Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350442 | Cutting tool having variable movement in a z-direction laterally along a work piece for making microstructures A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with a tool tip. The actuator provides for variable control of the movement of the tool tip in a z-direction laterally along the work piece, while mai... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350441 | Cutting tool having variable movement at two simultaneously independent speeds in an x-direction into a work piece for making microstructures A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with a tool tip. The actuator provides for variable control of the movement of the tool tip in an x-direction into the work piece at two simultaneousl... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328638 | Cutting tool using interrupted cut fast tool servo A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with a tool tip. The actuator provides for control of the movement of the tool tip in an x-direction into and out of the work piece in order to make d... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7293487 | Cutting tool having variable and independent movement in an x-direction and a z-direction into and laterally along a work piece for making microstructures A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with a tool tip. The actuator provides for independent and variable control of the movement of the tool tip in an x-direction into the work piece and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290471 | Cutting tool having variable rotation about a y-direction transversely across a work piece for making microstructures A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with a tool tip. The actuator provides for variable control of a rotation of the tool tip about an axis parallel to a y-direction transversely across ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7141137 | Method of making laminated wood beams with varying lamination thickness throughout the thickness of the beam A method of forming a laminated beam includes assembling a plurality of individual wood laminations in a juxtaposed relationship, and joining the assembled laminations together to form a laminated beam. The assembled laminations define a tension zone of individual w... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131472 | Method for the production of a three-dimensional, flexibly deformable surface element A method of producing a three-dimensionally, flexibly deformable surface element of wood or wood composite material is provided. A workpiece is used having a thickness at least 5% greater than the thickness of a three-dimensional surface element that is to be prepar... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131471 | Compressed wood product and manufacture The invention described is a method for compressing wood products in a manner which achieves fixation of compression deformation. The method includes two compression stages. In between those stages the wood is coated and impregnated with a fatty acid. The wood, afte... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6960277 | Laminated cross lumber and method of making same A method for making a laminated cross lumber beam comprising the step of stacking elongated wood members and bonding adjacent longitudinal faces thereof along a bonding plane to form intermediary beams. The method further includes a step of selecting intermediary be... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6913667 | Composite structural panel and method A composite structural panel (10) is provided, where the composite structural panel (10) includes a central honeycomb layer (16) having a plurality of box-like channels extending therethrough along a vertical direction. The honeycomb layer (1... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6814113 | Manufacturing method for producing three dimensional inlaid turned and re-sawn wood products An artistic, decorative, durable and dimensionally stable laminate form having the appearance of ribbons laced and interspersed throughout the form consisting of a length of wood having a plurality of longitudinal, “X” axis, wave form cuts formed therethough, a ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811647 | Method and apparatus for the production of extra-wide veneers A method and an apparatus for producing extra-wide veneers and using them for the production of continuous laminated wood boards by gluing and pressing them from a chain of extra-wide veneers assembled in several layers over and behind one another. The method invent... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6546980 | Method of fabricating bamboo slats for bamboo blinds A method for fabricating bamboo blind slats is disclosed. The steps include splitting a selected bamboo stem into several bamboo strips, removing the skins and joints from the bamboo strips before being disinfected and dried and then trimming them to fine... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6513558 | Method of manufacturing carved wooden doors A method of manufacturing carved wooden doors includes the steps of forming wooden blocks with different width but same height and joining them together at a vertical lateral side thereof, joining said wooden blocks together to form a rectangular member f... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6428871 | Method of manufacturing decorative wood products from engineered wood products The present invention relates to a method for forming a decorative, resilient, wood product from an engineered structural wood product. The invention includes utilizing a sheet of engineered structural wood product, cutting the sheet lengthwise into plank... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6358352 | Method for creating higher grade wood products from lower grade lumber The present invention is directed to a process whereby low-grade lumber, (i.e., lumber having surface defects such as knots, voids, wane, and bark pockets, and warp defects such as twist, bow, crook and sweep), is converted to higher grade lumber and pane... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6276413 | Method of making a wood product A method of making two wood products using a single attaching or laminating step. A cut is made only partially through a first piece of wood. A second piece of wood is laminated or otherwise attached to the first piece of wood to make a composite piece of... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6192949 | Method for making bamboo blind slats A method is designed for making bamboo blind slats. The method comprises an initial step in which a selected bamboo stem is split into a plurality of bamboo strips, which are then skinned and disinfected with a sulfur fume for over 12 hours. The disinfect... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6183585 | Method for making corners for laminate and veneer countertops A countertop is made having a laminate or veneer horizontal upper surface and a laminate or veneer vertical face, has a corner element with an arcuate surface that smoothly fairs into both the upper surface and the vertical face. The countertop is made by... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6120628 | System for defining and making wooden furniture panels A system for defining and making wooden panels and similar items for furniture includes the following in sequence: a first station for loading an unworked piece of defined thickness (Sh) onto a second station for cutting the unworked piece leng... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6098680 | Slats 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 |
