Patents by Inventor Michael Janovick

Michael Janovick 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).

  • Method and apparatus for cutting and trimming shingles
    Patent number: 4325421
    Abstract: A method and apparatuses are disclosed for making shingles. The method consists of clampingly holding a block of material to be cut and conveying such block while it is clamped along a selected path through the clamping mechanism and causing relative movement between two cutting means which are inclined relative to one another to firstly cut a shingle from the block tapering in one direction and followed by a second shingle tapering in the opposite direction. The apparatus includes means for receiving and clampingly holding blocks as they are fed in sequence thereto and means to feed the block while it is clamped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Inventors: Michael Janovick, Donald F. Hammond, Winston Harvey