Title: Panel manufacturing machine and method

Abstract: A panel manufacturing machine adapted to produce panels of building blocks; the machine involving the formation of a horizontal course of blocks in end-to-end relation to each other with mortared head joints between ends of the blocks and with bed mortar on top of the blocks, which course is transferred as a unit to be assembled with other courses of blocks to produce a panel. Further, the machine can progressively sense a modular measurement longitudinally of said course to control the overall length of each course when assembled and mortared together.

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Inventors: Wright, Lawrence W. (Scottsdale, AZ, US)
Tolleson, Leon H. (Phoenix, AZ, US)
Abrahamson, Daniel P. (Phoenix, AZ, US)
Thomas, Paul M. (Paradise Valley, AZ, US)
Crile, Eugene E. (Phoenix, AZ, US)

Application Number: 403056
Filing Date: 1973-10-03
Publication_date: 1976-01-20
Assignee: The Thomas 1970 Trust (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Class(es): 156/558 52/749.14, 141/258, 156/182
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3350833	Nov, 1967	Larger	52/749.
3382640	May, 1968	Thomas et al.	52/749.
3585092	Jun, 1971	Storer	52/749.
3834973	Sep, 1974	Kummerow	52/749.

Other Refs: 1,432,4831,127,812

Feb, 1966	FR
Sep, 1968	UK

Primary Examiner: Sutherland, Henry C.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Luedeka