| 6058991 | Method for making a wood product A method of making two wood products using a single attaching or laminating step. A cut is made only partially through a first piece of wood. A second piece of wood is laminated or otherwise attached to the first piece of wood to make a composite piece of... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5896903 | Method of fabricating bamboo slats for bamboo blinds A method of fabricating bamboo slats for bamboo blinds, including the steps of: i) cutting bamboo wood into bamboo strips subject to a predetermined length; ii) removing the skin and joints from both sides of the bamboo strips, then boiling the bamboo str... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5881786 | Method of producing wood strips for conversion into composite lumber products The invention is a method for producing flitches prepared from roundwood logs, a method for the manufacture of wood slices or slats from the flitches, and methods of combining the strips into composite lumber products. The methods are based in part on the... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5791117 | Process of making slatted panels for furniture A method for making substrate-supported slatted panels which consists of first cutting each slat to the appropriate size required to form the panel. The slats are placed face down on a flat support and are assembled according to the design of the intended... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5725929 | Reinforced wood The reinforced wood piece of the present invention includes a wood body having a first wood panel adhered to a second wood panel. The wood body has a bottom and a top so that the first wood panel is disposed at the top of the laminated wood body. A lamina... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5679191 | Method of fabricating trailer length platform truck flooring An improved method for fabricating trailer length platform flooring from wooden blanks comprises selecting kiln dried lumber having a predetermined width and thickness and exhibiting preestablished strength and durability characteristics. The lumber is in... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5560409 | Backsawn timber production from radially sawn wedges A method of resawing elongated radially sawn segments of timber so that bsawn boards are produced. Said wedges are sawn with the desired angle between the radial faces and are resawn so that the growth rings of the tree are basically parallel to the broa... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5183090 | Panel edge construction This relates to a panel of the type which includes a core covered by veneer and generally relates to a furniture panel. Such panels have a front edge which is contoured and is generally rounded. The panel in question has a generally rounded edge which ter... | 02/02/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5050653 | Laminated wood process for using waste offcut strips and products thereof A process for making a laminated wood product includes sawing or sanding opposite faces of offcut wood strips, to prepare these faces for glueing with the strips in quartersawn orientation. The strips are also prepared by sanding or planing substantially ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4890656 | Method for producing wooden decorative articles In production of a decorative article from piece board of a decorative plywood, a decorative sheet for the decorative plywood is formed by heat pressing a powdery sheet on a material sheet in order to simplify coating process.... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4853062 | Method for the production of wood panels A method for producing a simulated framed solid wood panel comprises providing a one-piece panel element and covering at least one major surface of the panel element with a plurality of veneer elements. Each veneer element has a visible grain pattern and ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4725325 | Method of producing laminated plate A method of producing a laminated plate comprises the steps of (a) preparing a pair of blocks in each of which a plurality of plate elements overlap each other in an inclined position such that the plate elements have one end portions appearing stepwise a... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4536427 | Scrimless contourable core for use in laminated contoured structures A light-weight contourable core of high strength for inclusion in boat hulls in which the core is sandwiched between facing sheets of resin-reinforced fiberglass. The core is formed by a planar array of block-like modules made of end-grain balsa wood or o... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4430371 | Wood veneers A continuous length of flexible, reel wood veneer produced by a method according to which the veneer leaves are bonded to a non-woven material strip such as bonded viscose rayon which is then severed between the veneer leaves to form foil backed leaves, w... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4399754 | Laminated wood corner structure for furniture Disclosed is a laminated wood corner construction for furniture and a method for preparing such a construction. The corner construction comprises two laminated wood legs bent at 90° angles, bisected on a 45° diagonal throughout their length and glued to... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4327788 | Panel door and method of construction A raised panel door for use on kitchen and vanity cabinets and the like which can be quickly and inexpensively constructed from a conventional laminated door having a core and a thin veneer facing. First, an outer molding is secured around the periphery o... | 05/04/1982 |
