Patents by Inventor Walter Dunham

Walter Dunham 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: 5105698
    Abstract: An off-feed conveyor for use with a woodworking mill machine, for off conveying wood workpiece output from the mill machine safely away from the mill operator. The conveyor includes a generally horizontal frame, and a movable endless conveying belt mounted in the frame with its upwardly facing outward surface defining a flat conveying surface for receiving the workpiece output from the mill machine. An adjustable height support frame is secured beneath the horizontal frame and supports the latter at a height appropriate for the belt surface to receive the workpiece output. Movement facilitating means are secured to the bottom of the support frame to enable movement of the conveyor toward and away from the mill machine. Contact engagement means at the lateral side of the horizontal frame, releasably attach the conveyor to the mill machine upon positioning thereat; and drive means move the belt in a direction to enable the off conveying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Inventor: Walter Dunham