Patents by Inventor Winston WICKHAM

Winston WICKHAM 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).

  • Productivity enhancement apparatus for power operated skinning equipment
    Patent number: 12279623
    Abstract: A shaping or cutting machine, especially a skinner, at which an operator hand-feeds material to be cut or shaped toward a blade. Hand proximity detection devices are provided for operator safety; machine-vision across a surveilled volume before the blade, and conduction sensing devices. The blade is mounted on a rapidly retractable frame. Power from release of a spring physically moves the blade to a safe position if a hand is sensed. A gripping roller is driven by a rapidly stoppable motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: KANDO INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Blenkinsopp, Winston Wickham
  • PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS FOR POWER OPERATED SKINNING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20220394983
    Abstract: A shaping or cutting machine, especially a skinner, at which an operator hand-feeds material to be cut or shaped toward a blade. Hand proximity detection devices are provided for operator safety; machine-vision across a surveilled volume before the blade, and conduction sensing devices. The blade is mounted on a rapidly retractable frame. Power from release of a spring physically moves the blade to a safe position if a hand is sensed. A gripping roller is driven by a rapidly stoppable motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Keith BLENKINSOPP, Winston WICKHAM