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Class 144/333 - Rattan or bamboo working


Subclass of Class 144 - Woodworking
Definition: Process of working with the wood of a rattan palm or of
No. of patents: 21
Last issue date: 12/13/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
8074689Method for making an artificial rattan web
A method for making an artificial rattan web, includes: (a) providing a guiding body having a curved surface, and a threading block that is disposed downstream of the guiding body and that is formed with a rattan hole and a thread hole; (b) passing an artificial rat...
12/13/2011
7661450Process for making a bamboo filament slab floor by opposite directional hot pressing
The present invention relates to bamboo manufacturing field, in particular, to a process for making a bamboo filament slab floor by opposite directional hot pressing. Aiming to overcome the defects that, while compressing, the existing bamboo filament slab floor at ...
02/16/2010
7267408Article of rattan furniture having a seat support cushion
An improved support area for use with rattan furniture. The present invention provides a frame, a seat contact portion, and a back contact portion. In various embodiments, the chair includes a seat cushion that is supported by a seat support portion of the frame. Th...
09/11/2007
7160053Bamboo mat board and method for producing the same
A bamboo mat board element with a double-layered construction, a constant dimension, each of the elements is formed with a projecting tenon at each of two adjacent sides, respectively, and a concave mortise at each of the other two adjacent sides, respectively, for ...
01/09/2007
7021346Bamboo mat board and method for producing the same
A bamboo mat board element with a double-layered construction, a constant dimension, each of the elements is formed with a projecting tenon at each of two adjacent sides, respectively, and a concave mortise at each of the other two adjacent sides, respectively, for ...
04/04/2006
6957479Method for preparing a terminal assembly for bamboo
A method to prepare a terminal assembly for different varieties of bamboo, required to form a system of nodes useful in construction, with which points or ends of bamboo such that they can be joined together easily and with great precision; and so that the bamboo ca...
10/25/2005
6098680Slats of bamboo window shade and method for making same
A method is used to make bamboo slats which are intended for use in making a blind. The method comprises a first step in which a bamboo stem is split into a plurality strips. The bamboo strips are barked, polished, and bleached before they are adhered sid...
08/08/2000
5976644Process for treating bamboo and articles made by the process
A process to treat bamboo comprises splitting a bamboo shoot lengthwise into at least two separate bamboo lengths, and removing any internal membranes and external nodes from the bamboo lengths. The split bamboo lengths are treated to remove substantially...
11/02/1999
5972467Pressure forming process for pressure-formed bamboo products
The present invention relates to a pressure-formed bamboo sheets or bars composed of bamboo materials having a reduced variation in fiber density. A bamboo is split in the peripheral direction into a plurality of long bamboo slices, then the long bamboo s...
10/26/1999
5786063Wood composite layered material
A multi-layered composite building material is provided which allows effective utilization of forest resources by using so-called low quality materials such as small-diameter wood, old wood, pieces of wood produced as byproducts of lumbering, and/or bambo...
07/28/1998
5675951Bamboo workpiece, molding and trim and method for making
Bamboo molding or trim is provided from the interior of bamboo culms. The bamboo is divided into pieces which may be laminated to form workpieces from which the molding or trim is formed. Selected cross-sections, spindles and other forms are provided. The...
10/14/1997
5543197Parallel randomly stacked, stranded, laminated bamboo boards and beams
A composite bamboo beam for use as a substitute for natural wood beams. Segments of bamboo stalk, either split or whole, are longitudinally aligned and randomly stacked. The bamboo segments are compressed and bonded together to form a cohesive bamboo comp...
08/06/1996
5456964Laminated material and process for manufacturing the same
A laminated material comprises a plurality of straight portions of vegetable stalks, each having an epidermis mainly of lignocellulose and a porous core. These vegetable stalks straight portions are impregnated with a thermal hardener solution of high-mol...
10/10/1995
5433805Method for crack prevention in bamboo canes
A method for preventing cracks in bamboo canes subjected to drying comprises longitudinally cutting open the bamboo cane along its entire length, allowing the cut cane to dry to a desired residual moisture content, and sealing the resulting longitudinal g...
07/18/1995
5346574Process for manufacturing a laminate
A laminated material comprises a plurality of straight portions of vegetable stalks, each having an epidermis mainly of lignocellulose and a porous core. These vegetable stalks straight portions are impregnated with a thermal hardener solution of high-mol...
09/13/1994
5248541Board of non-timber hardwood-replacement lumber
The invention is a board of non-timber hardwood-replacement lumber. The primary constituent is rinds of a grass selected from the group of grasses consisting of sugarcane and sorghum. The board has an integral mass of parallel elongate flattened rinds ali...
09/28/1993
4968549Laminated 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
4818321Preparation of laminated material
A process for the preparation of a laminated material including the steps of cutting open an annual 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 ...
04/04/1989
4810551Bamboo 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
4774121Core for composite structures
An improved core structure is provided for composite structures and particularly those employing fiberglass reinforced plastic surface layers. In accordance with this invention, a composite article is formed having a central layer comprised of a plurality...
09/27/1988
4586751Method of assembling rattan furniture
The subject invention relates to an improved method of assembling rattan furniture. More particularly, a method is disclosed for fabricating a composite rattan piece having an effective diameter sufficient to form a rigid structure. In accordance with the...
05/06/1986
 
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