Patents by Inventor ROBERT BRYAN BOGGS

ROBERT BRYAN BOGGS 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).

  • Patent number: 9321141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad contacts the pattern belt, urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Robert Bryan Boggs, Joseph Shannon Miller, Michael Scott Standridge, Jason Richard Shaw
  • Patent number: 9272384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for using same for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad is selectively controlled to contact the pattern belt, thereby urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Robert Bryan Boggs, Joseph Shannon Miller, Michael Scott Standridge, Jason Richard Shaw
  • Publication number: 20140349551
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for using same for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad is selectively controlled to contact the pattern belt, thereby urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: ROBERT BRYAN BOGGS, JOSEPH SHANNON MILLER, MICHAEL SCOTT STANDRIDGE, JASON RICHARD SHAW
  • Publication number: 20140342639
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad contacts the pattern belt, urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: ROBERT BRYAN BOGGS, JOSEPH SHANNON MILLER, MICHAEL SCOTT STANDRIDGE, JASON RICHARD SHAW
  • Publication number: 20140261891
    Abstract: Implementations described herein comprise knives and cutting systems for forming a predetermined impression into a wood layer and methods associated therewith. In some aspects a cutting system comprises at least one knife, and a means for rotating the wood block about a rotation axis. Each knife of the at least one knife can have a cutting portion and a base portion, wherein the cutting portion comprises a cutting surface defining a pattern. The at least one knife can be operatively positioned relative to the wood block such that, upon rotation of the wood block about the rotation axis, the peripheral surface of the wood block is urged against the cutting surface of the at least one knife to form the wood layer and the pattern defined on the cutting surface of the at least one knife is configured to form the predetermined impression into the wood layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bryan Boggs, Michael Scott Standridge, Jason Richard Shaw
  • Patent number: 8771037
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad contacts the pattern belt, urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Robert Bryan Boggs, Joseph Shannon Miller, Michael Scott Standridge, Jason Richard Shaw
  • Publication number: 20120295522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sanding a predetermined impression into a workpiece. The device has a pattern belt positioned inside the area formed by a sanding belt. A pad is positioned inside the area formed by the pattern belt. A raised pattern is formed on the outer surface of the pattern belt. In use, the pad contacts the pattern belt, urging the raised pattern of the pattern belt to contact the sanding belt. The portion of the sanding belt contacted by the pattern belt is urged toward the workpiece so that the predetermined impression is sanded into the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: ROBERT BRYAN BOGGS, Joseph Shannon Miller, Michael Scott Standridge, Jason Richard Shaw