Patents by Inventor Marvin L. Bane

Marvin L. Bane 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).

  • Pallet dismantler
    Patent number: 5201110
    Abstract: A machine which separates pallet boards from their connecting stringers by sawing essentially through their attaching nails only, thus minimizing damage to the boards so that they can be reused.In order to separate and loosen the boards so that only the nails are cut a pressing device is designed to squeeze the sides of a pallet inserted within it. Then the loosened pallet, with the boards lifted so that there is space enough for a saw blade to be inserted to cut the nails only, is sent through the previously described sawing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Inventor: Marvin L. Bane
  • Pallet dismantler
    Patent number: 4757599
    Abstract: A machine which separates pallet boards from their connecting stringers by sawing essentially through their attaching nails only, thus minimizing damage to the boards so that they can be reused.In order to separate and loosen the boards so that only the nails are cut a pressing device is designed to squeeze the sides of a pallet inserted within it. Then the loosened pallet, with the boards lifted so that there is space enough for a saw blade to be inserted to cut the nails only, is sent through the previously described sawing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Inventor: Marvin L. Bane