Patents by Inventor John S. Finnila

John S. Finnila 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).

  • Lumber planing machine
    Patent number: 4457350
    Abstract: A lumber planing machine with mechanisms in several embodiments whereby equal thickness planing cuts are very accurately taken from the top and bottom surfaces of sawed lumber with capability of planing at a high rate of speed while automatically adjusting for variation in lumber thickness, and while maintaining a high level of accuracy in the planed lumber dimensions, and yet returning to former methods of specific planing cuts on the bottom surface under special circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Inventor: John S. Finnila