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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105009 | Econo-optimized board edger A method of positioning lumber in a given orientation in a handling apparatus having a base frame, a longitudinal transport assembly, and at least two gripper arm support platforms with a pair of gripper arms positioned on each of the support platforms. A work piece... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7331746 | Apparatus for handling and racking pipes An apparatus for handling pipes in a derrick and racking the pipes on a pipe racking assembly mounted on the derrick is provided to improve the stability of transferring pipes during a round trip operation. The apparatus includes a rotatable gate assembly mounted on... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7043825 | Cable-processing device A cable-processing device includes a first drive for swiveling movement and a second drive for linear movement of a swivel-arm. The swivel-arm is held on a bracket for rotation about an axle with a spring force acting counterclockwise on the swivel-arm. A gripper on... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7007729 | Log charging apparatus for sawmills An improved log charging system for a sawmill having a sharp chain infeed conveyor includes a log turning station for scanning and rotating a horizontally supported log about its longitudinal axis to a desired orientation that will produce maximum lumber yield, and ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6919557 | Device for continuous movement of objects with symmetry, use for visual inspection and control A device for controlling a continuous movement of an object with symmetry of revolution (1) comprises a conveyor (5) having two parallel guides, (6) and at least one pair of belts (8) stretched on the guides, between and on which these ob... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904665 | Method and apparatus for machining workpieces Method and apparatus providing a tool turret for a machine tool with at least one motor-driven tool that is suitable for machining of wavy or tubular workpieces. The transport of the workpieces from one machining station to the next is effected in a simpler, more re... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6149376 | Pipe moving method, apparatus and system A system, apparatus and method are disclosed for moving an elongate object such as a pipe between lowered and raised positions, preferably while rotating the object to maintain its shape. The system and method use two apparatuses, an upender and a downend... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5950517 | Sawmill carriage log turner This invention attaches to a sawmill carriage, enabling an operator to turn a log carried by the sawmill carriage without having to return the sawmill carriage to a fixed location. The invention includes a log turning hook with positioning guide bar that ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5924545 | Rotatable shuttle transfer unit A rotatable shuttle transfer unit for transferring a workpiece from a first work station to a second work station along a predetermined path of travel wherein a pair of spaced carriages carry the workpiece along the predetermined path of travel and rotate... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5694993 | End dog carriage twin Two independently operable log delivery systems including a first carriage (A) and a second carriage (B), each carriage the mirror image of the other, each carriage including an upper pair of rollers (80,82) and a lower pair of rollers (84,86), the roller... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5584747 | Shot blasting apparatus for polishing and cleaning wheel An aluminum wheel having a side on which an annular groove is formed is stably led to a polishing and cleaning station in a compact shot blasting apparatus in which the aluminum wheel is uniformly polished and cleaned, and in which an inlet guide way and ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5385186 | Sharp chain charger A sharp chain charger and infeed device for feeding logs in a desired orientation to a sawing machine is characterized by alignment and displacement assemblies for accurately positioning a succession of logs on a sharp chain drive mechanism. The alignment... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5367836 | Automatic drill loader An automatic drill loader is used with a drill grinding machine to automatically present drills to the drill grinding machine workhead for being ground thereat and to carry ground drills to a storage receptacle. The automatic drill loader comprises a maga... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5284193 | Log splitter An improved log splitter having a first frame; a wedge fixedly attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom; a carriage mounted for reciprocation upon the first frame; an abutment plate fixedly attached to the carriage and extending outwardly theref... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5257898 | Infeed apparatus for multi-level delivery of convolutely wound logs Infeed apparatus for multi-level delivery of convolutely wound logs which includes a plurality of log supporting wheels rigidly mounted on a cross shaft with each of the wheels having a periphery interrupted by a plurality circumferentially spaced inwardl... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5249912 | Inspection apparatus An automatic inspection apparatus simultaneously rotates and longitudinally translates cylindrical workpieces through an inspection station. The inspection apparatus includes an infeed station where the cylindrical workpieces are first abutting pre-staged... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4949769 | Log delivery mechanism A log-positioning conveyor (10) includes a pair of spaced-apart lug-supporting frames (12, 14) and an interconnecting center frame (16). Vertical and horizontal cylinders (42, 44, 46, 48), one of each at each end of the conveyor, are interconnected betwee... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4353276 | Arrangement in machines for processing logs, blocks and like workpieces An arrangement in sawing machines or like processing machines for the forward feeding and infeeding of work pieces, such as logs in particular, to the machine, comprising a stationary saw table which extends parallel to the desired feed line for the workp... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4310281 | Pipe nesting and denesting apparatus A pipe nesting and denesting apparatus is efficiency in transportation of many pipes different in diameters, and said apparatus can operate in a short time nesting work without injuring pipes. Inside the rails of said apparatus, a receiving stand for rece... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4294149 | Apparatus for measuring and orienting logs for sawing Log processing apparatus comprises a cutting machine that defines a substantially vertical cutting plane, feed mechanism that feeds a log through the cutting machine in substantially lengthwise horizontal motion parallel to the cutting plane, a measuring ... | 10/13/1981 |
