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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141604 | Method of manufacture for wooden gunstocks An improved method for the manufacture of wooden gunstocks comprising the steps of first heat treating the wood and then fashioning the wood into a gunstock, whereby the resulting gunstock is more weather and rot resistant, more stable, and lighter than gunstocks fa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7926524 | Utilization of coloration to improve the detection of “hit or miss” defects when using scanner equipment and an automated saw to remove defects in wood pieces In a wood processing plant, planks are typically split into strips and then passed through an automated cross-cutting saw station to remove defects such as knots, cracks or flash. One defect which also occurs is the hit and miss defect caused by a planer and/or a sa... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7836924 | Methods for enhancing hardness and dimensional stability of a wood element and wood product having enhanced hardness The present disclosure includes methods for enhancing hardness and dimensional stability of a wood element. In one embodiment, the method includes placing the wood element in a compression assembly set to a compression temperature between about 365° F. and about 41... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7426948 | Milled submicron organic biocides with narrow particle size distribution, and uses thereof A method of milling substantially insoluble solid organic biocides to form a micron or sub-micron product having a narrow particle size distribution is presented. The milling involves wet milling of the organic biocide with high density milling media having a diamet... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7404422 | Viscoelastic thermal compression of wood A high density wood product that is made from low-density wood is provided. The wood product is made using a continuous viscoelastic thermal compression (VTC) process and exhibits high density, strength and dimensional stability, compared to the lower density starti... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7268280 | Bracing system for stringed instrument In accordance with the invention, a sound box for an instrument is provided exhibiting a 3-D bracing system. The bracing system comprises a plurality of braces on both the sound board and the bottom board of the sound box. The braces exhibit varying heights and conf... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7111656 | Wood technique for creating aesthetically pleasing designs A method for creating an aesthetically pleasing wood design. Generally, a design is transferred to a sanded and cleaned piece of porous wood, and the design is etched using one or more trenching techniques. Parts of the design are then burned using a heating element... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086435 | Tree harvesting apparatus and method which enable a cut top or other cut portion of a tree to be weighed before being dropped or lowered to the ground A tree harvesting apparatus and method is particularly adapted for use in crowded housing and industrial areas where there is concern for relatively heavy cut tree portions causing damage when allowed to free fall to the ground. The tree harvesting apparatus and met... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7028729 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing veneer Disclosed is a veneer slicing apparatus including a table assembly. A blade support is mounted on the table assembly. A blade is supported in the blade support. A carriage assembly is adapted to engage and hold a log generally parallel to the table assembly. A drive... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021346 | Bamboo 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 |
| 6978814 | Method for manufacturing floor boards Method for manufacturing wooden floor boards having an antique and used look, the boards of planed new wood being subjected to a mechanical treatment for making damages in its circumferential surface, and after that to a chemical treatment of at least the entire top... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6965065 | Neck for stringed musical instrument A neck assembly for a stringed musical instrument, the neck assembly comprising a finger board having a certain length, an inner surface and an outer surface and a neck portion having a certain length, an inner surface and another surface, the neck assembly further ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6943283 | Bracing system for stringed instrument In accordance with the invention, a sound box for an instrument is provided exhibiting a 3-D bracing system. The bracing system comprises a plurality of braces on both the sound board and the bottom board of the sound box. The braces exhibit varying heights and conf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938339 | Method and apparatus for forming an inlet and outlet face of a catalyst support An apparatus for forming shaped surfaces of an elongate substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first and second collar spaced along the substrate, wherein a cutting filament extends between the collars. The collars are selectively rotated to pass the cutti... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913049 | Veneer slicing machine The invention relates to a veneer slicing machine. The output of prior art veneer slicing machines is limited by virtue of the fact that the slideways quickly heat up at a maximum stroke rate. As a result, the maximum permissible temperature of 120° C. is quickly r... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6766622 | Floor panel for floor covering and method for making the floor panel Floor covering, consisting of floor panels (1) based on a fiber-like material bound by a binding agent, more particularly MDF or HDF, which, at least at their edges, are connected to each other by means of a connection, more particularly a tongue-and-groove c... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6681820 | Process for the manufacturing of joining profiles A process for the manufacturing of longitudinal profiles such and tongue and groove on boards wherein the process includes the steps; a) Moulding a substantial part of the profile cross-section by means of milling with a milling tool. b) Fine moulding ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6643933 | Guide bar for chain saw including stump treatment A guide bar for a chain saw of a tree harvester adapted for applying treatment material to the stump upon severing a tree. The guide bar, typically a laminated bar includes an inner channel in the inner laminate that connects to a series of dispersal hole... