ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,328, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Eagle Machinery & Supply Inc. (Sugarcreek, Ohio).
"Dust hood hold down" was invented by Reuben R. Schlabach (Dundee, Ohio), Edward M. Hershberger (Apple Creek, Ohio), Andrew C. Sampsel (Coshocton, Ohio), Todd A. Spillman (Mineral City, Ohio) and Kirk E. Spillman (Zoar, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated inline rip saw system utilizing x-ray and optical scanning techniques to identify and detect flaws within a piece of wood. The present system may further utilize a precision skewing unit which may reduce or eliminate errors while allowing for precision rip cuts to be performed. F...