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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7159628 | Gangsaw with a split sawbox A split sawbox for a gangsaw includes a sawbox having at least first and second mating sawbox sections. The sections are linearly selectively translatable relative to one another between a closed position wherein the sections are releasably locked together for opera... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7083374 | Gripping members gripping and moving packets stacked by a conveyor A stacking conveyor conveys packets so that the conveyed packets become stacked together in a standing up configuration as an array of packets. First and second gripping members are automatically controlled so that the first and second gripping members mechanically ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6725891 | Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces resolves the problem of simple, accurate and fluent or continued working of workpieces front surfaces of various lengths and intersections, and the machine is of a compact construction. It is ch... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6640855 | Log home fabrication process and associate log cutting machine A log processing machine and associate method employs one or more log guides to make joinery cuts in a processed log which has at opposed edges of the processed log the raw log's natural external contour. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each l... | 11/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6039097 | Position-based integrated motion controlled curve sawing A method of position-based integrated motion controlled curve sawing includes the steps of: transporting a curved workpiece in a downstream direction on a transfer, and monitoring position of the workpiece on the transfer, scanning the workpiece through a... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039098 | Position-based integrated motion controlled curve sawing A method of position-based integrated motion controlled curve sawing includes the steps of: transporting a curved workpiece in a downstream direction on a transfer, and monitoring position of the workpiece on the transfer, scanning the workpiece through a... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5915429 | Compact small diameter log sawmill A sawmill that is a compact integrated unit of a multiplicity of components all mounted on a common frame for performing different functions to produce pieces of lumber from a log. Logs can be processed that have a minimum diameter of approximately 2" and... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5911302 | Circulating paddle board positioning apparatus In a board positioning device for longitudinally positioning a board translating in a first direction at a translation speed on a board translating device, wherein the board translating in the first direction is aligned along its length in a second direct... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5884682 | Position-based integrated motion controlled curve sawing A method of position-based integrated motion controlled curve sawing includes the steps of: transporting a curved workpiece in a downstream direction on a transfer, and monitoring position of the workpiece on the transfer, scanning the workpiece through a... | 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 |
| 5816302 | Method and apparatus for forming curved cants for curve sawing in an active gangsaw A gangsaw in-feed mechanism for positioning a cant and feeding the cant generally longitudinally into a gangsaw along a feed path, wherein the cant is oriented with its planar faces generally horizontal, and wherein the in-feed mechanism has laterally opp... | 10/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5722474 | Method and apparatus for cutting a cant into boards Apparatus for detecting dimensional information of a workpiece such as a canted log is used to control a gang saw mounted on a pivot axis to cut the log into substantially even thickness boards while moving the log past the cutting device and pivoting the... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5676187 | Wooden I-beam assembly machine and control system therefor A production line for manufacturing wooden I-beams wherein a pair of grooved flanges are conveyed along opposite left and right sides of a train of web members and converged so that the web longitudinal edges are inserted into the flange grooves is disclo... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5617910 | Position control apparatus and method for controlling the movement of a block in a woodworking machine The present invention provides an automatic lug loader to place blocks on each lug on a lug conveyor in a finger jointing machine. The lug loader includes a support structure with a control station and a feed table. A powered loading conveyor overlies the... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5441092 | Method and apparatus for the production of heart centered, substantially square timbers A method and apparatus for the efficient production of heart wood centered small dimensioned, square timber comprising a log feed system for the storage and dispensing of individual logs to the production facility; a log centering system wherein the log i... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5417265 | Infeed method and apparatus for a machining device An apparatus and method for delivering pieces of lumber to a machining device having a longitudinal machining path and operating at a predetermined longitudinal speed. The infeed system comprises feed belt conveyors for carrying pieces of lumber simultane... | 05/23/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5358018 | Pole framing apparatus An automatic machine for performing framing operations on a power pole. The machine is controlled by a programmable logic control and interchangeable programs are provided to control the operation of the machine according to a pole frame specification. Po... | 10/25/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5205705 | Apparatus and process for feeding panels to a panel cutting saw An apparatus and process for feeding panels to a panel cutting saw for conveying a stack of panels to a panel cutting saw so that the edges of the panels in the stack are aligned with respect to the cutting plane of the saw. An elevator platform supports ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5174351 | Ending apparatus and method An ending apparatus for positioning elongate objects comprising, in combination, object singulating equipment for separating a plurality of elongate objects in an inlet area into single objects while moving the objects in a first direction to an outlet ar... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5165518 | Conveyor system for timber products A conveyor system serves for conveying timber products, in particular boards (13) having at least one flat side. The conveyor system (10) comprises a transverse conveyor and a linear conveyor (11) the conveying direction (14) of which include between them... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5080154 | Method and apparatus for gluing wooden staves A method and apparatus for automatically feeding stave members wherein each newly introduced stave is laterally automatically displaced inwardly against a free edge of a previously laid out layer of stave members such that a close connection is achieved b... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4951725 | Method of continuously processing elongated articles such as coherent pairs of chopsticks and an apparatus for carrying out the method A method and an apparatus for continuously processing and packing elongated articles (10) such as coherent pairs of chopsticks imply that the articles (10) are continuously advanced in the longitudinal direction in a track and are centrally aligned during... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4949769 | Log delivery mechanism A log-positioning conveyor (10) includes a pair of spaced-apart lug-supporting frames (12, 14) and an interconnecting center frame (16). Vertical and horizontal cylinders (42, 44, 46, 48), one of each at each end of the conveyor, are interconnected betwee... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4840015 | Method of continuously processing and packing elongated articles such as coherent pairs of chopsticks and an apparatus for carrying out the method A method and an apparatus for continuously processing and packing elongated articles such as coherent pairs of chopsticks include continuously advancing the articles in the longitudinal direction in a track and centrally aligning the same during the conti... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4682639 | Apparatus for cutting veneer pieces into equal sections An apparatus for cutting a veneer piece into equal sections includes a main conveyer for feeding the veneer piece in a direction transverse to the wood fibers thereof and a cutter disposed in the main conveyer for cutting the veneer piece along the feedin... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4362195 | Portable log debarking apparatus An elongated infeed frame supporting a debarking unit has a trailer-like structure so that it is readily portable and can be transported into a logging or debarking area. An off-bearing frame is also portable for easy transportation to the area. Each of t... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4340137 | Cant movement and aligning mechanism A first conveyor moves cants to a delivery position adjacent to a second conveyor whose axis of movement is transverse to that of the first conveyor. A cant movement and aligning mechanism, which includes an overhead support that supports at least two pos... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4185672 | Integrated tree processing mill A process and apparatus are described wherein an integrated saw mill includes conveyor means for feeding debarked logs, classifying the logs and storing them according to size, advancing a particular log, scanning and analyzing the log and determining its... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4068695 | Method and apparatus for cutting wood A method and apparatus is shown for cutting logs into lumber by first cutting the logs into elongated wedge-shaped segments and then cutting the segments into boards. A pair of opposed spaced-apart chucks grip the ends of the log, and a saw mounted on a c... | 01/17/1978 |
