Patents by Inventor Verle Rice

Verle Rice 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: 5103880
    Abstract: A machine for shaping the panels, rails and stiles used to construct raised panel doors. A motor driven arbor shaft carries three different cutters which bevel the panel edges, groove the edges of the rails and stiles and shape the ends of the rails complementally to the grooved edges of the stiles. Adjustable fences guide the workpieces through the cutters along strips which rest on the table and are of various thicknesses to accommodate cutters of different sizes. A carriage travels in a guided manner along the fence used for the cutting of the ends of the rails and is equipped with a quick release clamp for securing the rails in position as their ends are fed through the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: R.B. Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Verle Rice, Richard Keener
  • Patent number: 4838138
    Abstract: A scroll saw blade clamp and blade alignment tool to facilitate blade changes while assuring proper positioning and alignment of the blade. The blade clamp is for the upper end of the blade and includes a pair of clamp bars, one of which is pivoted to the upper saw arm. A locking screw clamps the bars together for clamping of the blade, and a strategically located pin prevents relative rotation of the clamp bars and also serves as a blade guide to properly locate the blade while it is being clamped in place. The alignment device takes the form of a flat bar provided with a recess for holding the lower blade clamp. A groove in the bar is centered on the recess to properly align a saw blade received in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: R. B. Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Verle Rice, William Curtis, Richard Keener, Robert Raffurty