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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428858 | Feedworks device An apparatus for feeding flat, rigid material through a cutter comprising a continuous drive conveyor belt with a non-skid face, having one or more Guide ‘V’ belts bonded to its reverse side parallel to the direction of movement, which ‘V’ belts communicate ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7185686 | Feeder device in a timber harvester The invention relates to a feeder device in a timber harvester, which includes a frame, a 3-row roller chain arranged to be rotated around a drive sprocket, a turnover member and roll guides, which roll guides extend for a great length of a gripping side of the feed... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178566 | Process and apparatus for producing veneer strips, chipped wood or the like The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for producing veneer strips, chipped wood or the like, individual pieces of wood being joined together, with grains parallel, to form a group and then a multiplicity of such groups being arranged one behind the oth... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163038 | Systems and methods for end squaring and dividing elongated materials The present invention provides systems and methods for end squaring and/or dividing elongated materials by determining an actual orientation of the elongated material, or an actual position of an associated pair of positioning mechanisms that are contactable with th... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7007729 | Log charging apparatus for sawmills An improved log charging system for a sawmill having a sharp chain infeed conveyor includes a log turning station for scanning and rotating a horizontally supported log about its longitudinal axis to a desired orientation that will produce maximum lumber yield, and ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6722960 | Apparatus for planing and sizing a workpiece An apparatus for sizing and sanding a workpiece, the apparatus comprising a housing having a horizontally throughgoing passage, a feed conveyor for advancing the workpiece through the passage, the workpiece having an upper surface that advances through the passage a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6539830 | 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 one or more board feeding portions, all of which are controlled by a process controller. In such, preferred emb... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6446790 | Link for sharp chain conveyor A spiked H-style link for a sharp chain conveyor where the single centrally-placed saddle of the prior art is replaced by a double saddle with a centrally-located opening shaped to receive a sprocket tooth. The double saddle moves each saddle outward from... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6382067 | Lumber positioning apparatus for end trimming An apparatus for positioning lumber pieces for end trimming, by means of a succession of gates mounted on traveling chains set at a converging angle with the even end line of uniformly spaced lumber pieces carried transversely on parallel chains towards a... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6330895 | Log flaking and loading method and apparatus A log flaking and loading method and apparatus. First and second pairs of cutting heads have cutting heads spaced apart to receive a log passed therebetween and thereby to cut two substantially parallel sides. The log is first cut by the first pair of cut... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6220315 | Method for machining workpieces A method for processing of workpieces, which are supplied to a processing station, in which the workpieces are processed on one side, are moved out of the processing station, and are turned and again supplied to the processing station for processing the s... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6202719 | Timber harvester and a feeder device for it The present invention relates to a timber harvester (10), which includes two opposing jointed feed devices (14), stripping blades (15), and a cutting device (16). The frame (21) of the feed device (14) is set on articulated arms (13), and in which the fee... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6173829 | Circulating paddle positioning fence with flexible track The board positioning device of the present invention is for optimally longitudinally positioning a board for trimming. The board is translated from an upstream position to a downstream position in a first direction towards the trimming saws. The board tr... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6085813 | Method for making plywood A method for making hardwood or decorative plywood. The plywood includes a number plies including a back veneer, a face veneer, and a number of core and center plies. The method forms subunits of plies and stacks the discrete formed subunits to form a uni... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6082421 | Finger jointer An automated finger jointer for milling finger joint profiles into the ends of short blocks of wood, assembling the blocks and compressing the blocks together to provide a long pieces of wood.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5992484 | Method and apparatus for positioning flitches or cants for a board edger or gang saw A workpiece positioning device for translating elongate workpieces conveyed on a first workpiece conveyor in a conveyance direction and for positioning the elongate workpieces on an adjacent second workpiece conveyor, wherein the elongate workpieces are g... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947174 | Drum debarker outfeed spool An apparatus for debarking roundwood is provided which has a rotary drum debarker having conveyor means to move roundwood into and through the drum debarker, and, furthermore, has a rotable outfeed spool located at the outlet of the drum debarker to conta... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5918653 | Adjustable support for conveyor An adjustable support for a conveyor has paired cylinders pivotally attached to the frame of the conveyor. The frame supports the mechanism for transporting a lumber product. Each pair of cylinders is mounted in a crossed configuration which provides rigi... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5884545 | Log sawing assembly There is provided a device for sawing logs to a predetermined length which includes a log lead-in support member, a log support frame, a log cutting station and a log collection deck. The log support frame includes a front end, a rear end, opposite sides ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5853038 | Method and apparatus for the variable position feeding of a gang saw A device for feeding a workpiece into a gang saw sawblade cluster has a longitudinal drive for selectively longitudinally translating a workpiece, which has been sequenced onto the longitudinal drive, into a gang saw sawblade cluster, and a selective posi... