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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367368 | Tree trimmer An apparatus for removing obstructions caused by both high and low lying vegetation, the apparatus including a conventional industrial type vehicle, such as a tractor or backhoe loader, a swing frame swingably connected about a substantially vertical axis on the veh... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7237584 | Butt plate for feller buncher A butt plate for a felling head includes a ramped portion in an accumulation pocket. The ramped portion is sloped downward generally toward a line extending in the direction of forward travel of the head. The butt plate allows for high accumulation of trees while re... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7051912 | Breaking apparatus Article breaking apparatus for mounting on an arm of a suitable vehicle, the apparatus having a pair of hydraulically operated jaws (12, 24), the first jaw (12) of the pair having first and second mutually perpendicular article supporting surfaces (... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025240 | Apparatus and method for breaking rails An article breaking apparatus for being mounted on an arm of a vehicle, and including a first member having a first jaw on a first end thereof and a mounting attachment on a second end remote from the first jaw for permitting the apparatus to be mounted onto the veh... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000605 | Engraver apparatus and method A concrete engraver apparatus including a carrier for use with a hand-held engraver. The hand-held engraver is detachably mounted to the carrier. The carrier has wheels and a handle attached to an enclosure. The enclosure includes a vacuum mount for attaching a vacu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6932163 | Roofing saw with locking mechanism and removable bearing support A saw (10) facilitates cutting of roofing and includes a frame (12) that is mobile on a work surface. A locking mechanism (40) locks the frame (12) into a transport position. Actuating a release lever (60) allows the frame (12 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6892918 | Apparatus and method for breaking rails An article breaking apparatus for being mounted on an arm of a vehicle, and including a first member having a first jaw on a first end thereof and a mounting attachment on a second end remote from the first jaw for permitting the apparatus to be mounted onto the veh... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6729214 | Target shape portion cutting apparatus, robot equipped with the apparatus and target shape portion cutting method A metal sheet is formed with a target shape portion, a remaining portion surrounding the target shape portion and elongated portion(s) joining the target shape portion with the remaining portion. An apparatus cuts out the target shape portion from the metal sheet by... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6656014 | Mobile bridge cutting arrangement A mobile articulable cutter apparatus for the cutting and dismemberment of a building structure to permit the environmentally safe removal of such structure from a building site. The apparatus comprises a mobile base support having an articulable lift arm... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641013 | Tool storage system for pick-up truck Presented is a tool storage system for pick-up trucks that includes releasably interconnected independent units that are separately manufactured and which are assembled into a composite assembly of interconnected units that fit snugly yet removably in the... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6516694 | Roll-trimming machine A machine for cutting damaged ends off of rolls of wound sheet material includes a saw that moves in a circular motion about the circumference of one end of the roll of material. The circular motion of the saw is coupled with a movement of the saw radiall... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6481324 | Chain saw caddie There is disclosed herein a caddie for a chain saw having a saw bar, comprising: at least one wheel, having a rotational axis, for resting upon a supporting surface with the rotational axis substantially parallel thereto; a mounting bracket, supported by ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6481326 | Cutting assembly and related apparatuses In the field of clearance of unexploded ordnance from land, there is a need for an improved apparatus for removing unexploded ordnance from the ground. A cutting apparatus includes a plurality of blades on a rotatable shaft, the blades being tapered towar... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6443197 | Chain in a sawing device, and a motor-driven sawing device A sawing device and a chain for it, comprising at least two adjacent sequences of connecting links, of which at least some are cutting teeth; and a sequence of drive links fitted between two adjacent connecting link sequences, wherein an opening at the re... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439279 | Tree saw attachment with tweezer arm A tree saw attachment (10) for use with a loader vehicle includes a base frame (11), a generally V-shaped blade assembly (12), a brush guard (13), and a tweezer arm assembly (14). A swingable tweezer arm (29) of the tweezer arm assembly is movable using a... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6324952 | Saw assembly and lubrication system A bunching saw assembly for a timber harvesting machine includes a vertical spindle which drives a horizontally oriented, rotary saw disc. Upper and lower bearing sub-assemblies support the spindle in a saw assembly housing. The bearing sub-assemblies inc... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6308762 | Apparatus and method for improving the ride quality of lift trucks A method and apparatus for reconditioning tires while on lift trucks where a cutting tool is mounted to the lift truck and brought in contact with the tire and the tire is rotated, thereby removing material to return the tire to a more circular shape.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6269719 | Roll-trimming machine A machine for cutting damaged ends off of rolls of wound sheet material includes a saw that moves in a circular motion about the circumference of one end of the roll of material. The circular motion of the saw is coupled with a movement of the saw radiall... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6263774 | Apparatus and method for cutting twine wound about a bale An apparatus and method for severing twine from a bale supported by one or more grapple arms and bucket of a tractor is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a slide bar mounted to at least one grapple arm, the tines, or the bucket. The slide bar has a first... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6152201 | Tree felling disc saw head with large tree accumulation area The felling and accumulating head has a large accumulation or storage area for severed trees, separate from the severance area at the front of the head, obtained by elevating the accumulation area to extend preferably at least over the rim of the saw disc... