US Patent Issued to Eagle Machinery & Supply on Sept. 30 for "Method and apparatus for making multiple cuts with a rip saw" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,591, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Eagle Machinery & Supply Inc. (Sugarcreek, Ohio).

"Method and apparatus for making multiple cuts with a rip saw" was invented by Andrew D. Timmer (Grand Haven, Mich.), Reuben R. Schlabach (Dundee, Ohio), Edward M. Hershberger (Apple Creek, Ohio), Andrew C. Sampsel (Coshocton, Ohio), Corey M. Kandel (Baltic, Ohio), Marvin L. Raber (Sugarcreek, Ohio), Raymond A. Miller (Fresno, Ohio), Rudy A. Miller (Baltic, 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 techniqu...