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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 5372168 | Thin plate cutting/joining apparatus A thin plate cutting/joining apparatus includes a cutting apparatus for pressing the front end of a following thin plate and the rear end of a preceding thin plate together and cutting the pressed front and rear ends of the thin plates in stepped scarf sh... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5251681 | Method and apparatus for optimizing planer mill output A method and associated apparatus for selecting a target rate of board treatment by a woodworking tool, measuring the difference between the actual rate of board treatment by the woodworking tool and the selected target rate, calculating the tool speed re... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5181445 | Optimizing cutoff saw An improved automatic board cutoff saw that maintains better positional accuracy at higher board speeds is disclosed. The improved automatic cutoff saw includes an overhead belt conveyor including a first belt for starting, stopping and advancing the boar... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5052097 | Method and apparatus for forming holes in wood board or the like An improved method for forming holes in a board and an improved apparatus for practicing the improved method. Two or three linear arrays of holes are punched through the board, through its expansive faces, in a punching zone. A punch and a die coacting wi... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4989651 | Automatic veneer lathe trash gate The system includes a veneer lathe, a conveyor or apron (50) onto which the veneer from the lathe is initially directed, followed by a combination of an anvil roller (54) and a rotating clipper knife (62), which in turn is followed by a trash gate (72). T... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4708182 | Reedmaking system, methodology, and component tools A reedmaking system is disclosed that includes a device for thickness sizing by sliding a cane segment along a guide surface past a cutting edge that is spaced apart from the guide surface a distance slightly greater than the thickness of a conventional f... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4708276 | Automatic lattice fabrication apparatus This invention relates to automatic lattice fabrication apparatus for automatically forming sections of lattice from strips of wood of a predetermined length and width. The apparatus includes an elongated horizontal conveyor that conveys lattice strips fr... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4682639 | Apparatus for cutting veneer pieces into equal sections An apparatus for cutting a veneer piece into equal sections includes a main conveyer for feeding the veneer piece in a direction transverse to the wood fibers thereof and a cutter disposed in the main conveyer for cutting the veneer piece along the feedin... | 07/28/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4562949 | Automatic lattice fabrication apparatus This invention relates to automatic lattice fabrication apparatus for automatically forming sections of lattice from strips of wood of a predetermined length and width. The apparatus includes an elongated horizontal conveyor that conveys lattice strips fr... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4462443 | Positioning and feeding apparatus for lumber edger including improved clamp means An edging optimizer apparatus is described including scanner means for scanning lumber with light beams to determine a reference axis which may be the optimum yield axis for cutting boards therefrom and improved clamp means for clamping the lumber after s... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4169173 | Method for color-marking logs A method of color marking logs wherein the logs are cut to predetermined lengths in a processing machine and are colored coded with one or a combination of different colors after the cutting has taken place. The colors correspond to predetermined informat... | 09/25/1979 |
