Woodworking inventions 09/09

20090236010 - Cutter head assembly for a wood planing machine: A cutter head assembly for a wood planing machine includes a shaft, a plurality of cutter-mounting sleeve modules sleeved on the shaft, and a plurality of cutter modules respectively secured to the sleeve modules such that cutting edges of the cutter modules extend beyond outer wall surfaces of the sleeve... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090236011 - Hands free wood splitter: A hands-free wood (log segment) splitting apparatus and method of employing a mobile vehicle having mounted thereon the splitting apparatus. The splitting apparatus includes a mount removably secured to the mobile vehicle and having secured thereon a rotatable auger, the location of the mount and the components carried thereon being... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20090236012 - Detection systems for power equipment: Methods to detect when a human body contacts a predetermined portion of a machine are disclosed. The methods distinguish contact with a person from contact with other materials. The methods are particularly applicable in woodworking equipment such as table saws to distinguish contact between a person and the blade of... Agent: Sd3, LLC

20090229708 - System and method for energy-efficient on-site processing of forestry brushwood: A system to compact brushwood at logging sites and to allow its rapid removal from logging sites is described. The system includes a grappling claw fitted with at least one swivelable or pivotable chainsaw to the side of the grappling claw. The grappling claw pinches a bundle of brushwood and... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090229709 - Compact log splitter: A log splitter comprises a support structure having a first end, a second end, and an open center portion defined therebetweeen, a splitting device slidably coupled to the support structure, and a drive mechanism for driving movement of the splitting device through a splitting zone. The splitting device comprises an... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

20090223598 - Automatic wood planer: The automatic wood planer includes two front columns separately assembled at both sides of the input end of the feed table of the main body. The pin joint end of the rotary support is screwed at the preset location of the feed table. The swinging end of the rotary support... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20090223599 - System and device for positioning a workpiece relative to a router and use thereof: A system positions a workpiece with respect to a router bit. The system may include a router for routing out a part of the workpiece, a router table for supporting the workpiece, a router fence arranged and constructed to position the workpiece relative to the router during machining, and a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090223600 - Automated floor board texturing cell and method: An automated floor board texturing cell includes a programmable robot that stores, or has access to, a plurality of patterns. The robot automatically selects a stored pattern for at least one of the floor boards introduced into the cell. The robot textures the floor boards to exhibit the selected pattern.... Agent: Capitol City Techlaw, PLLC

20090218010 - Assembly for raising and lowering a rotary cutter: An adjustment assembly for raising and lowering a rotary cutter includes a table plate, a carriage assembly there below for supporting the rotary cutter and a lift handle which mounts on the carriage assembly and extends above the table plate to provide rapid manual raising and lowering of the carriage... Agent: Sand & Sebolt