Patents by Inventor A. Scott Mcinnis

A. Scott Mcinnis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090173411
    Abstract: Apparatus for shaping a flitch includes an upper shaping head assembly for shaping an upper surface of the flitch, a lower shaping head assembly for shaping a lower surface of the flitch, and a groover assembly for placing at least one groove in a surface of the flitch. The apparatus further includes at least one centering arm and chain runner assembly. The at least one centering arm and chain runner assembly includes a chain runner assembly for conveying the flitch toward a transverse center of the centering arm and chain runner assembly, and a centering arm assembly for positioning the flitch. A flitch transport conveyor includes a conveyor frame, a first dogger arm assembly for engaging a first end of the flitch, and a second dogger arm assembly for engaging a second end of the flitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Jürgen F. Trost, Daniel J. Rastatter, Benjamin D. Smith, Harold Wayne Fleming, A. Scott Mcinnis, David E. Seffens, Gregory G. Chandler, Carl D. Shore