Philip Ashley Arnold

US Patent:

7152450, Dec 26, 2006

Filed:

Mar 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/795077

Inventors:

Max W. Durney - San Francisco CA, US
Philip M. Arnold - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Industrial Origami, LLC - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B21D 28/00

US Classification:

72324, 723792

Abstract:

A method of preparing a sheet of material for bending along a bend line comprising the step of forming of at least one displacement in the thickness direction of the sheet of material with a portion of the periphery of the displacement closest to the bend line providing an edge and opposed face configured in position to produce edge-to-face engagement of the sheet on opposite sides of the periphery during bending. The forming step is preferably accomplished using one of a stamping process, a punching process, a roll-forming process and an embossing process. A sheet of material suitable for bending using the process also is disclosed, as are the use of coatings, shin guards and displacing the area of the sheet between bending inducing slits.

US Patent:

7222511, May 29, 2007

Filed:

Nov 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/985373

Inventors:

Max W. Durney - San Francisco CA, US
Philip M. Arnold - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Industrial Origami, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B21D 5/00
B21D 28/10

US Classification:

72324, 723792, 83 46, 83636

Abstract:

A process of forming bend-controlling structures, such as slits, grooves or displacements (), in a sheet of material (). The bend-controlling structures () have central portions () extending substantially parallel to a desired bend line () on the sheet and end portions () which diverge away from the bend line (). In one embodiment the process includes the step of forming the bending straps () between pairs of slit end portions () at a desired spaced apart distances along the bend line () with the straps () having a desired configuration, and the step of forming central portions () which connect the end portions () to complete the slits () using a separate die set. A plurality of end portion dies () can be used to produce end portions () of various shapes and straps () of various widths, and a single set of central portion forming dies () are used to connect the end portions (). In other embodiments die sets producing a single end portion () or mirror image impressions (A,B) are used and preferably overlapped to produce the complete bend-controlling structure (). A modular die assembly () also is disclosed in which the bend-controlling structures can be produced by modular die inserts (--).

US Patent:

7263869, Sep 4, 2007

Filed:

Aug 31, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/931615

Inventors:

Max W. Durney - San Francisco CA, US
Rick A. Holman - San Francisco CA, US
Philip M. Arnold - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Industrial Origami, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B21D 28/00
B32B 3/30

US Classification:

72324, 428156

Abstract:

A sheet of material () formed for control bending along a bend line () while maintaining a continuous web of material () across the bend line (). The sheet has at least one groove () formed therein with a central groove portion () extending in the direction of and positioned proximate to a desired bend line (). The groove is formed with a continuous web of material () at a bottom of the groove () and has a configuration defining at least one bending strap () extending across the bending line () at the end of the groove with a centerline () of the bending strap () oriented obliquely across the bend line () so that a balancing of the forces during bending of the web along the central portion () of the grooves and bending of the oblique bending strap occur and control the location of bending of the sheet. A method of preparing a sheet of material () for bending while maintaining a continuous membrane () across the bend line () is also disclosed.

US Patent:

7560155, Jul 14, 2009

Filed:

Aug 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/842932

Inventors:

Max W. Durney - San Francisco CA, US
Rick A. Holman - San Francisco CA, US
Philip M. Arnold - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Industrial Origami, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B32B 3/28
B65D 25/02
B65D 65/28

US Classification:

428167, 428 43, 428130, 4285428, 220 621

Abstract:

A sheet of material () formed for control bending along a bend line () while maintaining a continuous web of material () across the bend line (). The sheet has at least one groove () formed therein with a central groove portion () extending in the direction of and positioned proximate to a desired bend line (). The groove is formed with a continuous web of material () at a bottom of the groove () and has a configuration defining at least one bending strap () extending across the bending line () at the end of the groove with a centerline () of the bending strap () oriented obliquely across the bend line () so that a balancing of the forces during bending of the web along the central portion () of the grooves and bending of the oblique bending strap occur and control the location of bending of the sheet. A method of preparing a sheet of material () for bending while maintaining a continuous membrane () across the bend line () is also disclosed.

