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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7086436 | Tapered furniture leg and method of making the same A method of fabricating a furniture leg is provided which includes the steps of providing a substrate having a thin covering and routing the substrate to provide an outer peripheral configuration having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, where... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7023607 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator including first and second substrate, and an array of deflectable elements disposed within a gap between the first and second substrates is disclosed herein. For electrostatically actuating the deflectable elements, an array of electrodes a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012733 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator including first and second substrate, and an array of deflectable elements disposed within a gap between the first and second substrates is disclosed herein. For electrostatically actuating the deflectable elements, an array of electrodes a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6966188 | Plate-like body connecting method, connected body, tail pipe for gas turbine combustor, and gas turbine combustor The present invention provides a plate-like body connecting method in which functions such that cooling capability is not reduced. There is provided a plate-like body connecting method for connecting at least two plate-like bodies each having passages that extend al... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6848486 | Method for preparing a disc chipper wear plate for reuse and a disc chipper wear plate prepared according to the method A method is provided for reconditioning after rehardfacing the wear plates that are used on the mounting face of the knife disc of a disc chipper so that the original dimensions of the wear plate are substantially restored. Also, a wear plate is provided which is re... | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6660333 | Apparatus and methods for producing artificially distressed plank flooring Methods and apparatus for distressing a wooden plank give the plank an antique, aged appearance. The preferred method includes four independent steps. The plank is run through an inventive machine operative to impart a random saw blade distressing on the ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6390159 | Drill press and saw table An apparatus for automatically cutting a drawer slide groove and drilling a drawer-securing pin hole in a drawer with a bottom with a number of edges extending downwardly from the bottom, and a rear wall. The apparatus includes a support, the drawer resti... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6318029 | House framing and apparatus for manufacturing such framing Wooden framework building system consisting of semi-finished industrial product formed of glued boards. The construction according to the invention is made from only two bearing elements forming sill (1), purlin (2), ledge (4) and post (3). The cross-sect... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6276110 | Stud for a timber wall The present invention relates to a stud (1) intended for a timber wall and a method for manufacturing the stud (1). The stud (1) constitutes a part of a wooden frame on which, for example, plaster board panels (12) are secured in order to form the wall. T... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6164351 | Precision-balanced cutter head and method A rotatable cutter head comprising an inner hub having a centrally-disposed bore therethrough and an outer surface for carrying at least one cutter plate concentrically thereon for rotation therewith, an outer hub having a centrally-disposed bore therethr... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5979525 | Method and apparatus for scoring a workpiece in advance of sawing A saw and router assembly (70) preferably including a hand-held rotary saw (50) and a router device (76) having a router bit (52) mounted immediately forward of rotary saw (50) and in alignment with the plane of the saw blade. In one embodiment, separate ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5901631 | Wood notching system A new wood notching system for cutting grooves into wood before the wood is to be cut by a saw. The inventive device includes an elongated throat plate positioned within an elongated opening in a table top saw. The throat plate has a large slotted apertur... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5878800 | Rectangular opening box cutting apparatus The traditional method of carving out an electrical outlet box opening in a log wall consists of chiselling after a series of closely spaced holes are drilled in the log. It is a time consuming and difficult undertaking. An apparatus for quickly and easil... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5735326 | Split jamb for a door frame opening and method of making a split jamb A method of making a base for a split jamb for a door frame opening, with the base having a groove for receiving the tongue of a slide of a split jamb, including the steps of providing an elongate panel, making a plurality of parallel cuts in the panel, w... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5711358 | Method and apparatus for making vertical grain wood strands A veneer lathe is provided with back-up rolls modified to include serrating knives to effect cutting a log longitudinally at predetermined circumferentially spaced apart intervals to define the width of wood strands, and also to include scribing cutters t... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5547003 | Device and method for forming square inside corners on raised panels formed of single workpieces Square inside corners are formed in raised panels from a single workpiece to be used in the manufacture of cabinetry, furniture and the like. A machine with a rotatable spindle provides the drive for the square corner forming tool bit. The tool bit is mou... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5400841 | 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... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5375636 | Pocket joint cutter system A pocket joint cutter system for forming a pocket cut and fastener bore into a workpiece. The pocket cut and fastener bore receives a fastener such as a self-tapping screw which passes through the bore and into a second workpiece for forming a Joint betwe... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5373880 | Method of continuously processing chopsticks as well as an apparatus for carrying out the method A method of continuously processing chopsticks (35), the outer shape of which is defined by two mutually parallel surfaces and two opposing, plane, oblique surfaces (5, 6) inclining towards one another by the same inclination seen relative to a common pla... