ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,337, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Winton Machine Co. (Suwanee, Ga.).
"Crimping device" was invented by George R. Winton III (Lawrenceville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine used in tube fabrication, wherein the machine imparts a locating feature near an end of a tube when the tube is located between a clamp die and a bend die of the machine by using a crimp die to form detents and bulges in the tube. The locating feature enables the tube to be located in a larger tube."
The patent was filed on Dec. 15, 2022, under Application No. 18/081,930.
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