Patents by Inventor Charles O. Lavigne

Charles O. Lavigne 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).

  • Log quartering wedge
    Patent number: 4209046
    Abstract: A log quartering wedge comprises a splitting wedge having a pair of opposed converging lateral surfaces meeting at a leading chisel edge and a pair of generally planar quartering blades disposed perpendicular to the leading edge of the wedge. The blades each include a generally straight leading edge defining an acute angle with the adjacent lateral surface of the wedge. The outer tips of the blades are set back longitudinally from the leading edge of the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1980
    Assignee: Lavigne & Gauthier, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles O. Lavigne