US 11,779,982 B2
Edge leveler with offset rollers
Benjamin Aldrich, Bethlehem, CT (US); Carson Payne, Canton, CT (US); Steve Rulli, Winsted, CT (US); Marc Gizzie, Winsted, CT (US); and Steve Ayres, Waterbury, CT (US)
Assigned to FUELCELL ENERGY, INC., Danbury, CT (US)
Filed by FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,039.
Application 17/840,039 is a continuation of application No. 16/564,730, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,400,502.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/730,870, filed on Sep. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0305540 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B21D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B21D 1/02 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An edge leveler for leveling an edge of a plate, the edge leveler comprising:
a plurality of first rollers and a plurality of second rollers, the plurality of first rollers and the plurality of second rollers cooperatively arranged to receive only a first edge of a plate between the plurality of first rollers and the plurality of second rollers to straighten the first edge relative to the rest of the plate;
wherein the edge leveler is configured to slidably mount to a track and to slide along the track to straighten the first edge of the plate while the plate is stationary.