Patents by Inventor Mike W. McCaw

Mike W. McCaw 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).

  • Briquetting die for dispersible fiber briquettes
    Patent number: 7452200
    Abstract: A briquetting die set comprises first and second mating cylindrical dies. The first die has a plurality of adjacent recesses surrounded by a wall having an upper rim. At least a portion of the upper rim of each recess is common to an adjacent recess and has a relatively small radius of curvature. The second mating die has mirror image recesses thereon. When the first and second dies are brought into mating relationship, the upper rims of the first and second plurality of recesses mate with each other in substantially line contact to form a briquetting cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Company
    Inventors: Mike W. McCaw, Roman T. Dec