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Manufacturers Index - Timesavers, Inc.

Timesavers, Inc.
Robbinsdale, MN, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.timesaversinc.com/
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
2,813,382 Nov. 19, 1957 Sanding machine having means for preventing belt creeping Raymond F. Pendergast Robbinsdale, MN Seen on Timesavers Sanders, Inc. sander.
Timesavers Sanders, Inc., was founded by Raymond Pendergast and Lee Sherrill, about 1949. They reportedly developed the widebelt sander about that time, but we have not found any earlier patent than this one.
2,860,454 Nov. 18, 1958 Leather sander Raymond F. Pendergast Robbinsdale, MN Seen on Timesavers Sanders, Inc. sander.
2,876,600 Mar. 10, 1959 Sanding machine Raymond F. Pendergast Robbinsdale, MN Wide-belt sander, seen on Timesavers Sanders, Inc. sander.
2,934,863 May. 03, 1960 Sanding machine Raymond F. Pendergast Robbinsdale, MN Seen on Timesavers Sanders, Inc. sander.
2,958,989 Nov. 08, 1960 Spreading and feeding assembly Raymond Francis Pendergast Minneapolis, MN Seen on Timesavers Sanders, Inc. machine.
2,962,842 Dec. 06, 1960 Abrasive machine Raymond F. Pendergast Robbinsdale, MN Seen on Timesavers Sanders, Inc. sander.
3,094,815 Jun. 25, 1963 Polishing apparatus Raymond F. Pendergast Grey Eagle, MN
3,118,314 Jan. 21, 1964 Belt control Gordon L. Schuster Minneapolis, MN
3,339,319 Sep. 05, 1967 Abrasive sleeve for rotary sanding machines Gordon L. Schuster Minneapolis, MN
    Abrasive sleeve for rotary sanding machines Howard W. Grivna Fridley, MN  
3,608,245 Sep. 28, 1971 Belt sanding machine Cecil D. Brotherton Minneapolis, MN
    Belt sanding machine Raymond G. Fair Jr. Minneapolis, MN  
3,654,738 Apr. 11, 1972 Method of and apparatus for effecting superior sanding Lambert S. Sternal Wayzata, MN
3,701,219 Oct. 31, 1972 Apparatus for effecting superior sanding Lambert S. Sternal Wayzata, MN
3,708,817 Jan. 09, 1973 Buffing and deburring machine Fred W. Kiser Hopkins, MN
    Buffing and deburring machine Wallace R. Rhine Stillwater, MN  
3,782,044 Jan. 01, 1974 Wide abrasive belt type lumber planing machine Paul H. Olin Minneapolis, MN
D229,957 Jan. 15, 1974 Wide belt sanding machine Cecil D. Brotherton Coon Rapids, MN
    Wide belt sanding machine Gordon L. Schuster Minneapolis, MN  
3,816,998 Jun. 18, 1974 Method of and apparatus for rapidly abrading metal workpieces Donald C. Elm St. Paul, MN
    Method of and apparatus for rapidly abrading metal workpieces Howard W. Grivna Minneapolis, MN  
3,832,808 Sep. 03, 1974 Abrasive belt-type lumber planing machine Fred W. Kiser Hopkins, MN
3,859,758 Jan. 14, 1975 Wide belt sanding machine Raymond G. Fair Jr. Minneapolis, MN
3,872,627 Mar. 25, 1975 Wide belt sanding machine with improved dust collector Gordon L. Schuster Minneapolis, MN
3,893,265 Jul. 08, 1975 Vertical abrasive belt type surface grinder Allan J. Stinn Minnetonka, MN
    Vertical abrasive belt type surface grinder Donald C. Elm St. Paul, MN  
3,895,464 Jul. 22, 1975 Lumber dressing and dimensioning machine Fred W. Kiser Hopkins, MN
3,971,166 Jul. 27, 1976 Belt position sensor for wide belt sanding machine Fred W. Kiser Hopkins, MN
    Belt position sensor for wide belt sanding machine Gerald E. Habeck Princeton, MN  
4,038,784 Aug. 02, 1977 Method and apparatus for cross grain abrading to produce a rough sawn effect Howard W. Grivna Fridley, MN
4,187,645 Feb. 12, 1980 Reactive system for accommodating belt stretch and tracking Fred W. Lind Osseo, MN
4,527,359 Jul. 09, 1985 Segmented platen with diaphragm cylinder control Dale Boehne Cologne, MN
    Segmented platen with diaphragm cylinder control Eugeue C. David Minneapolis, MN  
    Segmented platen with diaphragm cylinder control Lee E. Stump Brooklyn Park, MN  
4,594,815 Jun. 17, 1986 Abrasive surfacer Herman J. Mutzberg Minneapolis, MN
    Abrasive surfacer Maurrice G. Mickelson Minneapolis, MN  
4,621,459 Nov. 11, 1986 Segmented platen with diaphragm cylinder control Dale Boehne Cologne, MN
    Segmented platen with diaphragm cylinder control Eugene C. David Minneapolis, MN  
    Segmented platen with diaphragm cylinder control Lee E. Stump Brooklyn Park, MN  
4,635,405 Jan. 13, 1987 Continuous arcuate feed assembly Lee E. Stump Brooklyn Park, MN
4,640,056 Feb. 03, 1987 Vertically self-centering feed assembly Lee E. Stump Brooklyn Park, MN
4,651,474 Mar. 24, 1987 Wide belt sanding machine with platen oscillating means Eugene C. David New Hope, MN
4,704,823 Nov. 10, 1987 Abrasive surfacing machine Clarence I. Steinback Edina, MN This patent number was seen on a sander from Timesavers, Inc.
4,719,721 Jan. 19, 1988 Conveyor bed assembly and vacuum platen Lee E. Stump Brooklyn Park, MN