Patents by Inventor Wayne K. Tomich

Wayne K. Tomich 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: 7641103
    Abstract: A wall mounted log chute for holding and transferring fire wood through a wall of a dwelling is disclosed. The chute is mounted within the confines of the wall of a dwelling and having an outside and an inside position. In the outside position the chute is capable of receiving fire wood and other materials. These other materials include but are not limited to coal, feed, bio fuels and household refuse. The chute is capable of material transfer of any nature. When the desired amount of wood or other material is arrived at the chute is mechanically or manually operable from the outside position to the inside position. The reverse operation is also true. The chute is capable of holding the wood in the inside position and a storing facility or can be emptied to repeat the process. One embodiment allows the chute to be controlled from the first position to the second position by a hydraulic arm and an electrical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventor: Wayne K. Tomich
  • Patent number: 4278163
    Abstract: A wall mounted log chute for transferring fireplace logs through a wall of a dwelling is disclosed. An opening formed in the wall of a dwelling has a hopper hinged thereto. The hopper is movable from a first position wherein the hopper is opened at the outside side of the wall to a second position wherein the hopper is opened at the inside side of the wall. An outer frame surrounds the opening at the outside wall, and an inside frame surrounds the opening at the inside wall. An outside wall of the hopper abuts the outside frame when the hopper is in the second position, and an inside wall of the hopper abuts the inside frame when the hopper is in the first position. Fireplace logs are insertable into the hopper when it is in the first position, and the logs are removed from the hopper for use in a fireplace within the dwelling when the hopper is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1981
    Inventor: Wayne K. Tomich