Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Jenkins

Joseph B. Jenkins 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).

  • Systems for orienting strands and other wood particles
    Patent number: 7520305
    Abstract: Systems for orienting strands and/or other types of particles are provided. The systems may have tabs which extend from orienting disks and/or collars and/or spacers which may be disposed on shafts. The tabs may prevent accumulation of strands between disks utilized within an orienting system. For example, the tabs may contact strands and/or other particles and guide or force the particles to be moved past the disks toward successive disks, or onto a screen or conveyor line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
    Inventors: Mark T. Churchland, David J. McKenney, Joseph B. Jenkins, Dylan Gates, Paul E. Chambers