Patents by Inventor Frank S. Lusczakoski

Frank S. Lusczakoski 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).

  • Nail plater apparatus and related methods
    Patent number: 11267088
    Abstract: A nail plater apparatus includes at least one nail plate magazine configured to hold a plurality of nail plates, and at least one nail plate extractor assembly associated with the at least one nail plate magazine and configured to position at least one nail plate therefrom to at least one nail plate pressing area. A board feeder is configured to position a board to a board receiving area. At least one nail plate presser assembly is adjacent the board receiving area and aligned with the at least one nail plate pressing area and configured to press the at least one nail plate into the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dwight Bryan Whitfield, Sr., Frank S. Lusczakoski
  • NAIL PLATER APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200001413
    Abstract: A nail plater apparatus includes at least one nail plate magazine configured to hold a plurality of nail plates, and at least one nail plate extractor assembly associated with the at least one nail plate magazine and configured to position at least one nail plate therefrom to at least one nail plate pressing area. A board feeder is configured to position a board to a board receiving area. At least one nail plate presser assembly is adjacent the board receiving area and aligned with the at least one nail plate pressing area and configured to press the at least one nail plate into the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dwight Bryan Whitfield, SR., Frank S. Lusczakoski
  • Nail plater apparatus and related methods
    Patent number: 10442041
    Abstract: A nail plater apparatus includes a board magazine configured to hold stacked boards, and a pair of spaced apart nail plate magazines, with each nail plate magazine configured to hold stacked nail plates. The nail plater apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart nail plate extractor assemblies, with each nail plate extractor assembly associated with a respective nail plate magazine and configured to position a nail plate therefrom to a respective nail plate pressing area. A board feeder is configured to position a board from the board magazine to a board receiving area, with ends of the board being aligned with the nail plates positioned in the respective nail plate pressing areas. A pair of spaced apart nail plate presser assemblies overlie ends of the board receiving area and is aligned with the respective nail plate pressing areas to press the nail plates into the ends of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dwight Bryan Whitfield, Sr., Frank S. Lusczakoski
  • NAIL PLATER APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180141171
    Abstract: A nail plater apparatus includes a board magazine configured to hold stacked boards, and a pair of spaced apart nail plate magazines, with each nail plate magazine configured to hold stacked nail plates. The nail plater apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart nail plate extractor assemblies, with each nail plate extractor assembly associated with a respective nail plate magazine and configured to position a nail plate therefrom to a respective nail plate pressing area. A board feeder is configured to position a board from the board magazine to a board receiving area, with ends of the board being aligned with the nail plates positioned in the respective nail plate pressing areas. A pair of spaced apart nail plate presser assemblies overlie ends of the board receiving area and is aligned with the respective nail plate pressing areas to press the nail plates into the ends of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Dwight Bryan Whitfield, SR., Frank S. Lusczakoski