Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Critchell

Kenneth G. Critchell 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: 4341248
    Abstract: A portable sawmill system comprising at least three wheeled, independently movable modules is disclosed. The modules are independently maneuverable to a land site having a ready source of logs to be processed and are arranged in a preselected geometrical configuration adjacent one another and the source of logs. A log from the source is received on the first module and debarked. The debarked log is moved axially and transversely off the first module and onto a second module. A plurality of saw means are carried by the second module to form boards from a log being processed. A third module is located at the output side of the second module and is adapted to receive and further process the boards formed on the second module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Assignee: Pack River Management Company
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Critchell, James M. Brown, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4148344
    Abstract: A portable sawmill system comprising at least three wheeled, independently movable modules is disclosed. The modules are independently maneuverable to a land site having a ready source of logs to be processed and are arranged in a preselected geometrical configuration adjacent one another and the source of logs. A log from the source is received on the first module and debarked. The debarked log is moved axially and transversely off the first module and onto a second module. A plurality of saw means are carried by the second module to form boards from a log being processed. A third module is located at the output side of the second module and is adapted to receive and further process the boards formed on the second module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: The Pack River Company
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Critchell, James M. Brown, Jr.