Patents by Inventor Richard J. Nicol

Richard J. Nicol 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).

  • Finger jointer
    Patent number: 6082421
    Abstract: An automated finger jointer for milling finger joint profiles into the ends of short blocks of wood, assembling the blocks and compressing the blocks together to provide a long pieces of wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Western Pneumatics, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Nicol, Brock E. Ferguson, Kenneth D. Shoemaker