Patents
US 10308447 B2: Stick placer assembly
- Granted
- 2019-06-04
- Filed
- 2017-01-18 application 15409171
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A separator placer assembly is used with a lumber stacker, which creates a stack of lumber, includes a frame, a separator transfer assembly, and a plurality of transfer arm assemblies. The separator transfer assembly includes a continuous loop chain, preferably a plurality of continuous loop chains, with upper and lower reaches mounted to the frame. Separators are transferred to lugs on the chain at a first position along the lower reach. The plurality of transfer arm assemblies, each with first and second arms, is mounted to the frame beneath the lower reach at a transfer position downstream of the first position. A separator supported by the lugs is removed from the lugs by the arms and released onto the stack of lumber.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190604.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pacific Industries 7 patents | US company or organization | Anderson, CA | SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas J. Thuemler | Corning, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G57/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THUEMLER, NICOLAS J. signed 2017-01-13 | SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES ANDERSON, CA | 41010/154 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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