Patents by Inventor Francis W. Quintel

Francis W. Quintel 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).

  • Lawn edger
    Patent number: 4679383
    Abstract: A lawn edger having a motor (14) arranged with a vertical axis of rotation, a fan and cutter assembly (15) within a hollow frame (11), cutting blades (17) being below the fan blades (16) and extending not only radially outwardly from the axis of rotation but also axially downwardly so that they slope towards the cutting edges, and cutting is affected over a small segment of the periphery of the cutting blades, for example, by tilting the lawn edger to one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Douglas Sheehan
    Inventor: Francis W. Quintel