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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318299 | Accelerated log building method, log building kits, and methods of producing log building kits Kits for building log structures, and methods for producing such kits. A kit for building a structure having a plurality of log walls each including multiple layers. The kit comprises a combination of logs which when assembled form the structure. Logs of multiple la... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7264029 | Flail pan for delimbing and debarking apparatus A flail pan for use with a delimbing and debarking apparatus. The flail pan has a first section which extends from the first side opening of the apparatus beneath the first flail and a center section which is spaced vertically and horizontally between the first and ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7128109 | Essential oil reclaim apparatus, and method of use An essential oil reclaim method for use with a corresponding apparatus, comprising the following steps: the apparatus grabs the tree parts, the tree tops or the tree limbs, and shakes them with rotating drums provided with chains (under whiplash effect); the needles... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6941988 | Batch rotary debarker A batch debarking apparatus includes a rectangular bin and a plurality of abrader rotors placed across the bin. Log batches are debarked within the bin and discharged laterally through one sidewall of the apparatus. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6901978 | Apparatus and method for cutting trees A tree cutter in combination with a self-propelled vehicle is disclosed for cutting underbrush and small free standing trees, such as, Cedar. The tree cutter is pivotally mounted at the front of the self-propelled vehicle, such as, a Four Wheeler in order to pivot u... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6675846 | Lineal log peeler and debarker for use in log home construction The invention discloses a lineal log peeler and debarker that debarks logs for use in home construction automatically by, an operator in a protected control booth. The machine is electronically controlled and replaces the difficult, dangerous and time-con... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6619345 | Arrangement for a debarking shaft The invention relates to a debarking shaft arrangement for a debarking machine (1). A number of rotatable debarking shafts (3) extending parallel to the advancing direction of the logs (2) are provided with a number of teeth (4) extending beyond the circu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619346 | Debarking machine The invention relates to a debarking machine for the debarking of logs and for the expulsion of at least some of the removed bark from a wood flow passing through the debarking machine. The debarking machine having a number of rotating debarking shafts ex... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615884 | Debarking shaft for a debarking machine The invention relates to a debarking shaft (3) for a debarking machine (1). The debarking shaft (3) has its teeth (4) designed as a number of annular tooth rims (20), each of said tooth rims comprising two or more releasably connected elements (21, 22), h... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588467 | Arrangement in the discharge end of a debarking machine The invention relates to an arrangement at the discharge end of a debarking machine (12) for the preliminary debarking of logs (2) prior to a separately performed final barking and for the expulsion of at least some of the removed barks from a wood flow p... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578609 | Apparatus for debarking logs with movable debarking surface for varying rate of debarking An apparatus for debarking logs comprising a drum rotatable about an axis and having an inner surface and outer surface with at least one movable debarking surface adjacent the inner surface of the drum to debark logs that come into contact with the movab... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6546979 | Method for controlling a drum debarker The present invention relates to a method controlling a drum debarker by way of using the drum weighing information in the control of the drum debarking process. The method comprises the steps of determining the weight of the contents in the drum determining t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6532850 | Method and apparatus for dissecting logs A method and an apparatus for dissecting logs in a sawing installation are disclosed. The installation having a reciprocally moving longitudinal conveyor for moving the logs reciprocally through a double band saw assembly utilizing band saw blades having ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6457499 | Rotary ring debarker with debarker tools arranged in offset rotary debarking planes A rotary ring log debarker including one or more rotary rings each carrying one or more sets of equiangularly distributed log debarking arms and tools, in such a manner that the overall machine includes at least two axially offset (leading and trailing) s... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6360796 | Wood working machine A wood working machine for wood like pulp wood, saw timber or similar elongated wood parts comprises a trough designed like a tunnel. The trough has a feeding in end and a feeding out end for the wood. Rotors, each provided with helical threads on its jac... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6244312 | Processing means for barking machines The present invention relates to a processing means for barking machines of the type having a plurality of swinging arms, each being at an inner end pivotally mounted on a rotatable, annular rotator, while at an opposite outer free end, they carry such a ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6213178 | Method and apparatus for handling logs to be debarked Methods are disclosed for removing the bark from logs including transporting the logs in a longitudinal direction, cutting the surface of the logs as they move in the longitudinal direction using blades projecting upwardly with respect to a bottom surface... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6189583 | Apparatus for removing barks from a wood- and bark-containing log flow An apparatus for removing bark from a wood and bark containing log flow. The apparatus includes a number of bark separation units, each of the bark separation units comprising an aggregate of a toothed disc mounted on a first disc shaft and a smooth-surfa... