Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Waechter

Ronald L. Waechter 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 device for removing pallet runners
    Patent number: 6865975
    Abstract: A device and method for severing fasteners securing deck boards to pallet runners. A band saw extends across a table recess. The band saw is spaced above the tabletop aligning the saw between the deck boards and runners. The recess includes stop surfaces enabling the pallet to be pivoted from a horizontal position through a vertical position and then to an upside down position while the saw blade remains within the pallet for severing fasteners securing the opposite top deck board from the pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: SP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Waechter, Thomas A. Waechter
  • Method and device for removing pallet runners
    Publication number: 20040149113
    Abstract: A device and method for severing fasteners securing deck boards to pallet runners. A band saw extends across a table recess. The band saw is spaced above the tabletop aligning the saw between the deck boards and runners. The recess includes stop surfaces enabling the pallet to be pivoted from a horizontal position through a vertical position and then to an upside down position while the saw blade remains within the pallet for severing fasteners securing the opposite top deck board from the pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald L. Waechter, Thomas A. Waechter
  • Method and device for removing pallet runners
    Patent number: 6687970
    Abstract: A device and method for severing fasteners securing deck boards to pallet runners. A band saw extends across a table recess. The band saw is spaced above the tabletop aligning the saw between the deck boards and runners. The recess includes stop surfaces enabling the pallet to be pivoted from a horizontal position through a vertical position and then to an upside down position while the saw blade remains within the pallet for severing fasteners securing the opposite top deck board from the pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald L. Waechter, Thomas A. Waechter
  • Method and device for removing pallet runners
    Publication number: 20030200639
    Abstract: A device and method for severing fasteners securing deck boards to pallet runners. A band saw extends across a table recess. The band saw is spaced above the tabletop aligning the saw between the deck boards and runners. The recess includes stop surfaces enabling the pallet to be pivoted from a horizontal position through a vertical position and then to an upside down position while the saw blade remains within the pallet for severing fasteners securing the opposite top deck board from the pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Ronald L. Waechter, Thomas A. Waechter
  • Saw for removing top and bottom pallet deck boards
    Patent number: 6128992
    Abstract: A saw for removing opposing deck boards from a pallet. A pair of band saws are suspendedly and pivotally mounted to a frame. Guide fingers extend between the saw blades to engage the opposing surfaces of pallet deck boards to automatically position the saw blades with the junctions between deck boards and pallet runners. An upwardly extending bed is cantileverly mounted to the saw supporting the pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Smart Products of Indiana, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Waechter, Thomas A. Waechter