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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347232 | Lumber processing apparatus and method A method and apparatus are provided for processing rough cut lumber to convert the rough cut lumber into trimmed to length and dimensionally trimmed to form a standard piece of dimensioned lumber. The process and apparatus includes the formation of a plurality of co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7171998 | Process for producing a structured decoration in a woodbased-material board A process for producing a decoration, in particular a wood decoration, and a relief, corresponding to the decoration, on the top side of a woodbased-material board which is pressed in a press, by means of a pressing plate, with a cover layer made of a synthetic resi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6520223 | Indicia carrying element for marking timber and more particularly logs A indicia carrying element for marking timber and more especially logs possessing a indicia carrying body bearing such indicia and having on one side thereof clips for attachment to the head of an applicator hammer in peripheral grooves therein for prior ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 5845402 | Chain saw guide bar with replaceable liquid-conducting tubes A guide bar for a chain saw includes a pair of side plates and a center plate disposed therebetween. Each of the side plates includes spray holes through which a liquid can be sprayed. Liquid-conducting tubes are mounted in a longitudinal center slot of t... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5775397 | Lumber stamper The ends of a plurality of stacked lumber pieces are embossed with an apparatus that includes an embossing plate having a vertical, planar embossing surface with three-dimensional indicia thereon; a press plate spaced from the embossing plate, the press p... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5564484 | Color-marking assembly in the cutting flange of a timber harvester The object of the invention is a colour-marking arrangement in the cutting flange of timber harvester. The arrangement includes a flange (1) with a carrier (6, 7), an adapted pipework (4), a series of channels (12) formed to the carrier (6, 7) and connect... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5507064 | Wood graining tools A series of wood graining tools for producing wood grain patterns corresponding to plain sawn, quarter sawn and/or rotary cut woods, on an application surface. The plain sawn tool presents a graining pattern having a plurality of crown-shaped embossed rib... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5500070 | 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.... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5398577 | Method and apparatus for tree felling A method and apparatus for aiming a tree to be felled including a tool for precisely marking a face notch to be cut into a tree trunk, said tool comprising a main body, an aiming rod on the main body, and two pivoting tree-engaging marking arms mounted pi... | 03/21/1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5143131 | Selectable spray pattern chain saw bar system A fluid spraying saw bar, and a chain sawing apparatus, such as a tree harvester, having such a saw bar are provided for selectively applying a predetermined fluid pattern of urea on a tree stump during felling, and of paint on a log end during bucking. A... | 09/01/1992 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4655267 | Holder for embossing items of irregular cross-section A holder for embossing items of irregular cross-section is utilized in an embossing machine which has a pair of opposed platens with embossing dies mounted thereon. The holder includes a support plate positioned between the platens and having a central op... | 04/07/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4473946 | Pyrographic iron tip A pyrographic iron for sculpting fine feather barbs on a realistic wooden bird carving uses interchangeable tips slide fitting on the irons. The tips have a head with a flat surface tapered toward one or two outer edges, the surface having from 3 to 100 s... | 10/02/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4324519 | Wood handling machine A wood handling machine for handling stacked layers of board lumber to facilitate marking the boards comprising essentially a support bed for supporting a stack of boards in layers, a fluid pressure operated clamping device to clamp the stack and hold it ... | 04/13/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4076062 | Power driven log splitter Apparatus for splitting logs by pushing the logs endwise against a stationary splitting wedge. A gasoline motor drives a pump which powers a hydraulic ram in conventional fashion. The frame means upon which the wedge is mounted comprise two U-shaped chann... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4007767 | Highspeed rotary branding process having increased die life A process for highspeed branding of an intricate pattern, usually a wood grain pattern, into materials such as particle board, hard board or various lumbers having poor grain characteristics is disclosed. The material to be branded is passed under a heate... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3970124 | Method and apparatus for severing and marking trees A method and apparatus for marking and severing a tree trunk, such apparatus including a grapple for grasping a tree and a severing device spaced therefrom for severing the tree. A marking device is located at a position on the side of the grapple device ... | 07/20/1976 |
