Patents by Inventor Frederick C. Schneider, III

Frederick C. Schneider, III 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: 5624306
    Abstract: A stacked sanding wheel for wooden panels with radical profiles. The sanding wheel has two sanding members stacked atop one another and mounted to a drive means for rotation about an axis. Each sanding member has a relatively rigid backing portion with an outer surface corresponding in profile to one of the surfaces on each side of the profile edge. The flexible sanding strips assume the shape of the outer surface of each backing portion which, in turn, corresponds to one of the surfaces of the profile to be sanded. The separate sanding members are secured to the drive means in a stacked relationship with their separate sanding strips abutting one another to form a sharp edge corresponding to the sharp edge of the wooden panel's profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Visser Irrevocable Trust 1992-1
    Inventors: Abel R. Casillas, Jose R. Gutierrez, Frederick C. Schneider, III
  • Patent number: 5492498
    Abstract: A multi-piece sanding wheel having two sanding members mounted about peripheral portions of a disc-shaped support member that is secured to a drive means. Each sanding member includes a C-shaped backing portion with a sanding strip removably secured about its outer periphery. The sanding strip also has two end sections which are respectfully secured over the ends of the C-shape. In operation, the C-shaped backing portions are attached to the disc-shaped support member with the ends of the two C-shapes substantially adjacent to one another and preferably pinching the end sections of the sanding strips therebetween. The disc-shaped support member of the sanding wheel is separately and removably attached to the drive means wherein the sanding members can be removed from the support member without having to disconnect the support member from the drive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: The Visser Irrevocable Trust 1992-1
    Inventors: Abel R. Casillas, Jose R. Gutierrez, Frederick C. Schneider, III
  • Patent number: 5394652
    Abstract: A sanding wheel modified to incorporate a rub collar that provides a guide surface for sanding raised wooden panels. The modified sanding wheel was specifically designed and is particularly useful for accurately and quickly sanding arched panels. The wheel includes a base support member, sanding members, and a specially adapted rub collar. The rub collar has two portions with the first or inner portion being rotated as a unit with the base support and sanding members and the second or outer portion being mounted for movement independent thereof. The second or outer portion has a guide surface and in operation, the arched portion of the raised wooden panel is abutted against the guide surface and moved therealong with the raised, arched surface to be sanded abutting the rotating sanding surfaces of the sanding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: The Visser Irrevocable Trust 1992-1
    Inventors: Abel R. Casillas, Jose R. Gutierrez, Frederick C. Schneider, III
  • Patent number: 5380239
    Abstract: A multi-piece sanding wheel having two sanding members mounted about peripheral portions of a disc-shaped support member that is secured to a drive means. Each sanding member includes a C-shaped backing portion with a sanding strip removably secured about its outer periphery. The sanding strip also has two end sections which are respectfully secured over the ends of the C-shape. In operation, the C-shaped backing portions are attached to the disc-shaped support member with the ends of the two C-shapes substantially adjacent to one another and preferably pinching the end sections of the sanding strips therebetween. The disc-shaped support member of the sanding wheel is separately and removably attached to the drive means wherein the sanding members can be removed from the support member without having to disconnect the support member from the drive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: The Visser Irrevocable Trust 1992-1
    Inventors: Abel R. Casillas, Jose R. Gutierrez, Frederick C. Schneider, III