Patents by Inventor David L. Dwyer

David L. Dwyer 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).

  • Universal jointing attachment for inserted tooth carbide heads
    Patent number: 6616515
    Abstract: A method and jointing attachment 10 for jointing the inserted tooth carbide heads 105 on the top 102 and bottom 103 rotary cutter heads of a thickness planer 100 having a movable carriage 104 that supports the bottom cutter head 103 and is provided with a laterally translatable grinding element 108 wherein the jointing attachment 10 includes an auxiliary motor member 40 that is mounted in a pivoted free floating fashion relative to the movable carriage 104 of the thickness planer 100 and supported by a drive belt member 50 that is attached to a selected one of the rotary cutter heads 102 103 and a pulley reel 43 mounted on the output shaft 42 of the auxiliary motor member 40 for imparting a counterclockwise rotation of the selected cutter head 102 103 to joint the inserted tooth carbide heads 105 through engagement with the grinding element 108.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Inventor: David L. Dwyer
  • Universal jointing attachment for inserted tooth carbide heads
    Publication number: 20030054737
    Abstract: A method and jointing attachment 10 for jointing the inserted tooth carbide heads 105 on the top 102 and bottom 103 rotary cutter heads of a thickness planer 100 having a movable carriage 104 that supports the bottom cutter head 103 and is provided with a laterally translatable grinding element 108 wherein the jointing attachment 10 includes an auxiliary motor member 40 that is mounted in a pivoted free floating fashion relative to the movable carriage 104 of the thickness planer 100 and supported by a drive belt member 50 that is attached to a selected one of the rotary cutter heads 102 103 and a pulley reel 43 mounted on the output shaft 42 of the auxiliary motor member 40 for imparting a counterclockwise rotation of the selected cutter head 102 103 to joint the inserted tooth carbide heads 105 through engagement with the grinding element 108.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: David L. Dwyer