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5826637 | Method and apparatus for multiple feeding of flitches to a board edger An apparatus for sequenced or simultaneous feeding of a plurality of flitches to a board edger includes a sequencing conveyor for sequenced feeding of flitches in a horizontal first direction, the flitches oriented in a horizontal second direction perpend... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5785102 | Board edging infeed apparatus Disclosed herein is an apparatus for positioning an elongate cant for the infeed of the cant into an edging device capable of longitudinally cutting the cant to remove the wane edges thereof. The apparatus generally comprises: a frame structure; a conveyi... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5765617 | Infeed system for lumber An infeed system that orients a log for a processing unit. A flight conveyor, a log turner and a sharp chain are in an overlapping arraignment. The flight conveyor conveys a log past a scanner which inputs scan data into a computer which determines the pr... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5680888 | Saw trimmer and method for trimming lumber pieces The saw trimmer is used for trimming lumber pieces. The saw trimmer comprises a conveyor for longitudinally moving lumber pieces across the saw trimmer. The lumber pieces are transversely disposed on the conveyor with reference to the longitudinal directi... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5669428 | Conveyor system for log debarking and chipping The present invention relates to a conveyor system for log debarking and chipping. Specifically, a conveyor system for log debarking and chipping is provided that, in accordance with the present invention, conveys tree-length logs to and into a debarking ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5649580 | Assembly for infeed table A mechanism for elevating and/or shifting a log infeed table to position a log received on the infeed table for a subsequent operation. The mechanism has sets of opposed paired crank arms pivotally mounted on supports. The infeed table is mounted on suppo... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5562956 | Wood chipping and dyeing processes and products thereof Processes are provided for producing wood chips with a variety of cross sections such as those resembling botanical leaves and other decorative designs. The processes also produces wood chips that have coloration and shading. A rough form of wood having a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5385186 | Sharp chain charger A sharp chain charger and infeed device for feeding logs in a desired orientation to a sawing machine is characterized by alignment and displacement assemblies for accurately positioning a succession of logs on a sharp chain drive mechanism. The alignment... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5381712 | Infeed system for a gang saw An infeed system for a gang saw includes at least one loading station laterally displaced from the infeed station of the gang saw, a pivotable skewing tube arrangement operable at the loading station for orienting a two-sided cant to a given orientation r... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5373878 | Log conveyor for a scragg mill An aligning log conveyor for a scragg mill comprising a pair of spaced, parallel runners which extend longitudinally in front of the saws. The runners have sharpened top surfaces which form a "V"-shaped trough therebetween to cradle and to stabilize the l... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5370166 | Log organizer A log organizer that receives logs fed end-to-end thereinto. The organizer includes a tubular device disposed with its axis paralleling an elongate log support extending under the device. The device has an elongate opening extending along its bottom side.... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368080 | Apparatus and method for a board infeed system A board edging infeed optimization system is described. The infeed system is equipped with a conveyor which transversely advances the board, a conventional optical scanning station, and a computer which calculates a longitudinal reference datum line and a... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5299610 | Process and device for the continuous chipping of long timbers A process and a device for the continuous chipping of timbers of different length. To increase the chipping performance, in the execution of the sawing cut or directly thereafter, at least one supporting element for supporting the leading end face of a lo... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5263522 | Apparatus for removing bark from whole logs An apparatus for removing the bark of whole, or tree-length, logs has an open frame with a feed end, a discharge end, a base and two generally sloping sides, and a plurality of spaced-apart conveyor assemblies positioned along one side of the frame, each ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5201354 | Feed system with improved prepositioning A feed system with improved preposition is shown and describe wherein a prepositioning stage is located vertically above a feed stage such that movement of a wood product from the prepositioning stage to the feed stage corresponds to movement of the wood ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5186227 | Driving device A driving device comprises at least one chain (16) in the form of a closed loop. The chain is connected to at least one driving member arranged to cause the chain to orbit. Furthermore, the chain is laid over diverting members which in combination with th... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5156257 | Woodworking machine, such as a traversing sanding machine A woodworking machine of the traversing type for carrying items (23) on a vacuum conveyor belt (3) is provided with a number of compressed air nozzles (10) which direct a stream of air towards the items (23) on the belt, the nozzles (10), being connected ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5105698 | Off feed conveyor for use with woodworking mill machines An off-feed conveyor for use with a woodworking mill machine, for off conveying wood workpiece output from the mill machine safely away from the mill operator. The conveyor includes a generally horizontal frame, and a movable endless conveying belt mounte... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5099896 | Rotary board pick/store/place method and apparatus Apparatus for loading or picking, temporarily storing and placing one of two side-by-side cut boards from/to a lugged conveyor is described. The apparatus preferably includes a circulating wheel oriented transversely to the lugged conveyor with the wheel ... | 03/31/1992 |
