The spiralling starts from a straight stretch of pipeline that will be wound around a central point where anchor lines and centre lines are part of the construction to produce the first winding. When the first winding is prepared it will be kept in place by only centre lines ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20140034769 | WINDING MANDREL FOR VASOOCCLUSIVE COILS - The winding mandrel includes a pair of generally rounded-cube shaped or orthogonally flat-sided spherical main bodies connected together and having a plurality of cylindrical posts for forming vasoocclusive coils. The main bodies are connected together by a transition post, and the posts of the two main bodies are typically offset. A front end post and back end post are disposed on the front and rear ends of the mandrel. A short winding post member may be added between the connections of the two main bodies to provide additional winding posts. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140175208 | PORTABLE TUBE COILER - A portable tube coiler and method for coiling. The portable tube coiler includes a spool assembly having a rotation axis and including a spool configured to rotate about the rotation axis ( | 06-26-2014 |
| 242361000 | By orbital guide | 16 |
| 20080237383 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A LAYING HEAD IN A ROLLING MILL - A method is disclosed for controlling the speed of a curved rotatably driven laying pipe through which a longitudinally moving product is directed to exit from the delivery end of the pipe as a helical formation of rings. The method comprises determining the maximum and minimum internal radii R | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090121064 | Laying head with multi-groove rotating member - A laying head, for forming coils starting from continuous rolled products such as round bars or wire rods ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110108652 | ROLLING MILL LAYING HEAD - A rolling mill laying head comprises a quill rotatable about a central axis. A guide pipe carried by the quill and is configured and arranged to form a longitudinally moving product into a continuous series of rings. Axially spaced bearings support the quill on a stationary support structure for rotation about its axis. At least one of the bearings comprises a hydrostatic oil film bearing. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20130075513 | ROLLING MILL COIL FORMING LAYING HEAD WITH PATH OR PIPE HAVING DISSIMILAR MATERIALS COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION - A rolling mill coil-forming apparatus includes a rotating quill that discharges elongated material into an elongated path hollow structure, such as a laying head pipe. The elongated structure is constructed of combinations of ferrous and non-ferrous dissimilar materials. Generally, non-ferrous materials are used in zones that are subject to relatively higher wear. A portion of the elongated path structure can be formed from nested, enveloping layers and/or by joining segments in axial abutting relationship. Components formed from nested layers can be constructed in many three dimensional compound curve shapes that can replicate the smooth, continuous curve elongated material transport path laying head pipes, with localized symmetrical or asymmetrical cross sections. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075514 | ROLLING MILL COIL-FORMING LAYING HEAD WITH PATH OR PIPE HAVING LATERALLY JOINED SEGMENTED CONSTRUCTION - A rolling mill coil-forming apparatus includes a rotating quill that supports an elongated path hollow structure, such as a laying head pipe, for receiving elongated material after it has been rolled. The elongated structure is constructed of combinations of ferrous and non-ferrous dissimilar materials. Elongated path hollow structures are formed from adjoining, abutting segments, and can be constructed in any three dimensional compound curve shape that can replicate the smooth, continuous curve elongated material transport path of known laying pipes, or any other desired path. A pathway structure segment or plurality of segments may be constructed of a homogeneous material, or alternatively, different materials may be spliced or otherwise joined to form the composite, complete elongated path hollow structure. The adjoining segment portions may be nested within or circumscribe another pathway structure layer. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075515 | ROLLING MILL COIL-FORMING LAYING HEAD WITH PATH OR PIPE COMPONENTS FORMED BY LASER SINTERING PROCESS - A rolling mill coil-forming apparatus includes a rotating quill that supports an elongated path hollow structure, such as a laying head pipe, for receiving elongated material after it has been rolled. Any portion of the elongated path/pipe structure, including the entire structure is formed by a laser sintering (LS) process. Coil-forming apparatus elongated path/pipe components formed by a laser sintering process can be constructed in any three dimensional compound curve shape that can replicate the smooth, continuous curve elongated material transport path of known laying pipes, or any other desired path. Laser sintering path component fabrication processes facilitate construction of asymmetrical structures that cannot be readily fabricated with bent symmetrical wall pipe, tubing or other conduits. The LS fabricated structures facilitate formation of zones within the component, such as including by way of example wear-resistant zones, material stand off or material transport guide zones, or friction reducing zones. