Patents by Inventor J. Melvon Hatch, JR.

J. Melvon Hatch, JR. 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SHAPING AND MACHINING ELONGATE WORKPIECES
    Publication number: 20100154934
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods in which work pieces are machined based upon the appearance of their surfaces. The work piece may be processed in such a way that surfaces with desirable features may be oriented so as to form visible surfaces of a finished part. In addition, the present invention includes woodworking machines that define joint features in and shape surfaces of rough work pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: J. Melvon Hatch, JR., Jeff Hatch
  • APPARATUS FOR CONCURRENTLY SIZING, SQUARING, SHAPING, AND SANDING RECTANGULARY WORK PIECES
    Publication number: 20100154933
    Abstract: An apparatus for machining the outer profiles of rectangular work pieces includes side and base fences for orienting a rough work piece upon a table. Edges of the rough work piece are cut (e.g., the rough work piece is sized), shaped, and optionally sanded while the rough work piece remains in place. The rough work piece may be rotated in a way that defines four square edges therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: J. Melvon Hatch, JR., Jeff Hatch