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151784 | Attachment for construction machine An attachment for a construction machine is disclosed The attachment includes: a frame body; a first frame member attached to the frame body; a second frame member attached to the frame body in opposing relation with the first frame member. The first fram... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6128995 | Cutting device for agricultural machines An agricultural machine has a feed passage for stalk products, a cutting device provided on the feed passage and having a plurality of turnably supported knives which are arranged in a row and extend in their cutting position into the feed passage, spring... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6105477 | Lumber milling apparatus A portable sawmill is described that preferably includes a frame-mounted, elongate tub for surrounding a log, the frame mounting adjacent the base of the tub a lateral chain conveyor for rolling the log or advancing it laterally on a frame-mounted lift me... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6068035 | Disc saw felling head chip path management construction A disc saw felling head has the cutting pocket positioned relative to the tooth entry opening into the housing such that chips being thrown out of the kerf by the teeth are thrown radially outwardly of the entry opening. The chips are thrown against a def... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6068033 | Timber harvester A harvester is provided including a saw situated on a trailer for cutting purposes. A drive assembly is adapted for guiding logs past the saw for cutting the same.... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6038954 | Portable bandsaw sawmill apparatus A portable bank saw sawmill which includes a specially designed tubular frame with four rigid tubular posts attaching the overhead track system to the lower deck frame. Logs are placed and secured on the lower frame, the bandsaw assembly moves longitudina... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024145 | Articulated boom and head for manipulating objects under water The articulated boom and utility head for manipulating objects underwater of the present invention includes an articulated arm mounted at a first end thereof to a free floating platform, and a remotely operable utility head mountable at a second end of th... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6003570 | Stump grinder machine having turntable mounted engine arrangement An improved stump grinding machine includes a turntable assembly on which the engine is mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane. Preferably, the turntable assembly includes a flat plate element on which the engine is carried. One rotatable ring of a tu... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5979518 | Tree harvesting apparatus with transversely acutated saw chain There is disclosed a tree harvesting head assembly which provides an improved cutting means for permitting movement of a saw chain linearly outwardly from a first position behind a tree to be cut to a second position transversely forwardly of a tree to be... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5884545 | Log sawing assembly There is provided a device for sawing logs to a predetermined length which includes a log lead-in support member, a log support frame, a log cutting station and a log collection deck. The log support frame includes a front end, a rear end, opposite sides ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5868182 | Submersible logging device The underwater logging device of the present invention is selectively remotely maneuverable to engage submerged free standing timber with sawing and dogging apparatus for selectively sawing and dogging the timber. The device includes a buoyancy tank mount... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5802946 | Drive device for chain saw A drive mechanism for a chain saw has a minimal vertical height. The drive mechanism is particularly useful for timber harvesting vehicles, and includes a drive motor, a holder with a clamping mechanism for clamping a chain saw guide bar, a bearing assemb... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797187 | Chain saw guide bar having dye-emitting nozzles A chain saw guide bar is formed of a middle plate and a pair of side plates affixed on opposite sides of the middle plate. One (or both) of the side plates carries nozzles for emitting liquid dyes of different respective colors. Channels for conducting li... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5749146 | Scissors type steel shearing apparatus with polygonal shearing blades A shearing machine includes a generally hexagonal shearing blade and a generally rectangular shearing blade on each of an upper and a lower jaw. The hexagon forms a point at the forward end of the hexagonal shearing blade dividing a main shearing edge fro... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5724876 | Portable cam-link log cutting apparatus A log cutting apparatus having a support frame, a cutting arm, and first and second hydraulic cylinders for pivotally actuating the cutting arm through a cutting arc. The support frame comprises two support members and a removable linking member for easy ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5699712 | Rotatable side saw for tree processing apparatus A side saw assembly for a tree processing apparatus. The side saw assembly is rotatably and pivotally attached to a mounting platform on a trailer such that the side saw assembly is selectively movable between a transport position, resting on top of the t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5690391 | Self propelled saw A concrete saw is provided having an engine aligned along a longitudinal axis of the saw frame to minimize the width of the saw and provide a more balanced system. A clutch assembly is attached to a forward end of the engine to disengage the saw blade wit... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5676125 | Excavator mounted concrete saw Rotary disk saw is adapted to be mounted on an earth excavator or the like, having an articulating and rotatable member for a boom. To this excavating boom, which normally carries a shovel, the saw carrying unit is attached and includes a compound pivot m... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5669141 | Scissors type steel shearing apparatus with vertically displaced and angularly tilted shearing zones and transversely displaced interlocking portions A plurality of pairs of interengaging shearing blades on upper and lower jaws are maintained at distances and tilt angles from a reference line which separates the shearing into discretely acting zones. The distances and tilt angles produce vertical steps... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5586785 | Vehicle wire cutter The invention provides a structure mounted on the front of a vehicle to cteract wire booby traps set to disable vehicle drivers. The wire cutter has an upright cutting bar mounted on the front of a vehicle and a second cutting bar extending back from the... | 12/24/1996 |
