Patents by Inventor John C. Pank

John C. Pank 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).

  • Veneer-peeling machines
    Patent number: 4073326
    Abstract: A veneer peeling machine has a frame in which three rollers are mounted for rotation thereby to rotate a log between them. Two of the rollers are movable towards the third roller as the diameter of the log is reduced by peeling. A knife is movable to engage the log and peel a veneer from it, and the third roller, or preferably a fourth roller mounted close to the third roller in a fluid bearing extending along the length of the fourth roller, engages the log closely ahead of the knife edge to function as a nose bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: Lion Match Company Limited
    Inventors: John C. Pank, Ronald L. E. Clegg