Patents by Inventor Reau Graves, Jr.

Reau Graves, Jr. 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 small shaped pieces from stacks of compressible sheet insulating materials
    Patent number: 4078463
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel apparatus for cutting mats of compressible insulation materials arranged in stacks into small intricately shaped pieces which comprises an elevatable platform which raises the stack and compresses same against the undersurface of a rigid pattern supported in spaced relation beneath an overhead framework on uprights which are rotatable and include an offset portion sized and positioned to receive that part of the fabric cutter overhanging the axis of upright rotation regardless of the position of the cutter adjacent the edge of the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: Frostline, Inc.
    Inventors: Randal K. Leonard, Reau Graves, Jr.