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075516 | ROLLING MILL COIL-FORMING LAYING HEAD WITH PATH OR PIPE HAVING NESTED LAYER CONSTRUCTION - A rolling mill coil-forming apparatus includes a rotating quill that supports an elongated path hollow structure, such as a laying head pipe, for receiving elongated material after it has been rolled. A portion of the elongated structure or the entire structure is formed from nested, enveloping layers by inserting layers of pipe or other elongated hollow structure into each other. Elongated path hollow structures formed from nested layers can be constructed in any three dimensional compound curve shape that can replicate the smooth, continuous curve elongated material transport path of known laying pipes, or any other desired path. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130112796 | PERFECTED LAYING HEAD - A laying head for the production of coils in hot rolling mills comprises a central body provided with a central cylinder and at least a shaped feed pipe, attached to the central body by means of clamping elements and bolts, and at least a circumferential guide disposed on the periphery of the cylindrical element. The circumferential guide consists of a plurality of elementary segments. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130334354 | COIL LAYING HEAD - A coil laying head comprising a rotor ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140070039 | ROLLING MILL COIL-FORMING LAYING HEAD WITH UNISTRUCTURAL PATH AND DEFLECTOR GUIDE TROUGH SUPPORT - A rolling mill coil-forming laying head apparatus includes a driven rotating quill that discharges elongated material into an elongated path hollow structure, such as a laying head pipe and a downstream deflector guide trough. The path and deflector guide trough structures are supported by a unistructural permanently-formed housing having integral elongated hollow pathway structure, deflector guide trough, and quill mounting support extensions formed therein. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140374526 | ROLLING MILL LAYING HEAD - Aspects of the present invention relate to a rolling mill laying head. The rolling mill laying head comprises a quill rotatable about a central axis, said quill being equipped with a guide pathway configured and arranged to form a longitudinally moving product into a continuous series of rings; a stationary support structure; and axially spaced radial bearings supporting said quill for rotation about said axis, one of said bearings comprising a hydrostatic oil film bearing having an internal diameter of at least about 500 mm, and having a L/D ratio less than 0.25. | 12-25-2014 |
| 242361200 | About internal loop form | 3 |
| 20120181366 | COIL WINDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF WINDING AN ELONGATE MEMBER - A device for winding an elongate member into a coil includes at least one first body portion adapted to rotate about a first axis; at least one fixing device for fixing a portion of an elongate member to the at least one first body portion; and at least one force applicator for applying a force to the elongate member. The force includes first and second force components acting in perpendicular first and second directions respectively, in order to restrict movement of the elongate member in directions parallel with the first and said second directions. The first force component acts towards the first body portion to which the elongate member is fixed. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130048773 | REPLACEABLE WEAR ELEMENT FOR ROLLING MILL LAYING HEAD - Selectively replaceable wear elements for rolling mill laying heads. One replaceable wear element forms the end ring guide surface and is installed within the end ring inner diameter without removing the guide ring from the laying head. A plurality of wear element bodies may be installed about one or more portions of the end ring guide surface inner diameter. Size, configuration and material properties of the end ring guide surface wear element bodies may vary for different sections within the ring guide inner diameter. Another replaceable wear element is a tripper paddle that forms a laying head tripper mechanism guide surface. The tripper paddle and guide surface wear element bodies are replaceable external the end ring without removing the end ring or tripper mechanism from the laying head. Either or both types of wear element may be used in a laying head. | 02-28-2013 |
| 242361300 | With loop discharge device | 1 |
| 20090001208 | LAYING REEL FOR COILING ROLLED WIRE - A laying reel for coiling wire has a generally spiral laying tube generally centered on and rotatable about an axis and having offset from the axis a tangentially directed output end. The wire to be coiled extends through the tube and exits the output end thereof. A brake shoe at the output end is engageable with the wire extending therefrom. An actuator urges the brake shoe against the wire and thereby brakes the wire as it exits the output end. | 01-01-2009 |