US Patent:

20060075798, Apr 13, 2006

Filed:

Nov 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/290968

Inventors:

Max Durney - San Francisco CA, US
Philip Arnold - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Industrial Origami, LLC - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B21D 28/26

US Classification:

072324000

Abstract:

A method of preparing a sheet of material for bending along a bend line comprising the step of forming of at least one displacement in the thickness direction of the sheet of material with a portion of the periphery of the displacement closest to the bend line providing an edge and opposed face configured in position to produce edge-to-face engagement of the sheet on opposite sides of the periphery during bending. The forming step is preferably accomplished using one of a stamping process, a punching process, a roll-forming process and an embossing process. A sheet of material suitable for bending using the process also is disclosed, as are the use of coatings, shin guards and displacing the area of the sheet between bending inducing slits.

US Patent:

20080016937, Jan 24, 2008

Filed:

May 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/754344

Inventors:

Max DURNEY - San Francisco CA, US
Philip Arnold - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Industrial Origami, Inc - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B21D 31/00
B21J 13/02

US Classification:

072379200, 072462000

Abstract:

A process of forming bend-controlling structures, such as slits, grooves or displacements (), in a sheet of material (). The bend-controlling structures () have central portions () extending substantially parallel to a desired bend line () on the sheet and end portions () which diverge away from the bend line (). In one embodiment the process includes the step of forming the bending straps () between pairs of slit end portions () at a desired spaced apart distances along the bend line () with the straps () having a desired configuration, and the step of forming central portions () which connect the end portions () to complete the slits () using a separate die set. A plurality of end portion dies () can be used to produce end portions () of various shapes and straps () of various widths, and a single set of central portion forming dies () are used to connect the end portions (). In other embodiments die sets producing a single end portion () or mirror image impressions (A, B) are used and preferably overlapped to produce the complete bend-controlling structure (). A modular die assembly () also is disclosed in which the bend-controlling structures can be produced by modular die inserts (--). Finally, a selection of die sets () of differing length from a group of die sets can be made to position the bending straps () at desired locations along the bend line.

US Patent:

20080271511, Nov 6, 2008

Filed:

Oct 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/930035

Inventors:

Max W. Durney - San Francisco CA, US
Philip M. Arnold - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Industrial Origami, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B21D 28/00

US Classification:

72324

Abstract:

A method of preparing a sheet of material for bending along a bend line comprising the step of forming of at least one displacement in the thickness direction of the sheet of material with a portion of the periphery of the displacement closest to the bend line providing an edge and opposed face configured in position to produce edge-to-face engagement of the sheet on opposite sides of the periphery during bending. The forming step is preferably accomplished using one of a stamping process, a punching process, a roll-forming process and an embossing process. A sheet of material suitable for bending using the process also is disclosed, as are the use of coatings, shin guards and displacing the area of the sheet between bending inducing slits.

US Patent:

20110223508, Sep 15, 2011

Filed:

Mar 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/046753

Inventors:

Philip Mark Arnold - Costa Mesa CA, US

International Classification:

H01M 8/24
H01M 8/10

US Classification:

429452, 429479, 429492

Abstract:

A device includes a circular shaped cathode plate, a circular shaped membrane plate; and a circular shaped anode plate. The membrane is disposed between the cathode plate and anode plate. A system provides a fuel cell including a first circular shaped separator plate attached with a circular shaped cathode plate. The cathode plate includes grooves on a lower portion. A circular shaped proton exchange membrane (PEM) plate having an upper portion attached with the lower portion of the cathode plate. A circular shaped anode plate is attached with a second circular shaped separator plate. The anode plate includes grooves on an upper portion. The PEM plate is disposed between the lower portion of the cathode plate and the upper portion of the anode plate.