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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
May. 17, 2002
Antal Z. Suto, Elburn, IL (US);
John A. Campau, Zeeland, MI (US);
John Daniel Campau, Holland, MI (US);
Donald L. Reuschel, Holland, MI (US);
Robert A. MacDonald, Plymouth, MN (US);
Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for treating the surfaces and edges of a block to mimic the appearance of natural stone. The apparatus and method can treat up to four sides of a block, can be adjusted to provide varying degrees of surface and edge treatment, and useful in high volume block production equipment. Blocks are produced having a natural, weathered appearance without the damage, breakage, dust, or expense associated with conventional splitting and tumbling methods.
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