| 242361400 | With loop collector | 2 |
| 20100127111 | Wire depositing apparatus - The invention concerns an apparatus ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110226884 | CABLE HANDLING SYSTEM - A cable handling system has a cable traction unit having a sequence of cable-driving pulleys, a cable path coiling partially around each one of the cable-driving pulleys in the sequence, the cable traction unit being mounted on a rear portion of the vehicle; a cable accumulator unit mounted on the vehicle, having an cable chamber fixed relative to the vehicle and having an annular cable receiving area between a cylindrical outer wall and a cylindrical inner wall, and a cable channel having a first end communicating with the cable traction unit, and a second end communicating with the annular cable receiving area. | 09-22-2011 |
| 242362000 | By rotatably driven loop collector | 8 |
| 20090236457 | Light Winding Apparatus - A light winding apparatus that may be used to wind strands of holiday lighting, extension cords, and the like for compact, convenient, and organized storage is described. The light winding apparatus may also be used to unwind/redeploy the wound strands of lighting and the like. The apparatus may also be used to wind/store and/or unwind/deploy other similarly oriented materials, including ropes, twines, cords, wires, garlands, etc. The apparatus is designed to allow releasing of the wound light strand from the apparatus so that the apparatus may be re-used for winding additional light strands. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110315804 | TUBE/PIPE SPOOLING DEVICE - A reel assembly for supplying a continuous composite tubing of a type used in oilfield operations, which reel assembly comprises a stand onto which a spool of continuous composite tubing is lowered and a drive coupling for transmitting rotational force from the stand to the spool. A removable cage is connected with the stand. The continuous composite tubing is arranged around the outer periphery of the spool, in a U-formed housing. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20130327871 | ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ROLLING MILL POURING REELS - A rolling mill pouring reel automated control system for dynamically regulating pouring reel rotational speed based at least in part on forward velocity of rolled stock product approaching the pouring reel. Product forward velocity is sensed by the control system that in turn uses the sensed forward velocity to adjust the pouring reel steady state rotational speed and/or wobble oscillation of the rotational speed. The control system preferably regulates the interrelationship between the product forward velocity and reel rotational speed in a closed feedback loop. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20150076271 | SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING PRECISION MAGNETIC COIL WINDINGS - A wire disposing assembly having a support, an axial traverser sub-assembly, a support arm, and a linear stage is provided. The support is configured to receive a plurality of turns of a wire, where the support is configured to rotate. The axial traverser sub-assembly is operatively coupled to the support. Further, a rate of motion of the axial traverser sub-assembly is coupled to a speed of rotation of the support. The support arm includes a resin unit configured to dispose resin on at least a portion of the wire, and a wire disposing device configured to guide a portion of the wire being disposed on a surface of the support. The linear stage is operatively coupled to the support arm. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160130109 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A COIL OF SCRAP TUBING - A process for forming a coil of scrap tubing includes the steps of forming a turntable having at least one longitudinal member extending upwardly therefrom, extending a length of the tubing to the turntable, rotating the turntable such that the tubing wraps around the longitudinal member so as to form the coil, and lifting the coil from the turntable that above the longitudinal member. An end of the scrap tubing from the reel is fixed to the turntable prior to the step of rotating. The longitudinal member includes a panel extending upwardly from the turntable and an arm pivotally mounted adjacent an end of the panel opposite the turntable. The arm is movable between a substantially horizontal orientation and a substantially vertical orientation. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20180022567 | Wire Tie Roller | 01-25-2018 |
| 242362200 | With loop bundle unloader | 2 |
| 20140346267 | WINDING DEVICE FOR A PE FILTER CORE - A winding device for a PE filter core includes a base pivotally provided thereon with a winding unit formed with a screw rod, and a material winding tube, which is short than the screw rod, is fitted around the screw rod. A driving unit is connected with the winding unit for both driving the screw rod and the material winding tube to rotate coaxially and reversely. By so designing, PE threads can be wound to form a PE filter core by the material winding tube, and the PE filter core can be removed from the material winding tube by the screw rod. Thus, PE filter cores can be produced quickly and incessantly. | 11-27-2014 |
