Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942176 | Drum shell formation In the method of forming a drum shell that consists of plywood, the steps that includes forming the shell under pressure and heat into cylindrical configuration, providing inner and outer cooling platens adapted to respectively engage the interior and exterior surfa... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7296604 | Method of processing wood A method of processing wood into a predetermined shape through compression includes compressing a first wooden piece and a second wooden piece separately; placing the compressed second wooden piece on the compressed first wooden piece; and compressing together the c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7082975 | Method of bending wood materials and an apparatus for bending wood materials The method of bending wood materials inserts cylindrical or board shaped wood material of uniform lateral cross-section into a bending template shaping channel via a driving mechanism to bend the wood material in the shaping channel. Further, the bending method of t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6571841 | Unit and method for bending wood Wood is bent using a unit and a method in which a continuous and uninterrupted curved path is defined over a workpiece-supporting surface and form and clamp blocks are electromagnetically attached to the workpiece-supporting surface adjacent to the path. ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6319585 | Curved veneer laminated stock and method of manufacture A chair stock such as a seat 12 includes a construction in which uppermost and lowermost wood veneer sheets 30, 32 present opposing support and mounting surfaces 20, 22, and are spaced from one another by an intermediate element 34 such as a pile of relat... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6214148 | System for applying a wood veneer across a corner of an elongate core A method of veneering across a elongate corner on an elongate core involving providing a sheet of veneer sized to cover a desired portion of the core including an expanse on each side of the corner with the veneer having a core side for placement against ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6089288 | Method and apparatus for bending a laminate-covered sheet of wood to provide a rounded corner A method for bending a sheet of wood with a plastic laminate applied to its outside face to form a rounded corner on the sheet includes first making a cut across the sheet which is configured to completely wrap around a dowel when the sheet is bent to the... | 07/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5816013 | Curved hollow panel and method for manufacture A curved panel for use in furniture. The curved panel includes a sheet which in a free state is flat. A plurality of pins are secured to opposite ends of the sheet. One or more members are provided for engaging the pins to maintain the sheet in a curved s... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816304 | Apparatus and method for increasing the flexibility of and straightening flooring strips An apparatus for increasing the flexibility of and straightening wooden flooring strips of the type having a top surface having a decorative finish and a base surface opposed to the top surface. The base surface has a multiplicity of closely spaced-apart ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5615719 | Hockey stick curving apparatus A hockey stick curving apparatus which includes a rail having a first end, a second end, and an exterior surface. A movable pressure member support frame is mounted to the exterior surface of the rail and movable between the first end and the second end. ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5562138 | Bowing press A bowing press apparatus which includes a subassembly. The subassembly comprises a housing, a mandrel supported by the housing, a wiper plate connected to said housing and capable of pivoting with respect to said mandrel, and an actuator that exerts a for... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558143 | Variable radius bowing press A variable radius bowing press including a mandrel, a mandrel support and a subassembly. The subassembly comprises a housing, a wiper plate capable of pivoting with respect to the mandrel, and an actuator that exerts a force against the wiper plate, causi... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5297602 | Wooden pole bender A method and fixture for placing a permanent bend into a wooden pole. In the preferred embodiment, a fixture includes a center block receiving the center portion of a pole having the opposite ends of the pole extending through the opposite ends of the fix... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5291927 | Device for truing planks An apparatus for truing twisted wooden boards by twisting them in an oppoe direction, comprises an upper set of parallel plates and a lower set of parallel plates. A channel is formed between opposing edges of the upper and lower plates. The upper plates... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5183091 | Wooden pole bender A method and fixture for placing a permanent bend into a wooden pole. A channel shaped fixture receives the opposite ends of a wooden pole inserted therein and positions the pole above the bottom wall of the fixture. A cylindrical tube is forced downwardl... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5123465 | Method of making a drum shell or other such circumferential component A method of making a drum shell or other such circumferential component from a single piece of wood which serves as a starting blank. This method comprises the steps of steam heating the blank a first time to a predetermined temperature and, thereafter, w... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5073431 | Method of embodying multi-ply laminates with an external ply in quality wood or vegetable tissue, for veneering and for use in manufacturing stitched goods, and the product obtained with such a method The method is one of producing multi-ply laminates incorporating an exposed veneer in quality wood or cork, and involved bonding the veneer (1) to a thin flexible thermoplastic film (2) by way of a layer of hot melt adhesive (3). The same laminate can be ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4972891 | Apparatus and method for shaping shingles A method and apparatus for shaping flat rectangular shingle blanks into curved shingles includes a heating chamber and shingle shaping device. The shingle shaping device is comprised of an elongate upwardly convex fixed shaping member and a plurality of h... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4858665 | Hockey stick blade bender A hockey stick bender for bending the blade of a hockey stick. The hockey stick bender includes a paddle member with a handle, and two opposing, curved forming members with a slot therebetween. The blade of the hockey stick is placed into the slot and man... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4821784 | Tool for removing lateral deflection in a wood plank A compact tool adapted for removing lateral deflection from a wood plank is disclosed. The tool is provided with a reduced friction connection interengaged with an elongated member and a fastener for removably positioning a U-shaped bracket for receiving ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4805679 | Apparatus and method for processing lumber This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the cutting of dressed lumber to achieve the optimum valve of cut pieces based upon the specific structural and surface defect characteristics of each board, as well as upon historical demand, busine... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4741371 | Jig for bending a hockey stick blade A jig for bending a hockey stick blade is made of a backing plate and two spacers secured on one of its surface. The backing plate has two slots extending between the two spacers. A pressure plate located between the spacers is connected to the backing pl... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4586751 | Method 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 |
| 4442149 | Cable tension gluing process The process for the gluing together of free form wood shapes in which individually pre-cut pieces are drawn into position, and correct, even, gluing pressure is applied by tension taken on a cable which has been routed internally through passages pre-dril... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4219060 | Method of and apparatus for tenderizing veneer A method of and apparatus for tenderizing a veneer. The method has the steps of forming cuts in one of the surfaces of a veneer transferred in a stretched condition, and bending the veneer toward the side opposite to the cut surface, thereby to allow a nu... | 08/26/1980 |
| 3948708 | Method of forming a panel A method of forming a flexible sheetlike structure such as an automotive head-liner by treating a sheet of fiberboard or other woodlike fibrous material with water at an elevated temperature to make the sheet sufficiently ductile to permit forming without... | 04/06/1976 |