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6009921 | Highlift antiwear attachment for angle debarking drum lifters An improved lifter and a method of repairing a damaged lifter employed in a rotary drum debarker of the type which removes the bark of logs by introducing logs into a rotating drum wherein the the logs tumble and flail against one another so that the bark... | 01/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5896901 | Debarking drum A rotatable debarking drum for removing the bark from logs comprises a cylindrical member and a plurality of axially extending rows of debarking tools circumferentially distributed on an inner circumference of the cylindrical member. Each row of debarking... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5893401 | Barking tool The invention concerns a barking tool for barking machines of the type having a plurality of swinging arms, each being at an inner end pivotally mounted on an annular rotator which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and each having at a free outer en... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5873398 | Debarking device A debarking device includes a drum having a radically outer peripheral surface, the drum being arranged to be rotated about a longitudinal axis. Two bogies, spaced from one another in the circumferential direction of said outer peripheral surface of said ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5868186 | Debarking wood without introducing contaminants into the wood This invention relates to a wood chip recovery system which removes bark from roundwood or wood chips. It is desirable for such structures of this type to recover the wood chips from the bark without introducing contaminants, such as metal ions like iron,... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5862846 | Feed arm A feed arm (10) for use with a debarking and delimbing machine (100). The arm is constructed of a first section (12) and a second section (14) which are slidably connected together using an insert (16). The first section is securely mounted on the lower f... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5839490 | Rubber lining for corrugated debarking drum A liner for a corrugated debarking drum having a continuously undulating outer wall with an interior surface including an axially extending concave portion includes an elastomeric compressible body having an inner surface adapted to be positioned over the... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5803142 | Debarking and chipping folded whole-trees This invention relates to debarking and chipping folded whole trees. Such structures of this type, generally, increase wood recovery by making high-quality chips out of tree tops, branches, as well as, other larger portions of the tree.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797437 | Log peeler A log peeler comprises a log peeling knife assembly 10 attached to a pulling cable 12, the pulling cable 12 being reeved around a powered cable drum 14. The pulling cable is attached at each end of the knife assembly so that the knife assembly will be pul... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5709257 | Removing bark from wood chips A method of crushed ground-wood processing comprises charging the input between two relatively revolving and displaced conical surfaces with simultaneous dimension separation variation by circulating vibrations causing the surfaces to apply variable squee... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5704409 | Flexible mounting system for log debarking equipment A flexible mounting system principally developped for ring-type log debarkers comprises a combination of freely oscillating supporting links and weight compensating pneumatic devices, arranged in such a way as to allow the working tool assembly of the deb... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5699843 | Multi-drum barking machine A barking machine comprises a container for accommodating logs longitudinally therein, this container having a longitudinal side wall with a lower end, and a bottom wall including a first longitudinal opening adjacent to the lower end of the first side wa... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5673865 | Waste debarker A waste debarker 10 comprises a housing 12 in which is mounted a rotatable first cutting drum 14 and a rotatable second cutting drum 16 arranged in a longitudinally spaced relationship with respect to the first drum 14. The first drum 14 has a plurality o... | 10/07/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5647418 | Debarking tooth of a debarking machine A debarking tooth of a debarking machine comprises a platform secured to an outer surface of a rotary member rotatably arranged in a wood container; a blade tip plate detachably attached to the platform; an arbitrary number of engage projections formed on... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5638878 | Log debarking apparatus An improved log debarking apparatus characterized by a pair of shafts with cleated wheels for supporting and rotating a log under a rosser type debarking tool. The improved log debarking apparatus further has a plurality of log lifters movably supported a... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638879 | Externally changeable flail apparatus Flail apparatus for debarking/delimbing wood products traveling through a debarking station wherein at least one of the flails comprises an axially extending member having axially rotatable chain supporting elements with an array of flexible flailing chai... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5630453 | Debarking machine A debarking machine having a wood-infeeding side for feeding wood to the debarking machine and a wood-outfeeding side for outputting wood from the debarking machine, includes a line of first to n-th rotary members coupled in series, or a plurality of line... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5535796 | Flail chain connector A flail chain connector is provided which may be applied to an existing wood debarking apparatus or machinery for cutting vegetation. The connector is provided with integral fasteners for removable attachment of a length of flail chain to a powered rotary... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5524685 | Debarking/delimbing apparatus Debarking/delimbing apparatus, especially for softwood, comprises at least one spool device mountable so as to be rotatably driven about an axis and capable of removing bark from tree parts moved lengthwise relative to said device across its axis, with ea... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5511596 | Quick change debarking chain A rotor link attached to a debarking cylinder. An open link is attached to the rotor link and a chain is attached to the open link. The open link must be rotated forward in the direction of rotation of the debarking cylinder so that a flat area of the rot... | 04/30/1996 |