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5320151 | Decorative trim panel and method of manufacture and installation thereof A decorative trim panel having a frame built up of individual frame members joined together in an end-to-end relationship to provide a frame or frame assembly. The frame is provided with a channel in the inside lower edges which accepts a second panel.... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5299400 | Converted log structural products and method Converted log structural products are produced from conventionally unusable or marginally useful sections of logs transversely cut into suitable lengths and then cut longitudinally by perpendicular cuts into log parts of either right-angled sector or righ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5255726 | Substantially uncurved and unwaved plywood produced by using veneers with unstraight fibers and method for producing such a plywood A substantially uncurved and unwaved plywood includes at least one pair of veneers located symmetrically with respect to a middle of a thickness of the plywood and having unstraight grains which coincide with each other. A method for producing a substantially ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5165458 | Woodworking machine for end machining of frame timbers A woodworking machine for end machining for frame timbers comprises a work table (2), a saw unit (7) with a horizontal saw axis and a moulding unit (8) with vertical moulding spindle. These two units (7, 8) are movable relative to the work table (2) in th... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5159869 | Cutting station for a panel cutting machine A cutting station comprising a bed; a work surface supported on the bed; a carriage traveling along the longitudinal axis of the bed by virtue of a first motor; two cutting members connected to two second motors; and a structure supporting the cutting mem... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5136910 | Method and apparatus for cutting a work piece having a surface coating Flat multi-layered work pieces, such as panels with a decorative or finish surface coating (5), are prescored and cut through by the same saw blade to avoid damage to the surface coating. For this purpose a circular saw (1) is guided along a guide rail (7... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5115609 | Method of converting logs and resultant product The method of converting logs involves cutting each log longitudinally and diametrically at right angles into equal quarter-log segments, the rearranging the quarter-logs so that the arcuate surfaces of the segments face inwardly toward each other, while ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5063982 | Hand tool for forming a pocket mortise and method A hand tool useful in forming a pocket mortise in the surface of a workpiece proximate an edge of the workpiece. The hand tool includes a clamping assembly for releasably clamping the tool to the workpiece, and a router carried by the clamp assembly and m... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4993464 | Woodworking machine, especially grooving machine A woodworking machine, especially grooving machine, including spindles that carry working tools, especially cutter heads, and also including at least one feed unit via which pieces of wood that are to be worked are transported through the machine in a dir... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4971125 | Shake fabricating process A shake fabricating process for producing roofing shakes from wood is provided. In accordance with the process a log is stripped of its bark and cut into bolts having a preselected length corresponding to the desired length of the shakes to be produced. T... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970927 | Method and apparatus for the cutting of panels or packs of panels by the use of a single disc-saw The hub (3) of the circular or disc-saw is supported, at the end adjacent to the saw, by at least one swingable radial bearing (6), while at the opposite end, driven for rotation by the pulley (28), the hub is supported by a servo-control (10-12) by which... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4936360 | Moulding mitre cutting and routing apparatus An apparatus for mitre cutting an elongated moulding to produced a mitred end, and for cutting a groove in the end comprises a frame having longitudinal and lateral extent, and a laterally elongated table on the frame to receive and support a first portio... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934421 | Wood cutting machine A wood cutting machine having a first saw blade adapted to cut a horizontal groove in a wood member, a second saw blade adapted to cut a vertical groove in the wood member, motive means for moving the saw blades selectively into engagement with the wood m... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4909294 | Process of making construction shims A woodworking machine comprising one or more sets of parallel rotating blades positioned in or above a flat worktable surface such that multiple sets of parallel grooves of a controlled depth can be cut into a wood block moved over the table surface and a... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4903743 | Woodworking machine A woodworking machine comprising at least one tenoning-and-mortizing spindle associated with a length-cutting device and a pivoting roller table consisting of a roller carriage and an associated table plate receiving the workpiece and pivoting about said ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4901489 | Log for constructing log structures and associated log fabricating process An improved log (10) for interlocking with other logs (10) for the construction of log structures, and an associated fabricating process. The log (10) comprises an elongated body (12) having first and second opposite end portions (14 and 16), a top portio... | 02/20/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4807678 | Apparatus for notching pallet stringers The apparatus for notching pallet stringers comprises a skid surface over which the stringers are caused move, the stringers are held down against the skid surface so that rotary cutting knives can form the notches. The apparatus is provided with a convey... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4707204 | Method of making a furniture front element Proposed is a furniture front element like a cabinet door, of which the frame leg members are joined in mitre cut and without any screwed connection. The lengths of the leg members are infinitely adjustable and the frame filling pieces are designed as a s... | 11/17/1987 |
