Patents by Inventor Nick Palfy
Nick Palfy 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).
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Patent number: 7913432Abstract: A cutting tooth assembly for a rotary cutting machine is described. The assembly includes a tooth holder adapted for mounting about the periphery of a rotating element of the rotary cutting machine, and a reversible cutting tooth, removably mounted to said tooth holder. The cutting tooth has opposed first and second cutting faces which are spaced apart along a central tooth axis extending therebetween. Each of the first and second cutting faces at least partially defines more than two cutting edges, and the cutting tooth is reversible by 180 degrees about a transverse tooth axis to dispose a selected one of the first and second cutting faces in an operable cutting position when mounted to the tooth holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Les Equipements Prenbec Inc.Inventors: Charles D. MacLennan, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Robert Mitchell
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Patent number: 7828026Abstract: A rotary cutting machine is described and includes a circular rotatable element, a plurality of tooth holders disposed on the circular rotatable element at spaced apart locations about its periphery, and at least one reversible cutting tooth removably fastened to each tooth holder such that at least one cutting edge is disposed in a operable cutting position. Each cutting tooth includes opposed first and second cutting faces spaced apart along a central tooth axis extending therebetween. Each of the first and second cutting faces at least partially defines at least four of the cutting edges. The cutting tooth is reversible by 180 degrees about a transverse tooth axis such that it is mountable on the tooth holder in at least eight different positions, each of the positions providing a different selected one of the cutting edges in the operable cutting position.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Les Equipments Prenbec Inc.Inventors: Charles D. Maclennan, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Robert Mitchell
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Publication number: 20100170378Abstract: A cutting tooth assembly for a rotary cutting machine is described. The assembly includes a tooth holder adapted for mounting about the periphery of a rotating element of the rotary cutting machine, and a reversible cutting tooth, removably mounted to said tooth holder. The cutting tooth has opposed first and second cutting faces which are spaced apart along a central tooth axis extending therebetween. Each of the first and second cutting faces at least partially defines more than two cutting edges, and the cutting tooth is reversible by 180 degrees about a transverse tooth axis to dispose a selected one of the first and second cutting faces in an operable cutting position when mounted to the tooth holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Charles D. MACLENNAN, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Robert Mitchell
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Publication number: 20100170379Abstract: A rotary cutting machine is described and includes a circular rotatable element, a plurality of tooth holders disposed on the circular rotatable element at spaced apart locations about its periphery, and at least one reversible cutting tooth removably fastened to each tooth holder such that at least one cutting edge is disposed in a operable cutting position. Each cutting tooth includes opposed first and second cutting faces spaced apart along a central tooth axis extending therebetween. Each of the first and second cutting faces at least partially defines at least four of the cutting edges. The cutting tooth is reversible by 180 degrees about a transverse tooth axis such that it is mountable on the tooth holder in at least eight different positions, each of the positions providing a different selected one of the cutting edges in the operable cutting position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Charles D. MACLENNAN, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Robert Mitchell
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Patent number: 7713006Abstract: A replaceable saw tooth for a rotary cutting machine. The saw tooth comprises more than two cutting edges on each of two opposed faces thereof. More specifically, the saw tooth may comprise a body having two cutting faces disposed opposite each other and spaced apart by at least four side faces which are each parallel to an opposite one of the side faces. The side faces are parallel to a central axis extending between the two cutting faces. Four cutting edges are defined between the side faces and each of the two cutting faces.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Les Equipements Prenbec Inc.Inventors: Charles D. MacLennan, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Robert Mitchell
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Patent number: 7634897Abstract: A rotary cutting machine comprises a circular rotating element having a transverse axis of rotation and which is mounted to the rotary cutting machine for rotation about the axis of rotation. A plurality of cutting teeth are mounted to the circular rotating element at spaced apart locations about its circumferential periphery. The cutting teeth are reversible and removably fastened to the circular rotating element. Each cutting tooth includes opposed first and second cutting faces spaced apart by lateral surfaces extending therebetween. The first and second cutting faces define at least four of the cutting edges thereon, such that the cutting teeth are selectively mountable on the circular rotating element in any one of at least eight different positions, each of the positions providing a different one of the cutting edges in the operable cutting position.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Les Equipments Prenbec Inc.Inventors: Charles D. MacLennan, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Alain Perron
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Publication number: 20070193428Abstract: A rotary cutting machine comprises a circular rotating element having a transverse axis of rotation and which is mounted to the rotary cutting machine for rotation about the axis of rotation. A plurality of cutting teeth are mounted to the circular rotating element at spaced apart locations about its circumferential periphery. The cutting teeth are reversible and removably fastened to the circular rotating element. Each cutting tooth includes opposed first and second cutting faces spaced apart by lateral surfaces extending therebetween. The first and second cutting faces define at least four of the cutting edges thereon, such that the cutting teeth are selectively mountable on the circular rotating element in any one of at least eight different positions, each of the positions providing a different one of the cutting edges in the operable cutting position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: CHARLES MACLENNAN, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Alain Perron
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Publication number: 20070151430Abstract: A replaceable saw tooth for a rotary cutting machine. The saw tooth comprises more than two cutting edges on each of two opposed faces thereof. More specifically, the saw tooth may comprise a body having two cutting faces disposed opposite each other and spaced apart by at least four side faces which are each parallel to an opposite one of the side faces. The side faces are parallel to a central axis extending between the two cutting faces. Four cutting edges are defined between the side faces and each of the two cutting faces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Charles MACLENNAN, Nick Palfy, Denis Rioux, Robert Mitchell
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Patent number: 6725758Abstract: A saw tooth for a circular saw for a feller includes, in one embodiment, a square saw tooth body having a multi-faceted shape to be mounted on a holder and for receiving inserts fastened to inwardly sloping seating surfaces on the cutting end of the tooth body. The inserts are provided with cutting tips and cutting edges to form angled cutting edges about the entire periphery of the cutting end of the tooth body. Notches are made in the seating surfaces and inserts in order to permit adjacent inserts to overlap one another, such that the angled cutting edges are strengthened at their junctions, thereby reducing damage of the inserts and improving the cutting performance of the saw tooth.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Inventors: Charles D. MacLennan, Nick Palfy
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Publication number: 20030188619Abstract: A saw tooth for a circular saw for a feller includes, in one embodiment, a square saw tooth body having a multi-faceted shape to be mounted on a holder and for receiving inserts fastened to inwardly sloping seating surfaces on the cutting end of the tooth body. The inserts are provided with cutting tips and cutting edges to form angled cutting edges about the entire periphery of the cutting end of the tooth body. Notches are made in the seating surfaces and inserts in order to permit adjacent inserts to overlap one another, such that the angled cutting edges are strengthened at their junctions, thereby reducing damage of the inserts and improving the cutting performance of the saw tooth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2002Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Charles D. MacLennan, Nick Palfy
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Patent number: 5644965Abstract: A saw tooth for a circular saw for a feller including, in one embodiment, a square saw tooth head having a frusto-pyramidal shape to be mounted on a holder, and the saw tooth head includes seats for receiving inserts. The inserts are provided with cutting tips and cutting edges while a clamp nut retains the inserts against the tooth head. When the edges and tips are worn or damaged from impact, the inserts are first replaced. When the seat of the head is damaged, the tooth can be rotated.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1994Date of Patent: July 8, 1997Assignee: Quadco Equipment Inc.Inventors: Charles D. MacLennan, Nick Palfy, Laurier Savard, Robert E. Mitchell