Patents by Inventor Peter Quirke

Peter Quirke 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: 8499803
    Abstract: A timber-working head comprises a frame, first and second delimb arms pivotally coupled to the frame, a delimb cylinder, and delimb cylinder hosing. A torso of the frame comprises a box enclosure, and a hosing channel extending through a cavity of the box enclosure. The delimb cylinder is mounted to both the first delimb arm and the second delimb arm and operable to pivot the first and second delimb arms relative to the frame to open and close them. The delimb cylinder is oriented in its longitudinal dimension laterally relative to the torso, and is positioned in front of and floatable laterally relative to the torso. The delimb cylinder hosing is routed from the delimb cylinder through the hosing channel. The hosing channel expands laterally relative to the torso as the hosing channel extends along its length forwardly through the box enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Waratah NZ Limited
    Inventors: Justyn P. Smythe, Alex J. Stevenson, Peter Quirke
  • Patent number: 7938154
    Abstract: A timber-working head comprises a first motor, a second motor, a feed wheel, and an adaptor plate. The first motor comprises a first rotary output element. The second motor comprises a second rotary output element. The feed wheel is fixed to the first rotary output element for rotation therewith. The adaptor plate fixed to the second rotary output element for rotation therewith. The adaptor plate comprises radial projections arranged about the periphery of the adaptor plate and received respectively within corresponding axially recessed portions of the feed wheel so as to provide an operational interface between the adaptor plate and the feed wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Waratah NZ Limited
    Inventors: Peter Quirke, Alex J. Stevenson, Paul Gambie
  • Publication number: 20100314000
    Abstract: A timber-working head comprises a frame, first and second delimb arms pivotally coupled to the frame, a delimb cylinder, and delimb cylinder hosing. A torso of the frame comprises a box enclosure, and a hosing channel extending through a cavity of the box enclosure. The delimb cylinder is mounted to both the first delimb arm and the second delimb arm and operable to pivot the first and second delimb arms relative to the frame to open and close them. The delimb cylinder is oriented in its longitudinal dimension laterally relative to the torso, and is positioned in front of and floatable laterally relative to the torso. The delimb cylinder hosing is routed from the delimb cylinder through the hosing channel. The hosing channel expands laterally relative to the torso as the hosing channel extends along its length forwardly through the box enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Justyn P. Smythe, Alex J. Stevenson, Peter Quirke
  • Publication number: 20100313997
    Abstract: A timber-working head comprises a first motor, a second motor, a feed wheel, and an adaptor plate. The first motor comprises a first rotary output element. The second motor comprises a second rotary output element. The feed wheel is fixed to the first rotary output element for rotation therewith. The adaptor plate fixed to the second rotary output element for rotation therewith. The adaptor plate comprises radial projections arranged about the periphery of the adaptor plate and received respectively within corresponding axially recessed portions of the feed wheel so as to provide an operational interface between the adaptor plate and the feed wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Quirke, Alex J. Stevenson, Paul Gambie
  • Patent number: D618708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Waratah NZ Limited
    Inventors: Peter Quirke, Alex J. Stevenson, Justyn P. Smythe
  • Patent number: D648756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Waratah NZ Limited
    Inventors: Justyn P. Smythe, Peter Quirke
  • Patent number: D656521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Waratah NZ Limited
    Inventors: Justyn P. Smythe, Peter Quirke