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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:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Ronald J. Scherer, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
David Matthew Lacroix, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Michael J. Hogan, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Glenn C. Bolles, Edina, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ronald J. Scherer, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
David Matthew LaCroix, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Michael J. Hogan, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Glenn C. Bolles, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Anchor Wall Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A masonry block that is produced from a workpiece that is split in a block splitting assembly which uses any of a variety of projections to supplement or replace the action of the splitting blade in splitting and dressing the workpiece. The resulting masonry block has features that provide the masonry block with a weathered appearance.