| 242362300 | Stripper plate or arm | 1 |
| 20080217456 | Coiling Method and Device for Rolled or Drawn Long Products - Coiling method and device (“R”) for a long product ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 242363000 | With particular loop or coil transfer mechanism | 9 |
| 20080223969 | Coiling Device and Method for Rolled or Drawn Long Products - Coiling device (“R”) and relative method for a windable long, metal product ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20120025000 | MACHINE FOR WINDING A WIRE FROM A ROLLING MILL INTO A COIL WITH IMPROVED MEANS FOR LOCKING THE WIRE TAIL END AND CONTAINING THE COIL FORMED - A machine for winding a wire coming from a rolling mill into a coil, includes first means for locking a tail end of the wire and second means for containing, lifting and moving a formed coil to a binding station. The first means for locking the tail end of the wire and the second means for containing, lifting and moving the formed coil are built into a single operating unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130075517 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING A METAL COIL - The invention relates to a device and a method for depositing a metal coil ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130214078 | Method for Transferring a Metal Coil - A method is disclosed for transferring a metal coil, e.g., for transferring a metal coil in a coil box, on a transfer path between a first coil position and a second coil position, wherein the metal coil is supported during the transfer on the transfer path in segments by means of support rollers, and wherein the metal coil is simultaneously unwound, wherein a cradle expanding in the direction of the transfer path is formed by changing the positions of support rollers disposed adjacent to each other, wherein the coil is supported by two support rollers disposed on a first frame part in the first coil position and is displaced in the direction of the second coil position from said first coil position in that said frame part is simultaneously tilted and lowered. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130256439 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A METAL STRIP - The invention relates to a device and a method for handling a metal strip. The device comprises a coiling device ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140070040 | GUIDE WITH ADJUSTABLE NOSE CONE - A guide is adapted to be positioned for encirclement by a helical formation of rod rings free falling from the delivery end of a. conveyor. The guide comprises a vertically projecting mandrel terminating at its upper end in a nose cone. The nose cone has a horizontal profile defined in part by at least one element having an outer edge separated by a variable radial distance from a central axis of the mandrel. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140145019 | COIL FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus is disclosed for receiving a helical formation of rings free falling from the delivery end of a conveyor, and for gathering the rings into a coil. The apparatus comprises a vertically disposed mandrel having an upper end positioned for encirclement by the free falling rings. A vertically disposed support column is positioned adjacent to the mandrel. Upper and lower coil plate assemblies are carried by and vertically adjustable on the support column. A drive system vertically adjusts the coil plate assemblies in a descending manner in which the free falling rings encircling the mandrel are initially accumulated on the upper coil plate assembly before being transferred onto the lower coil plate assembly. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150090827 | GUIDE WITH ADJUSTABLE NOSE CONE - A guide is adapted to be positioned for encirclement by a helical formation of rod rings free falling from the delivery end of a conveyor. The guide comprises a vertically projecting mandrel terminating at its upper end in a nose cone. The nose cone has a horizontal profile defined in part by at least one element having an outer edge separated by a variable radial distance from a central axis of the mandrel. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150136891 | WIRE RETAINING RING FOR A WELDING SYSTEM - The subject embodiments are directed to a system to allow an uninterrupted flow of a coil welding wire from one container to another container, the coil of welding wire including a coil top and a coil bottom. Each container includes at least one vertically extending side wall, a closed bottom, a top opening for removing the welding wire and a wire coil receiving cavity within the outer packaging for receiving the wire coil, the feeding end and the trailing end being positionable near the top opening. A wire retaining ring is disposed on the coil top in the container and another said container, the wire retaining ring includes a slot that extends radially from a center of the coil to allow the trailing end of the coil to be drawn at a location away from the center of the coil. | 05-21-2015 |
