Tapered structure construction

Smith, Eric D.; Takata, Rosalind K.; Slocum, Alexander H.; Nayfeh, Samir A.

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Title: Tapered structure construction

Abstract

Feeding stock used to form a tapered structure into a curving device such that each point on the stock undergoes rotational motion about a peak location of the tapered structure; and the stock meets a predecessor portion of stock along one or more adjacent edges.

Inventors:: Smith, Eric D.; Takata, Rosalind K.; Slocum, Alexander H.; Nayfeh, Samir A.

Issue Date:: Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc., Westminster, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1502476

Patent Number(s):: 10195653

Application Number:: 14/978,175

Assignee:: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc. (Westminster, CO)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21B - ROLLING OF METAL

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21B - ROLLING OF METAL
B21B39/02 - Feeding or supporting work

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING
B21C37/124 - {the tubes having a special shape, e.g. with corrugated wall, flexible tubes}
B21C37/126 - {Supply, or operations combined with supply, of strip material}
B21C37/185 - {starting from sheet material}

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DOE Contract Number:: SC0006380

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Dec 22

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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