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US 2025/0091300 A1Published application
Tube Mandrel and Methods for Forming a Tube
AssigneeCelanese International Corporation
InventorJeffrey Smith
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Abstract
A mandrel for the manufacture of a tube is provided. The mandrel includes one or more discs spaced apart from each other; one or more guide wires coupled to one or more of the discs; and one or more control wires coupled to one or more of the discs. Articulation of one or more of the control wires induces a shape change in the tube. Methods for manufacturing a tube are also provided.
Claims20
A mandrel for the manufacture of a tube, comprising:
- one or more discs spaced apart from each other;
- one or more guide wires coupled to one or more of the discs;
- one or more control wires coupled to one or more of the discs, wherein articulation of one or more of the control wires induces a shape change in the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.