Patents by Inventor Donald W. Suwyn

Donald W. Suwyn 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: 10934725
    Abstract: An angle tapping block allows for lifting a flooring plank from a subfloor surface and tapping the flooring plank. The angle tapping block includes a beating block that has multiple surfaces, including a beating block beating surface for beating with a hammer and a beating block tapping surface for tapping the side of the flooring plank. The angle tapping block also includes a lifter plate attached to the beating block and positioned below the beating block. The lifter plate can be placed beneath a flooring plank and lift from the subfloor surface for tapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: CRAIN CUTTER COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Donald W. Suwyn, Lance Darrell Crain, Darwin D. Spencer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200256069
    Abstract: An angle tapping block allows for lifting a flooring plank from a subfloor surface and tapping the flooring plank. The angle tapping block includes a beating block that has multiple surfaces, including a beating block beating surface for beating with a hammer and a beating block tapping surface for tapping the side of the flooring plank. The angle tapping block also includes a lifter plate attached to the beating block and positioned below the beating block. The lifter plate can be placed beneath a flooring plank and lift from the subfloor surface for tapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Donald W. Suwyn, Lance Darrell Crain, Darwin D. Spencer, JR.
  • Patent number: 4395182
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming alternating layers of coarse feed elements and fine feed elements when loading a livestock feed storage structure. The apparatus includes a center fill tube and a movable distributor supported from the center fill tube. The distributor includes a pan and a drive to rotate the pan about a central axis. When positioned in alignment with the center fill tube, feed is distributor filled into the storage structure. When positioned out of alignment with the center fill tube, feed is center filled into the storage structure. Alternating between distributor fill and center fill creates the layering of coarse and fine elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Inventor: Donald W. Suwyn