Class 144/392 - Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray)

Subclass of Class 144 - Woodworking
Definition: Subject matter including detecting a characteristic of the
No. of patents: 22
Last issue date: 02/27/2001

Number	Title	Issue Date
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
5427159	Countertop finishing apparatus A countertop finishing apparatus includes a base for supporting the countertop. A press is arranged to press an end piece against an end of the countertop. A trimming head is provided with an automatic positioner for automatically moving the trimming head...	06/27/1995
5352317	Method of preparing a multilayered solid wood panel A method of preparing a multilayered wood panel from thin boards is discld. The thin boards are produced by from square timber by a knife cut....	10/04/1994
5255725	Process for the rotary truing of planks and the like Wooden boards which are deformably twisted about their longitudinal axes straightened by being passed through a path that is twisted in a direction opposite that of the boards. The degree of twist of the boards is automatically adjusted as a function of...	10/26/1993
5208962	Method and apparatus for affixing tags on lumber A method and apparatus is provided for labelling individual pieces of lumber by stapling a tag on the end portion of the lumber. A totally automated system is provided whereby the pieces of lumber move on a conveyor and over a sensor which activates a sta...	05/11/1993
5205197	Pallet cutting machine A pallet-cutting machine for selectively removing individual components of a load-bearing pallet. The machine includes: a support unit defining a support plane to support the pallet during a cutting operation thereon, holding members operable to hold the ...	04/27/1993
5099896	Rotary board pick/store/place method and apparatus Apparatus for loading or picking, temporarily storing and placing one of two side-by-side cut boards from/to a lugged conveyor is described. The apparatus preferably includes a circulating wheel oriented transversely to the lugged conveyor with the wheel ...	03/31/1992
5097881	Ultrasonic log grading A log harvesting system is disclosed in which the log is graded automatically in the field by ultrasonic testing of the log. Pulses of utlrasonic waves are transmitted into the log to detect internal defects within the log by measuring changes in the tran...	03/24/1992
5088533	Method and device for the production of wood sheets from cut wood A method for the production of finished wood sheets from rough cut wood includes the steps of conditioning the rough cut wood, as necessary, to obtain a predetermined mositure content equivalent to a humidity of at least 50%. The conditioned rough cut woo...	02/18/1992
5035164	Device for cutting and stacking strips of wood A machine for cutting and stacking into layers sheets of a pre-established size from a plurality of strips of wood obtained from a piece of veneer. The pieces of veneer are fed into a cutter by means of a first conveyor belt actuated by a control means wh...	07/30/1991
5002106	Method and device for the production of wood sheets from cut wood A method for the production of finished wood sheets from rough cut wood includes the steps of conditioning the rough cut wood, as necessary, to obtain a predetermined moisture content equivalent to a humidity of 50%. The conditioned rough cut wood is cut ...	03/26/1991
4938265	Method of making a truck floor A method of preparing truck floor boards of a desired standard length from floor boards having differing, initial standard lengths. For the case wherein the desired standard length is less than initial standard length, one may begin with severing, by saw-...	07/03/1990
4878524	Woodworking machine having a plurality of sequentially operative multiple tool units A woodworking machine has a series of stations spaced along a conveyor having a clamp support for holding flat wood parts and passing the edges through the stations which include cope stations as well as others. The coping stations have a tool unit with a...	11/07/1989
4827994	Barrel shaver A wooden wine barrel has one end removed, and is supported by and rotated by power driven support wheels. A router type cutter head extends into the barrel on an inner end of an arm which is pivoted at its outer end so that the cutter head can follow the ...	05/09/1989
4809754	Curve veneer clipper A method and apparatus for tapered peeling of veneer to form a curved veneer and clipping the curved veneer into discreet sheets by adjusting the angular relationship of the clipping knife to the axis of rotation of the bolt being peeled thereby to clip t...	03/07/1989
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
4794962	Veneer clipper A system for clipping veneer, peeled with curved side edges one longer than the other, into discrete full and partial panels each defined by a longer and shorter curved side edge and a leading and trailing edge, wherein the angle of the clipping knife to ...	01/03/1989
4606387	Machine and method for trimming a stack of veneers In a method and assembly for trimming a stack of veneer sheets, both lengthwise and transverse cutting lines are determined in advance by means of a director light projecting a line. The position data of the determined line are processed by a computer to ...	08/19/1986
4399849	Quality control process The invention provides a quality control process for lumber-cutting operations. It normally includes the following steps: (1) treating, with a normally invisible indicator, a portion of the lumber to be cut; (2) recording the physical properties of the po...	08/23/1983
4243081	Automatic apparatus for machining panels, planks and similar articles made of wood, wooden derivatives and the like Disclosed herein is an automatic apparatus for machining panels or similar articles and, particularly, for drilling and milling them in accordance with the "Folding" system. With this apparatus, the panel to be machined is carried by conveyor means, in a ...	01/06/1981
4239072	Method and apparatus for edge-trimming a board A method and apparatus for edge-trimming a board by means of an edger having two cutter heads adjustable in relation to each other in which the cutter heads are arranged to be movable in a direction transverse to the movement of the board while it is pass...	12/16/1980
4160470	Log shearing and splitting device The firewood making machine of the present invention automatically produces firewood from larger logs. The larger logs are loaded into a first trough and are advanced by a predetermined length past a shearing-type cutter. The predetermined length log sect...	07/10/1979

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Class 144/392 - Sensing work or product (e.g., by X-ray)