Patents by Inventor Byron J. Gansley

Byron J. Gansley 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).

  • Log splitter
    Patent number: 4293013
    Abstract: A portable log splitter having a hydraulic cylinder for applying force to a log wherein the source of hydraulic fluid is a pump driven by a detachable power plant of the type used for chain saws. The cylinder is a two way cylinder which moves faster in the retracting direction than in the force applying direction to speed up the cycle of log splitting and the cutting blade is provided with guide members which permit a split to be completed with a short power applying stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1981
    Inventors: Harold E. Phelps, Byron J. Gansley
  • Portable log splitter
    Patent number: 4157105
    Abstract: A collapsible, portable log splitter which extends from a compact storage or transport position to an operating position in which a hydraulic cylinder is used to move a log into splitting engagement with a blade assembly. The blade assembly includes a plurality of splitting elements having multiple faces disposed in diverging relationship to each other to form a wedging action during splitting of a log. The splitting elements are separately replaceable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1979
    Assignee: Harold Phelps
    Inventor: Byron J. Gansley