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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128858 | Method for producing woody moldings and apparatus for producing woody moldings A method for producing woody moldings and an apparatus for producing woody moldings that can reduce the number of processing steps and shorten the processing time. Cellulose based fine powdery particles and thermoplastic resin are kneaded and dissolved into a mixed ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097795 | Recycled lumber producing method Waste wood is recycled into a large cross-section wood board without using a hazardous material as a binder. The invention provides a method for manufacturing a recycled wood product, and includes the steps of atomizing, to a wood material containing small wood chip... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7018582 | Method and apparatus for forming an article and an article formed thereby A method for forming an article in which thermoplastics materials are used as the binding agent. Materials (21) are shredded in a shredder (1), compressed in a compressing chamber (15) and moulded in a moulding chamber (16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6841101 | Production of high added value products from resin-bonded waste composite wood products A method of producing dry processed fiberboards from resin-bonded waste composite wood products, wherein said wood products are chemically treated in a pre-heater unit of a refiner system under super-atmospheric pressure in the presence of steam to disrupt adhesive ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6521151 | Conversion of fiber cores into molded products A method and apparatus for converting paper fiber articles into molded parts. The method and apparatus are particularly advantageous in converting paper fiber cores, utilized for winding and unwinding large quantities of paper products, into plugs which a... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6500373 | Manufacturing method of fused molded product mainly composed of various plastics Fibers obtained by opening waste plastics of different kinds and fibers obtained by opening wastepaper are mutually woven, and molded under heat and pressure. As a result, different kinds of waste plastics can be recycled without requiring separation or c... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6299726 | Method for making paper nuggets from waste paper There is provided a stock of paper nuggets for manufacturing composite building materials, wherein the stock of paper nuggets comprises a large portion of paper nuggets each having a thick mass, a twisted core and a tailed configuration. This stock of pap... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6253527 | Process of making products from recycled material containing plastics Composite products comprising or incorporating compression moldings of waste or filler particles (16) encapsulated and bound together by a thermoplastic binder (15) into a compacted mass of a shape selected for its end use, the compression molding being p... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6149845 | Method of manufacturing paper coffin for use in cremation A method of manufacturing paper coffin for use in cremation including the steps of forming a box and a cover for a coffin from prepared pulp by vacuum molding, drying the molded box and cover, compressing walls of the box and of the cover in a die casting... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6053998 | Method of manufacturing rust-preventing cover A method of manufacturing a rust-preventing cover in which sufficient strength during mounting is ensured and which can be easily removed when not needed. The method of manufacturing a rust-preventing cover is carried out by a WFM manufacturing method rat... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017475 | Process of transforming household garbage into useful material An apparatus, system, and batch or continuous flow method of thermodynamically reducing and converting household garbage into useful by-products capable of being recycled and reused or otherwise transformed into useful articles. The method of transforming... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5997785 | Method for the manufacturing of a moulded body A molded body is produced on the basis of a raw material, the main content of which is material which is left after remolding pulp from paper and extraction of fibers from the pulp mass for remanufacturing of paper. This raw material which mainly consists... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5866057 | Process for the manufacture of particle-board and fiberboard A process is described for the manufacture of tannin-bonded particle- and fiberboard wherein the binding of wood chips and fibers is accomplished by obtaining the formaldehyde necessary for the cross-linking of tannin by the hydrolytic decomposition of th... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5849152 | Process for the production of shaped bodies from biodegradable material and shaped body The invention relates to a process for the production of shaped bodies, in particular packaging shaped bodies, from biologically decomposable material using a viscous mass containing biologically decomposable fiber material, water and starch, which is bak... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5746958 | Method of producing a wood-thermoplastic composite material A method is disclosed for producing a wood-thermoplastic composite material using a high bulk density feedstock. The feedstock is formed by feeding a wood-thermoplastic mixture to a pellet mill where the bulk density thereof is increased by a significant ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5417904 | Thermoplastic polymer composites and their manufacture Cohesive composite material is formed by forming a mixture of a melt of thermoplastic polymer and wood having a weight average particle size of about 0.1-0.5 inches in the X-axis, about 0.2-0.8 inches in the Y-axis, and about 0.5-1.5 inches in the Z-axis;... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5411697 | Method for processing contaminated plastic waste A compress/melt waste processor includes a frame; a chamber housing having alls which define a chamber therein; a ram movably disposed in the chamber; a sensor which senses pressure applied by the ram; an actuator operatively connected to the ram to move t... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5344595 | Method of producing a cushion from waste paper or pulp This invention provides a paper molded cushion having a sufficient shock absorbing ability without substantial deformation during the drying process even if the shape of the cushion is very complex. The process comprises the steps of mechanically fluffing... