Patents by Inventor Richard A. Hungerford, JR.

Richard A. Hungerford, 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).

  • Take-up and payoff system for vertical profiling cutting saw (VPX)
    Patent number: 10882126
    Abstract: A profiling saw with band knife loop take-up and payoff compensation includes an endless circulating band knife which is guided around a plurality of band knife pulleys so the take-up and payoff adjustment is provided of the loop circulation path shape. The take-up and payoff system operates to move a pulley in the vertical plane for allowing the band knife to maintain its cutting orientation during movement and providing for more rapid and precision cuts into a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Esco Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Hungerford, Jr., John Slott
  • TAKE-UP AND PAYOFF SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL PROFILING CUTTING SAW (VPX)
    Publication number: 20180200811
    Abstract: A profiling saw with band knife loop take-up and payoff compensation includes an endless circulating band knife which is guided around a plurality of band knife pulleys so the take-up and payoff adjustment is provided of the loop circulation path shape. The take-up and payoff system operates to move a pulley in the vertical plane for allowing the band knife to maintain its cutting orientation during movement and providing for more rapid and precision cuts into a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Richard A. Hungerford, JR., John Slott