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6571840 | Composite furniture ornamentation A furniture surface includes a new solid wood substrate, a two-color silk screened image on the substrate, and a CNC-carved and embossed indentation in the substrate that provides a relief effect located in reference to the printed image so as to make a c... | 06/03/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6484768 | Knife assembly for veneer lathe The invention relates to a veneer lathe knife assembly comprising supported by a frame assembly a knife mounting beam (4) and a nose bar beam (5), both of which having a front portion (4'; 5') for holding a cutting knife (6) and a nose bar (7), respective... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6470931 | Veneer lathe knife assembly A veneer lathe knife assembly includes a lower portion supporting a veneer cutting knife, and a upper portion supporting a backing nose bar. The upper portion includes adjustment screws, for example, for adjusting a position of the nose bar in the upper p... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6412530 | Process for grinding and coloring woodchips A process for producing a colored wood product, comprising the steps of grinding wood in a mill until a wood compact is formed, sieving the wood compact, spraying the sieved wood compact with an aqueous solution of colorant, immersing the wood compact in ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6397452 | Guide bar including stump treatment A guide bar for the treatment of tree stumps. A channel formed in the bar length is fitted with a soft metal tube. The tube is pierced with a piercing tool that produces hole forms leaving a center opening inset toward the tube center with flared sides th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6382279 | Method for manufacturing a box, provided with a lid, from a thin tree trunk or a branch A cylindrical hollow blank 1 is separated longitudinally from inside an elongate block of wood by axial boring, the blank is dried and its outer and inner surfaces finished, eg by milling, turning and sanding, and a bottom piece (2, FIG. 2) and, if requir... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6336484 | Method for handling and processing short wood planks The present invention concerns a method that is timesaving, more economical and facilitates the handling and processing of short solid wood planks. Tongue-and-groove joints are machined on the short sides of the short green planks enabling their releasabl... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6321804 | Process for grinding and coloring wood chips A process for producing a colored wood product, comprising the steps of grinding wood in a mill until a wood compact is formed, sieving the wood compact, spraying the sieved wood compact with an aqueous solution of colorant, immersing the wood compact in ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6213010 | Wood sheet heat treatment method and plant A method for treating wood sheets in which individual sheets coming out of a dryer are sent to a continuous press to have them pass from a first temperature to a second temperature lower than the first while holding them under pressure in the passage. In ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6203255 | Flower like rosette cutting device A router guide apparatus for use in forming rosette designs in a work piece includes a frame having a work surface with a wheel rotatably mounted upon the work surface. The wheel has a plurality of position stops. The rosette design can be formed in a syn... | 03/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6186200 | Composite wooden articles and a method of their manufacturing A method of manufacturing tiles from waste wood uses round crosscut wood slices, a binder, and a filler. The slices, all generally of a thickness, are placed on the flat bottom of a die within side walls. Adhesive is applied to the slices and the die is f... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6173748 | Method of reducing noise in a barking plant and a barking drum, chipper and conveying line A method of reducing noise in a barking plant; a barking drum, a chipper and a conveyor between these. The penetration of noise through conveying openings of a partly or wholly covered conveyor (3) for receiving logs from a barking drum (1), and/or a part... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6152973 | Compressed wood fuel pellet and method and machine for making same A method and machine for making a new and improved compressed wood fuel pellet. The method comprising the steps of severing a wafer of tree trunk or branch, punching or splitting a small portion along the grain in the wafer, confining each portion across ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148884 | Low profile hardwood flooring strip and method of manufacture A method of producing a hardwood flooring product, including the steps of processing a strip of raw wood into a blank having a predetermined thickness and width, and top and bottom surfaces defining parallel planes relative to each other, and splitting th... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142198 | Application of mechanical stress to improve wood treatability Application of vibration and/or compression to kiln-dried wood increases the retention and penetration of preservatives in the wood.... | 11/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6095212 | Lumber production machine not requiring seasoning and manufacturing method thereof A lumber production machine and method for processing lumber uses a pressure vessel that can accommodate untreated lumber and an injection pipe disposed in the pressure vessel that is capable of injecting saturated steam into the pressure vessel. A pressu... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6068034 | System and process for material management An automated system and process for managing building materials which requires a minimal amount of manual labor and supervision. The automated system and method are especially suited for precutting lumber used for building trusses and frames having predet... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6053225 | Wood molding process A wood molding process which comprises treating woods with liquid ammonia, removing said liquid ammonia by evaporation, softening woods with heating and molding them into a desired shape, and treating the molded woods with hot water or steam.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6053224 | Device for pressure treatment of wood A device for pressure treatment of wood elements comprises a pressure chamber for accommodating the wood elements which are to be treated. The pressure chamber also accommodates a pressure medium which surrounds the wood elements on more than one side and... | 04/25/2000 |
