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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802594 | Tree trimmer Apparatus and method for trimming pine trees. The device comprises an enclosure having a pair of cutter heads mounted thereon each cutter head a pair of jaws having cutting blades thereon which jaws surround the trunk of the pine tree and then delimb the pine tree a... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7487809 | Tree pruning apparatus A pruning assembly (10) including an elongate supporting body (not shown), right (11) and left (12) jaw members hinged together and movable along the supporting body and each having three sets of blade members (31) mounted on actuator mea... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7334612 | Log gripping attachment for a tree grinder apparatus A log gripping attachment for a tree grinder includes a first thumb or jaw section pivotally mounted to the support frame of the grinder. There is a complementary second jaw section carried by the support frame and pivotally opposing the first jaw section. A drive m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320349 | Tree harvester A method and system for operating a tree harvesting machine including a tree harvesting tool are provided. The method may include identifying a tree to be harvested, generating one or more tree position signals indicative of a position of the tree, and controlling m... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7086435 | Tree harvesting apparatus and method which enable a cut top or other cut portion of a tree to be weighed before being dropped or lowered to the ground A tree harvesting apparatus and method is particularly adapted for use in crowded housing and industrial areas where there is concern for relatively heavy cut tree portions causing damage when allowed to free fall to the ground. The tree harvesting apparatus and met... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055517 | Block working blade unit, block chipping machine and block chipping process A block working blade unit which has working blades disposed in the form of a lattice in order to perform chipping work on the upper surface corner parts of a plurality of workpiece blocks when these blocks are arranged side by side at equal intervals. In a block ch... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017460 | Method and arrangement for adjusting feed rate of a crosscut saw A method and arrangement for adjusting a feed rate of a crosscut saw (1), in particular, in a harvesting head of a forest machine during the crosscutting of wood (9) in the apparatus. A feed force (F) of the crosscut saw and/or a rotating rate (vc... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976515 | Modular drive wheel for log processors, delimbers and single grip harvesters The modular drive wheel for log processors includes a tubular midsection sandwiched between a pair of annular rings mounted concentrically on opposite ends of the midsection. The midsection has a resilient outer surface extending around the midsection. The pair of a... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6814112 | Method of controlling press power in a limbing knife assembly in a single-grip harvester head In a method, when using a single-grip harvester head for felling and processing trees, of controlling the press power which, by means of a limbing knife assembly (6), is exerted on a stem (3) which is horizontally fed through th head with its butt end ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6691751 | Grapple harvester The subject of the invention is a grapple harvester which is equipped with a felling and cutting device (14), a feeder (12) and delimbing devices (9, 10, 11, 13). The grapple harvester according to the invention is equipped with a bulk handling device (4)... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6637482 | Wood harvesting method and a harvester head needed for its implementation The innovation concerns a wood harvesting method and a harvester head. The method is used to harvest all sizes of trees without to take the harvester to the site more than once. The method consists of placing the harvester head against the first tree, clo... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622761 | Delimbing apparatus The invention relates to a delimbing apparatus for processing elongated pieces, particular tree trunks (S), which apparatus (1) comprises a frame structure (2) to be suspended at the end of a boom assembly in a working machine, at least one means, articul... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6575210 | Apparatus and method of processing logs The present invention provides an apparatus and method of processing logs. The apparatus includes a linkage having a boom and a stick. The boom is adapted for attachment to a support platform. A delimbing assembly is connected to the boom, and a loading a... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550506 | Delimber/slasher A boom assembly for a delimber having an operator boom with first and second ends and a connector boom having first and second ends. Pivot means pivotably connect the second end of the operator boom to the first end of the connector boom, the connector bo... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6488063 | Delimbing device and methods A push-through delimber device having a frame, a blade lattice, a trough, a throat and a saw so that trees can be topped and delimbed in the throat and pushed through the delimbing blade lattice to further delimb the trees. The delimber device can also in... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484769 | Delimbing device and methods A push-through delimber device having a frame, a blade lattice, a trough, a throat and a saw so that trees can be topped and delimbed in the throat and pushed through the delimbing blade lattice to further delimb the trees.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6431232 | Delimber A tree delimber including a track, a gripping assembly for gripping the butt end of a tree, and a delimbing assembly movably coupled to the track and includes a delimbing blade and a guide for funneling the tree into the delimbing blade.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6408906 | Gripping and cutting apparatus Apparatus (10) having special application for gripping and cutting tree limbs around utility lines includes a tubular insert (18) slideably received in the free end of a tubular boom (12). A plate (28) is pivoted about a first pivot axis relative to the i... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6363981 | Lubrication system for a wood cutting machine In the operation of wood cutting machines such as delimbing machines which use chain saw cutting devices, it is common to either position the lubricating oil reservoir above the chain saw cutting device to create a gravity-fed system or couple a pump appa... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6318425 | Delimbing device and a method in a delimbing device The invention relates to a method in a delimbing device (1), which delimbing device (1) comprises a frame structure (2), at least one supporting means (3a, 3b, 3c) attached in the frame structure (2) in a movable (5a, 5b, 5c) manner to support the tree-tr... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6289957 | Control method and apparatus of a tree harvesting machine In a control method of a tree harvesting machine, the tree harvesting machine comprises a tree-supporting part (1) with a feeding means (2) for feeding the tree in its longitudinal direction and a cross-cutting saw (5) for cutting the tree at selected loc... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6202719 | Timber harvester and a feeder device for it The present invention relates to a timber harvester (10), which includes two opposing jointed feed devices (14), stripping blades (15), and a cutting device (16). The frame (21) of the feed device (14) is set on articulated arms (13), and in which the fee... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6125895 | Modular delimber A delimber having a standard carriage and a delimbing boom, the delimbing boom slidably mounted through the carriage. A drive module is detachably connected to the carriage for use in moving the boom relative to the carriage. Two different types of booms ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5908060 | Tree processing machine A tree processing machine having a boom, a tree processor head carrying tree processing elements, and a rotator rotatably connecting the tree processing head to the end of the boom. The rotator has a casing, that is non-rotatably mounted from the end of t... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5865229 | Tree harvester A tree harvester for felling, limbing and cross-cutting tree trunks, comprising a limbing head (15) and felling head (16) assembly which is carried by a boom system. The limbing head (15) and the felling head (16) are detachably connectable to one another... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5785101 | Tree harvesting and processing head A head for harvesting and processing a tree is disclosed with drive rollers which can be pivoted away from the grapple arms to enable the head to select a tree from a group of felled trees for processing when the rollers are pivoted back into place.... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5727610 | Combined tree feller and processor A combined tree feller processor has a head mounted to a boom with a three-axis coupling. The coupling allows an operator to control the orientation of the head. The head has tree processing means and a continuously rotating high speed saw for cutting tre... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5704407 | Tree delimbing device A tree delimbing device having a self-aligning cutter head for delimbing a tree stem which is mounted on a frame by a rotational and pivotal support. A substantially inelastic flexible member connects the cutter head to the frame to limit movement of the ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5628354 | Tree processor attachment for log porters In the present invention, there is provided a tree processor attachment for optionally mounting transversely on a forward section of the log carrying portion of a log porter, so that a log porter may advantageously be used to process felled trees, and to ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5538523 | Mushroom growing method A method of growing mushrooms in which at least one live tree is cut to form a living bottom tree portion having a mushroom growing surface. The live bottom tree portion is inoculated with mushroom spawn and watered to promote decay of the live bottom tre... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5533555 | Delimbing apparatus having selective closable guide arms A hydraulic control circuit for uniform controlled movement of stripping and guiding arms in a tree delimbing apparatus. The piston rods of said cylinders are mechanically coupled to rotate tubular sleeve members with affixed stripping and guide arms betw... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5465771 | Wood processing apparatus with impact hammer An apparatus is provided for delimbing tree limbs of a felled tree including housing structure constructed and arranged to be movable to a tree processing location. Support and feeding structure is constructed and arranged with respect to the housing stru... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5390715 | Tree pruning apparatus An apparatus for cutting and pruning trees is attachable to the end of the outermost boom arm of a vehicle mounted boom assembly. The apparatus includes a grapple and saw assembly comprising a grapple and saw assembly frame having a grapple is mounted the... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5355920 | Felling and delimbing apparatus allowing to delimb trees in length and its method of use The invention relates to an improvement in a felling and delimbing apparatus having a head for felling and delimbing trees; a frame, at least two grasping jaws and, delimbing knives mounted on said frame and/or on said grasping jaws, and first/and second ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5322103 | Continuous chain saw lubricating system for use in a tree delimbing and topping machine A continuous chain saw lubricating system employed in a tree delimbing and topping machine having a plurality of lubricant conduits connected to a piston cylinder which is divided into co-functioning and alternating receiving and discharge chambers by a p... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5163489 | Timber harvester A timber harvester disclosed includes a frame (1), two feed tracks (5) jointed opposite one another, a front stripping blade (20), and a rear stripping blade (16). A frame (4) of the feed track (5) is carried on jointed trapezoid arms (2,3). A rear stripp... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5143131 | Selectable spray pattern chain saw bar system A fluid spraying saw bar, and a chain sawing apparatus, such as a tree harvester, having such a saw bar are provided for selectively applying a predetermined fluid pattern of urea on a tree stump during felling, and of paint on a log end during bucking. A... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5129438 | Boom mounted type tree processing head and mounting therefore A boom mountable tree processing head that incorporates a number of improvements, one of which is the ability to process more than one tree at a time. To do this, there is an accumulator type grapple arrangement and/or the trees are longitudinally offset ... | 07/14/1992 |