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5331087 | Method for reprocessing thermoplast-coated packing materials and thermoplast material for further processing A method is described for reprocessing substantially used generally bilaterally plastic-coated beverage cartons or cardboard. The beverage cardboard is first comminuted with cutting tools in such a manner that isolated sheet pieces of about 5 cm diameter ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5304276 | Method and apparatus for reclaiming gypsum from waste wallboard This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for reclaiming gypsum from waste paper laminated gypsum wallboard. The invention is directed to an apparatus that is useful for separating paper laminate from gypsum wallboard comprising: a roller and a pl... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5302331 | Waste treatment process A process for recycling household waste, garbage or trash into useful articles including in one preferred embodiment the steps of collecting the waste material, feeding the waste material into a pulverizer to convert the material to a powdery mass, adding... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5277572 | Densifier for densifying coated paper A radial die densifier is disclosed having a means for regulating the rate of material flow. Material passes through a feed cylinder in which is disposed a distributor cone. The feed cylinder may be moved toward and away from the cone so as to vary the wi... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5215695 | Process for reclaiming the residuals of the manufacture of high pressure laminates A process for reclaiming residuals produced from the manufacture of decorative high pressure laminates (HPLs), and composite materials obtained by the process. Such residuals which include cellulose impregnated with thermosetting resins which are partiall... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5169588 | Solvent based plastics recycling process A solvent based plastics recycling process directly reduces large volumes of post consumer plastic waste materials by up to 500% by volume. Minimal sorting and no cleaning is required, and large percentages of contaminants are tolerated. The process yield... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5164132 | Process for the production of ultra-fine polymeric fibers Ultra-fine polymeric fibers are produced from various polymeric materials by mixing with thermoplastic poly(vinyl alcohol) and extruding the mixture through a die followed by further orientation. The poly(vinyl alcohol) is extracted to yield liberated ult... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5154874 | Method of producing gypsum/fiber board, especially for floor boards Gypsum/fiber board, especially for use as floor board, is fabricated by paring a binder consisting of at least 60% by weight of calcium sulfate alpha hemihydrate, and at most 35% by weight calcium sulfate beta hemihydrate, the balance, if any, inert mate... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5137668 | Method for making pressboard from poly-coated paper using relative movement of facing webs A system and process for fabricating pressboard from shredded paper coated with a thermoplastic material and a pair of facing webs includes placing the shredded poly-coated paper between the two traveling webs to form a composite, the composite then being... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5088910 | System for making synthetic wood products from recycled materials A system for making synthetic wood products from waste wood fiber and recycled plastic material by mixing waste wood fiber having a moisture content of less than about 15% with dry waste plastic material, including low density and/or high density polyethy... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5009586 | Agglomerating apparatus for the continuous regranulation of thermoplastic wastes The agglomerator includes a disk-shaped annular chamber which is confined on its periphery by an annular perforated die, the outside of which is swept by knives. The annular chamber narrows towards its periphery, and at least one pressing blade rotates in... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4894192 | Process for producing molded bodies from paper and a thermoplastic material A method of producing mouldings from paper and a thermoplastics. Paper and thermoplastics waste are reduced to shavings or chips. The same are introduced into a screw extruder to melt the thermoplastics and prepared therein to be extrudable. The mixture o... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4874095 | Edge protector and method of making same Edge protectors for strapped stacks are formed by extruding a mass of paper cuttings and molten thermoplastic which preferably derives from coating materials of paper scrap, for example, trimming wastes of food and beverage containers.... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4810445 | Process for making pressboard from poly-coated paper A method for continuously forming a pressboard product from shredded scrap paper having a thermoplastic coated thereon. The shredded paper is deposited between two continuous facing sheets. The sandwiched construction is heated using radiant or convection... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4123489 | Method for converting waste paper products into useful forms A method is provided for converting waste paper materials into more useful forms for uses such as plant mulches, lightweight concrete aggregates, fertilizers, animal feeds, chemical food stock and other materials, fuels and uses such as recycling paper pr... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4112038 | Method for producing molded articles A method of producing molded articles comprising taking a by-product from a main process, that by-product comprising a contaminated thermoplastic material impregnated with a fibrous material, usually paper and in some instances additionally a metallic foi... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4098996 | Regenerated cellulose film recovery process Waste raw uncoated and/or coated (such as saran, nitrocellulose and vinyl) regenerated cellulose film is treated to recover its plasticizer and cellulose components for recycling in the manufacture of regenerated cellulose film. The platicizer is first re... | 07/04/1978 |
| 3956541 | Structural member of particulate material and method of making same A structural member is fabricated from a mixture of scrap particles of thermoplastic wire and cable insulation, wood particles, comminuted paper, sawdust, and a suitable resin binder. The fabrication procedure is carried out by initially forming a mixture... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3940466 | Method of providing a structural shape A method of providing a structural shape includes starting with waste paper and treating the waste paper in a hammer mill to produce paper fibers. The fibers are put through a screen. The screened fibers are mixed with a binder such as a thermosetting epo... | 02/24/1976 |
