Patents by Inventor Robert M. McNicol

Robert M. McNicol 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).

  • Debarking apparatus
    Patent number: 7931056
    Abstract: A debarking apparatus includes a cutting body having a cutting surface and a first projection configured to cooperate with a fastener. The debarking apparatus also includes a holding body for removably holding the cutting body, the holding body having a trailing surface and defining a first recess generally complementary to the first projection to receive therein the first projection in a close surrounding fit, and a first opening sized to receive the fastener. The fastener is configurable to pass through the first opening and to cooperate with the first projection and with the holding body to hold the first projection in the first recess in a close surrounding fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Carmanah Design & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Durant, C. Todd Macey, Robert M. McNicol
  • DEBARKING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100108195
    Abstract: A debarking apparatus includes a cutting body having a cutting surface and a first projection configured to cooperate with a fastener. The debarking apparatus also includes a holding body for removably holding the cutting body, the holding body having a trailing surface and defining a first recess generally complementary to the first projection to receive therein the first projection in a close surrounding fit, and a first opening sized to receive the fastener. The fastener is configurable to pass through the first opening and to cooperate with the first projection and with the holding body to hold the first projection in the first recess in a close surrounding fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CAMANAH DESIGN & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Durant, C. Todd Macey, Robert M. McNicol