Patents by Inventor John D. Steckling

John D. Steckling 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: 7238091
    Abstract: Methods and systems of fabricating stone products are provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a stone piece, separating the stone piece into a plurality of sawed stone slabs by cutting with at least one saw blade, separating the plurality of sawed stone slabs into split stone slabs by cutting with a plurality of teeth, forming at least one pitched edge on at least one of the faces of the split stone slabs, and colliding the plurality of pitched stone slabs in a container to break the pitched stone slabs into a plurality of stone products having multiple lengths. The collisions include contacting between the pitched stone slabs, contacting between at least one pitched stone slab and the inner surface of the container, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Hoosier Sawyer, LLC
    Inventor: John D. Steckling