Patents by Inventor James A. Region

James A. Region 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).

  • Patent number: 4374532
    Abstract: A wood splitting device for attachment to the hydraulic cylinder of a tractor mounted end loader, comprising an elongated work table on which a log or other piece of wood is placed, a splitting wedge member at one end of the work table surface, a ram head connected to the piston of the hydraulic cylinder after disconnection from the end loader bucket to press the log against the wedge member causing it to split, the ram head including inturned guide arms extending downwardly from opposite sides of its base and inwardly to seat in longitudinal grooves along opposite sides of the elongated work table and beneath the surface thereof to hold the ram head on the work table surface as it is moved from a retracted position to an extended position by operation of the hydraulic cylinder, the work table being held in position by a frame member rigidly connected to one arm member of the end loader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1983
    Inventor: James A. Region