Patents by Inventor Burke R. Fallen

Burke R. Fallen 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).

  • Rotating pad support structure for floor buffing machine
    Patent number: 4307480
    Abstract: A rotating pad support structure for a floor buffing machine adapted to secure and mount in contact with a floor to be buffed and to rotationally drive a flexible circular floor buffing pad. The structure comprises a drive disc which is normally supported and driven in a horizontal plane and the buffing pad is mounted on the underside of the disc so as to present the bottom working face of the pad to the floor. The disc is specially structured to provide an effective floor buffing area of the pad confined to a peripheral annulus not exceeding about 40% of the area of the pad face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Inventor: Burke R. Fallen
  • Drive disc and pad assembly for floor buffer
    Patent number: 4069538
    Abstract: In a floor buffing machine, a rotating pad support structure for the conventional porous fibrous floor buffing pad in which airways are provided in the structure in conjunction with means for inducing airflow through the pad and airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Inventor: Burke R. Fallen
  • Buffing machine
    Patent number: 3977421
    Abstract: Buffing machine comprising rotary buffing element, internal combustion engine motor for driving the buffing element and fuel tank for liquefied gas with suitable connections to supply fuel to motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1973
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Inventor: Burke R. Fallen