Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5135597 | Process for remanufacturing wood boards The process begins with a single board, for instance a flat grain board, of selected dimensions. The single board may be clear or not or may be cut and rejoined to remove defects. The board is then sawn in a selected manner and the resulting boards are bo... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5106666 | High strength particleboard having reinforcing strips Composite particleboards and methods for manufacturing these particleboards are provided in which a plurality of discrete lignocellulosic particles are bonded together to form a core and then hot pressed with a plurality of reinforced strips having a thic... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5098762 | Plywood Plywood comprising veneer layers each composed of a plurality of divided wood pieces with a clearance formed between the wood pieces.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096765 | High strength composite products and method of making same Consolidated composite wood products having modulus of elasticity (MOE) equivalent to a MOE of at least 2.3 mm psi at a wood content density of 35 lbs/cu.ft is formed by a laminate of wood elements formed by slicing (veneer or strands) substantially free ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5075059 | Method for forming panel door with simulated wood grains A cost effective method for realistically simulating a wood grain appearance on a door skin used to form a panel door includes compression molding a fiber reinforced polyester door skin having an outer surface with "closed" areas dense with deep grains an... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5071688 | Building plywood product The disclosure relates to a medium density overlay plywood panel used as an exterior trim product for a residential building having a relatively high number of plies to total board thickness, and exposed edges with void free sanded surfaces having a prede... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5059466 | Chipboard and its manufacture A method of manufacturing chipboard having a central layer of coarse chips and two outer layers of chips whose fibers are oriented in the plane of the board. The central layer is formed by using as chips therefor end-grain cut flake-like chips, the fibers... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5047280 | High density corrugated wafer board panel product A `high density` corrugated wafer board panel is provided. The wafer board panel has a substantially uniform density ranging from between about 700 kg/m3 to 900 kg/m3. As a result of increasing the density of the panel without changi... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5047275 | Spray dried phenol-formaldehyde resin compositions A pre-cure resistant powder resin binder for waferboard/oriented strandboard manufacture is manufactured from spray drying a liquid resin composition containing a low advanced phenol-formaldehyde resin and a water soluble oxo compound of boron. The spray ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5041322 | Flooring panels for flat platform trailers A composite panel particularly for use as a decking material in trailers and trucks is fabricated from at least eleven plies of wood veneer bonded together in a unitary structure. The three outer plies on each side of the panel are oriented with the wood ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5034259 | Process for re-manufacturing wood board and the product produced thereby The process begins with a single board, for instance a flat grain board, of selected dimensions. The single board may be clear or not or may be cut and rejoined to remove defects. The board is then sawn in a selected manner and the resulting boards are bo... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5034500 | Process for the manufacture of urea-formaldehyde resins Urea-formaldehyde resins, particularly useful for producing particle boards having lower rates of release of formaldehyde are synthesized in several stages including a stage of further condensing a first condensate having a F/U molar ratio of 1.8-2.3 and ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4968549 | Laminated material made of annual lignocellulosic stalks A laminated material in board form made by the steps of cutting open a lignocellulosic stalk in the fiber direction with a knife; flattening the lignocellulosic stalk by means of a roller press to form a compressed stalk, one face of which consists of its... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4902445 | Fiber board, a method for making it, and a binder composition Fiber boards of high strength which are highly water- and flame-resistant are disclosed, as well as a method for making such boards and an inorganic binder composition for bonding wood fibers. The boards comprise a lignin-containing fiber material, a bind... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4888220 | Decorative laminates having 3-dimensional effect A decorative laminate comprising a plurality of consolidated resin impregnated fiberous sheets, at least one of said sheets being formed from bleached cellulose fibers, titanium dioxide and/or a pearl pigment.... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4810551 | Bamboo board A bamboo board comprising a number of longitudinal layers (4) and a number of lateral layers (5). The longitudinal layer is made by longitudinal bamboo strips (1) bonded together with adhesives (3), and the lateral layer is made by lateral bamboo strips (... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4761342 | Fibre board, a method for making it, and a binder composition A fibre board having improved strength, water-resistance and flame resistance comprises a lignin-containing fibre material and a binder. The binder is formed from a binder solution containing an alkali silicate solution, a sulphur component, and an metal ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4743484 | Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) A dimensionally stable composite wood panel having wood veneer sheets with their grains disposed in the same direction, and a core of adhesively-bonded biomass particles is improved by including a third wood veneer sheet having its grain substantially per... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4731145 | Method for producing sheets of wood with differentiated porosities A method for producing sheets of precomposed wood, with differentiated porosities, designed to imitate rotary-cut veneers and/or sheared sheets of natural wood. According to the method claimed herein, sheets of wood with differentiated porosities are obta... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4704316 | Manufacture of reconsolidated wood products Reconsolidated wood product (22) formed by compressing and bonding natural wood which has been rended to form open lattice work webs (14) of naturally interconnected wood strands. The webs (14) are laid over each other in overlapping fashion so as to exte... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4689257 | Veneer laminate composite structure A method of forming a wood sandwich structure comprising the steps of peeling a bolt of natural wood in spiral form to form a web of wood veneer; forming the wood veneer web into a plurality of sheets of uniform size; forming a plurality of fiberglass she... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4668324 | Method of making wood veneer vehicle interior A method manufacturing an exposed portion of a vehicle interior having a real wood appearance is shown. A desired wood finish is first applied to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer. A laminate backing is then applied to the wood veneer surface o... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4631216 | Large-surface area control panel A large-surface control panel (1) is made of wood. At least at parts of its extent in the plane of the panel the control panel exhibits a material thickness of 1.5-6.0 mm. At least said parts the control panel is constructed from three sheets of wood posi... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4569873 | Composite wood panel The dimensional stability of a composite wood panel having two surface wood veneer sheets with their grains disposed in the same direction and a core of adhesively bonded biomass particles such as processed wood particles is improved by including a third ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4548851 | Composite material A method for the production of a composite material formed from comminuted particles including blending the particles and a suitable adhesive, forming the blend into a mat, and compressing the mass by at most about 65 percent. In related aspects, the part... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4543284 | Veneer laminate composite structure A veneer laminate composite structure particularly suitable for use in boat building. The structure comprises a first sheet of wood veneer having its grain extending generally in the plane of the sheet; a second sheet of wood veneer juxtaposed to the firs... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4535019 | Laminated wood coupling arrangement A laminated wood coupling arrangement for fabricating unitary laminated wood joints. Two sets of multiple layers of thin wood strips placed at a 90° angle to each other overlap ends in alternating layers. Glue placed between all adjacent surfaces retains... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4531728 | Dumbbell-like add-on weight for conventional weight equipment Add-on type weight training devices which are designed for use with conventional barbell weight equipment, particularly in connection with specialized weight training regimes where successive, lighter weight loads are lifted until strength limits are reac... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4508772 | Pressed composite assembly and method The present invention relates to a method of forming an extended elongate pressed composite assembly from a plurality of strands by subjecting the strands to heat and pressure. The improvement of the present invention comprises methods for compressing a p... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4505974 | Decorative laminate having mar-resistant surface Decorative laminates and a method for their production are disclosed, the laminates having dispersed in their uppermost surface hard mineral particles whereby mar-resistance is imparted to the laminate.... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4471012 | Square-edged laminated wood strip or plank materials Laminated wood strip or plank flooring members are disclosed having adjacent edges of adjacent strip or plank members slightly reverse-beveled, i.e. 2° to 7° from vertical, to tightly fit together to provide precise, flush contact between adjacent upper... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4388133 | Method of manufacturing artificial wood veneer A method of manufacturing artificial wood veneers comprises a step in which an artificial flitch formed of laminated material veneers respectively cut out of a certain kind of inexpensive natural wood is sliced in the direction of obtaining straight grain... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4384019 | Molded wood particle products including integrally joined intersecting members A molded product formed from wood flakes intermixed with a binder and a first elongated member formed from elongated wood flakes compressed and bonded together with a binder, the wood flakes having a grain direction extending generally parallel to the lon... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4376003 | Process for bonding together boards of wood with rough or smooth surface, of sliced off or peeled veneer, product used for said bonding and final material obtained The present invention relates to a process for bonding together boards of wood with surface rough from sawing or with smooth surface, or sliced off or peeled veneers, wherein at least one of the surfaces to be brought into contact is coated with the aid o... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4369157 | Method of automatically decorating articles as they are in-mold formed automatically A novel method of automatically decorating articles as they are formed, in-mold, of heated plastics flowing within and filling mold cavities. Pursuant to the invention an elongated tape or strip of decorating material is automatically advanced and pre-fed... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4364984 | Surfaced oriented strand board Wood particles are distributed in selected patterns and bonded together by an adhesive to form a multilayer wood particleboard. The board has a central core of three layers of wood strands sandwiched between two outer surface-forming layers of fine wood p... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4361612 | Medium density mixed hardwood flake lamina A lamina for a medium density structural board made from dimensioned wood flakes cut from a mixture of hardwood species and having a high retained internal bond strength is disclosed. The wood flakes are blended with a phenol formaldehyde resin having a m... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4332384 | Wooden racket frame At least one end surface of a racket frame is occupied by a wooden shell layer obtained by transversely slicing a given elongated wooden material. Transmission of shock on the playing face onto user's hand holding the grip section is well hindered, and de... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4293362 | Method of forming decorative panels A method of forming decorative panels wherein a plurality of edged-glued thin wood strips are laid in side-by-side relationship until the glue is set to form a single composite sheet and then the sheet is cut into pieces, each piece having portions of a p... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4286753 | Combination wood plastic railroad tie A combination railroad tie for supporting railroad track rails on a ballast or concrete roadbed. The main body portion of the tie is wood, having a rectangular cross section and a flat upper and lower surface. A plurality of flat plastic plies made of shr... | 09/01/1981 |
