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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306018 | Tree harvesting apparatus A tree harvesting apparatus is provided. The harvesting apparatus comprises a frame member, a cutting device mounted to the frame member, and at least one cutting member attached to the cutting device. A tree accumulation member is also provided and overlays at leas... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7258050 | Method of cutting segmented-end web A method of cutting an elongate timber web which forms on each of two opposed ends thereof a tapered end shape including a series of at least four cuts at successive angles to approximate an arcuate convex end. The method includes the steps of performing first and s... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7150589 | Deburring tool A deburring tool includes a proximal cutter and a distal cutter which form a V-shaped groove within which a workpiece is positioned to remove burrs from both sides of the workpiece simultaneously. The cutting edges of the proximal and distal cutters do not include a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7093628 | Method of and apparatus for forming timbers with rounded ends The method of forming timbers especially for use as webs in timber roof trusses comprising feeding timbers in a predetermined path with the timbers extending transversely to the direction of feed and, as the timbers are so fed, shaping the ends thereof to rounded fo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7011006 | Automated board processing apparatus In preferred embodiments the invention includes a transverse board conveyor, a board extrusion portion, a marking station, a sawing portion, and a plurality of board feeding portions, all of which are controlled by a process controller. In such preferred embodiments... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6814112 | Method of controlling press power in a limbing knife assembly in a single-grip harvester head In a method, when using a single-grip harvester head for felling and processing trees, of controlling the press power which, by means of a limbing knife assembly (6), is exerted on a stem (3) which is horizontally fed through th head with its butt end ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6719023 | Apparatus for producing rectangular furniture boards with a glued-on edge Apparatus for producing rectangular furniture boards with a glued-on edge, in which the following are arranged one after another in the passage direction: a longitudinal sawing device (14), which divides a rectangular initial board (12) into a p... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705363 | Log processor and method A log processor and log processing method scans a log (L) at a first station (18) so that the longitudinal centerline (32) and a sawing scheme for the log can be automatically determined by a controller (4). The log is oriented at a second stati... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6701984 | Wood board made of a plurality of wood pieces, method of manufacture and apparatus The process is used for making individual wood boards (52) from a plurality of wood pieces (10). In this process, wood pieces (10) of similar length and are joined side by side so as to form a panel (30). The panel (30) is then cut in a longitudinal direc... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6681820 | Process for the manufacturing of joining profiles A process for the manufacturing of longitudinal profiles such and tongue and groove on boards wherein the process includes the steps; a) Moulding a substantial part of the profile cross-section by means of milling with a milling tool. b) Fine moulding ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6575210 | Apparatus and method of processing logs The present invention provides an apparatus and method of processing logs. The apparatus includes a linkage having a boom and a stick. The boom is adapted for attachment to a support platform. A delimbing assembly is connected to the boom, and a loading a... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575066 | Method and apparatus for reducing oversized wood chips An apparatus is provided for cutting oversized wood chips smoothly and uniformly, such that the resulting chips are of optimum size and shape for use in making paper, cardboard, and other recyclable materials. A method is provided for aligning and guiding... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6571839 | Automatic press roll control According to this invention, introduction of dynamic, closed-loop force and position control over press rolls of a planer or infeed table provides a dramatic increase in capability, performance, and reliability, as compared to the prior art.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6546979 | Method for controlling a drum debarker The present invention relates to a method controlling a drum debarker by way of using the drum weighing information in the control of the drum debarking process. The method comprises the steps of determining the weight of the contents in the drum determining t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6474379 | Automatic flitch planer A method and apparatus for automatically planing a flitch. The method of the invention comprises measuring the distance between the top and bottom surfaces of the flitch at a plurality of longitudinally spaced locations, calculating a planing operation of... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6463402 | Infeed log scanning for lumber optimization A method for creating a full surface model of a log using optical scanners mounted on an existing infeed assembly. The method recognizes that a log is only stable for a portion of its travel along the infeed assembly, meaning that only portions of the log... | 10/08/2002 |
| 5960104 | Defect detection system for lumber A machine vision system that can address a number of board, lineal, cant, and flitch inspection problems by incorporating all the sensors needed to address the surface feature detection problem, the three-dimensional shape detection problem, and the inter... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5088363 | Method and apparatus for an automatic sawmill In an automatic sawmill, logs are first sawn horizontally into pieces that are respectively deposited flat side down on a bed plate and conveyed through multiple, close spaced horizontal bandsaws located above the bed plate. Sawn cants are positioned by c... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4971124 | Sliver patching method and apparatus A sliver patching method and apparatus cuts a long slender groove in a small dimension high-grade wood product to remove long slender defects lying along the grain of the wood product. A wood sliver corresponding at least partially in size and shape to sa... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4787127 | Combination slot mortising, horizontal boring, router table and overarm router machine A combination woodworking machine for attachment to an electric plunge router, which may be configured as a horizontal boring and slot mortising machine, an overarm router and a router table. An x-y-z table is mounted on a column supported by feet, and a ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4450882 | Automatic shaper A highly productive completely automatic tracing shaper machine tool performs sequential operations without manual attention permitting a single operator to simultaneously run several machines without being exposed to the shaper heads of the machine. The ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4260001 | Woodworking machines An apparatus and method for shaping and finishing at least a part of the periphery of a planar workpiece of wood or similar material in which the workpiece and a template are mounted on a carrier block which is drawn along a machine bed where the workpiec... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4243081 | Automatic apparatus for machining panels, planks and similar articles made of wood, wooden derivatives and the like Disclosed herein is an automatic apparatus for machining panels or similar articles and, particularly, for drilling and milling them in accordance with the "Folding" system. With this apparatus, the panel to be machined is carried by conveyor means, in a ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4164248 | Method and apparatus for cutting off defective portions of lengths of timber A method and apparatus for cutting portions having defects therein from lengths of timber includes determining an aligning distance for a given one of the lengths of timber as the timber length moves along a conveyor, the aligning distance being defined b... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4138773 | Woodwork drilling and screwing machine Drilling and screwing machine intended more particularly for fitting door-hinge plates or like hardwares on pieces of joinery or similar elements, this machine comprising in the known fashion: a pivoting assembly consisting of a table supporting on one si... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4100949 | Web forming apparatus A machine for forming beveled webs, particularly for use in truss structures, includes a feed table upon which a wooden board is placed. A saw is shifted into cutting relation with the board to sever a web which drops into a hopper. A pusher displaces the... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4098310 | Apparatus for beveling truss components Apparatus for cutting off and beveling the ends of wood web components for trusses. A length of lumber is guided longitudinally into the machine against a stop and clamped near its lead end, following which the clamped portion is cut off to component leng... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4036269 | Automatic shaping device with a pre-cutting assembly An automatic shaping device of the type including a table with a power-driven shaping tool projecting therefrom and a power-driven workpiece carrying member slidably mounted thereto with template carrying means thereon, the template carrying means being a... | 07/19/1977 |
