ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,902, issued on March 18, was assigned to Uniflex-Hydraulik GmbH (Karben, Germany).
"Radial press" was invented by Carsten Baumgartner (Laubach, Germany), Vaclav Hejplik (Dietzenbach, Germany) and Reiner Viehl (Frankfurt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radial press is provided having a first and a second ring structure extending about a press axis. Multiple press bodies are arranged about the press axis between the ring structures and are movably supported on support surfaces paired with the ring structures. The axial distance between the two ring structures can be changed using a drive system having a plurality of actuator...