Patents by Inventor Kenneth Biktjorn

Kenneth Biktjorn 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).

  • HAND TOOL FOR GUIDING WORKPIECE DURING FLOOR INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20110126391
    Abstract: A hand tool for guiding a workpiece into a position during installation of the workpiece comprises a handle having an elongated shaft and a strike block fastened to the elongated shaft. The strike block includes an impact surface, a flange coupled to the impact surface to distribute a force applied to the impact surface to the workpiece, and a ledge extending generally perpendicular to the flange and seatable upon the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Floormaster Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Biktjorn, Espen Vige
  • Method and apparatus for serially applying an adhesive onto members of one or more wood stacks
    Patent number: 7461682
    Abstract: Serial application of adhesive onto members of one or more wood stacks has controllable supply of pressurized adhesive dispensed onto one face of the member from the adhesive supply, and a mechanism operable to advance stacked supply of members to a platform for adhesive application and a conveyor operable to position a next stack, upon exhaustion of a current stack, in a position from which a member can be adhesively coated. The invention also provides a method in order to operate the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Biktjorn, Espen Vige
  • Method and apparatus for serially applying an adhesive onto members of one or more wood stacks
    Publication number: 20080087383
    Abstract: Serial application of adhesive onto members of one or more wood stacks has controllable supply of pressurized adhesive dispensed onto one face of the member from the adhesive supply, and a mechanism operable to advance stacked supply of members to a platform for adhesive application and a conveyor operable to position a next stack, upon exhaustion of a current stack, in a position from which a member can be adhesively coated. The invention also provides a method in order to operate the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: Floormaster Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Biktjorn, Espen Vige