Class 144/91 - End

Subclass of Class 144 - Woodworking
Definition: Machine for producing a tongue across one end of a piece
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 11/07/2006

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7131473	Programmable coping bit A coping bit capable of being easily modified to cut profiles having tenons of varying lengths is provided. The coping bit includes an axially extending primary drive shaft and a first cutting member fixed on the primary drive shaft. An axially extending secondary d...	11/07/2006
7097732	Joining method and apparatus of single veneer piece This invention provides joining methods of single veneer piece and a joining apparatus, which can produce more efficient, and effective joining process than the conventional method and apparatus produce. In the process of carrying a single veneer piece (T) in the or...	08/29/2006
6779576	Wood-gluing and clamping system The invention relates to an wood-gluing system enabling the continuous production of glued pieces of lumber for panels and the like. The system includes a deck, a horizontal displacement system for an advancing lumber across the deck, a braking system, a one-way cla...	08/24/2004
6725891	Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces resolves the problem of simple, accurate and fluent or continued working of workpieces front surfaces of various lengths and intersections, and the machine is of a compact construction. It is ch...	04/27/2004
6701984	Wood board made of a plurality of wood pieces, method of manufacture and apparatus The process is used for making individual wood boards (52) from a plurality of wood pieces (10). In this process, wood pieces (10) of similar length and are joined side by side so as to form a panel (30). The panel (30) is then cut in a longitudinal direc...	03/09/2004
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
6367524	Adjustable bit for forming a workpiece An adjustable bit for cutting tongues or grooves in a wooden workpiece that includes first and second cutter members adjustably mounted on a drive shaft, a plurality of spacer elements selectively mountable on the drive shaft to vary the axial spacing bet...	04/09/2002
6279629	Method for more efficient use of smaller diameter trees The subject basic method and its modifications are used to provide logs reconstituted from smaller diameter trees up to 12 inches diameter at their bases. The basic method is practiced using the following steps: 1. Cutting felled trees at cutting points into a...	08/28/2001
6220315	Method for machining workpieces A method for processing of workpieces, which are supplied to a processing station, in which the workpieces are processed on one side, are moved out of the processing station, and are turned and again supplied to the processing station for processing the s...	04/24/2001
6189682	Position control apparatus and method for controlling the movement of a block in a woodworking machine The present invention provides an automatic lug loader to place blocks on each lug on a lug conveyor in a finger jointing machine. The lug loader includes a support structure with a control station and a feed table. A powered loading conveyor overlies the...	02/20/2001
6112786	Method and apparatus for scarfing a plate-like material When scarfing the end portion of a plate-like material with irregular deformations or undulations, such as distortions, undulations and warps, the undulations are successively corrected flat and the flattened end portion is scarfed by a rotary cutter to f...	09/05/2000
6082421	Finger jointer An automated finger jointer for milling finger joint profiles into the ends of short blocks of wood, assembling the blocks and compressing the blocks together to provide a long pieces of wood....	07/04/2000
6068034	System and process for material management An automated system and process for managing building materials which requires a minimal amount of manual labor and supervision. The automated system and method are especially suited for precutting lumber used for building trusses and frames having predet...	05/30/2000
5996659	Matched pair of plywood edge-banding router bits A matched pair of two rotatable cutting tools (bits) is adapted to be individually chucked into a common router. Each of these two cutting tools includes a shaft with a removable nut, two or three cutters, one or two bearings, and suitable shims. A first ...	12/07/1999
5934347	System and process for material management An automated system and process for managing building materials which requires a minimal amount of manual labor and supervision. The automated system and method are especially suited for precutting lumber used for building trusses and frames having predet...	08/10/1999
5927359	System and method for recycling scrap lumber A system and method is designed to recover and recycle waste lumber wood scrap products from construction sites and process this waste scrap lumber into lengths of recycled, usable lumber. The system processes "2×4" and to "2×6" lumber scraps from one o...	07/27/1999
5617910	Position control apparatus and method for controlling the movement of a block in a woodworking machine The present invention provides an automatic lug loader to place blocks on each lug on a lug conveyor in a finger jointing machine. The lug loader includes a support structure with a control station and a feed table. A powered loading conveyor overlies the...	04/08/1997
5615718	Rail and stile cutter A one-piece cutting tool having a cutting profile designed to cut both a rail and stile. The top portion of the tool cuts the rail while the lower portion of the device cuts the stile. The stile is cut with dimensions which fit into the mating alignment w...	04/01/1997
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
5190087	Wood cutting and splicing apparatus An apparatus for cutting and splicing sheets of wood veneer includes two pairs of dies is in opposed cooperating relationship with spacing between the pairs of dies sufficient to receive at least two sheets of wood veneer in an overlapping relation thereb...	03/02/1993
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
5137066	Dovetail jointing press A dovetail jointing press for the manufacture of dovetail joints of boards, having respective dovetailings at their faces that are pasted with glue, is provided. The press comprises two tables that are disposed on common tracks and receive continuously fe...	08/11/1992
5090462	Dovetail cutting device and method A dovetail cutting device and a method for the manufacture of dovetailings on the faces or ends of boards that are to be jointed face to face, in a continuous manner or individually, is provided. The dovetail cutting device comprises two tables that are f...	02/25/1992
4941521	Finger jointing green lumber Finger jointed lumber is produced from discrete green lumber pieces each formed with a first set of fingers on one end and a second set of fingers at the other end. The first set of fingers is dried by rapidly applying heat substantially solely through th...	07/17/1990
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
4856569	Machines for cutting end joints The machine is suitable for working wood, materials derived from wood, etc. A rotary cutter (10) is movable past tables (12, 14, 16) for supporting workpieces. The cutter (10) comprises a number of cutting discs set coaxially and separated by spacers. On ...	08/15/1989
4820091	Tool and method for forming panel joints A rotary cutting tool and method for use of the cutting tool for forming complementary wavy joint surfaces in the edges of panels to be mounted in adjacent relationship to each other such as panels of sheet material used for counters, sink tops, stove top...	04/11/1989
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
4800938	Method and apparatus for finger jointing lumber The method of the present invention comprises scanning a piece of lumber proximate its end to determine which side of its longitudinal center line its fibers are oriented toward. The piece of lumber then is oriented such that the tangent of the cutting ci...	01/31/1989
4294647	Wood finger jointing apparatus Apparatus is described for continuously producing finger jointed lumber from individual elongated boards. Each board includes opposed end faces with elongated parallel fingers that will mate with complementary fingers of a following board to form end-join...	10/13/1981
4248280	Method and machine structure for finger jointing of lumber Method and means, including a trim saw structure, for assembling finger jointing lumber by an impression finger joining process wherein the ends of two pieces of lumber are placed in spaced apart position and held securely by clamps. A movable section of ...	02/03/1981
4246943	Infeed assembly for random length end shaping machines An infeed assembly or mechanism for advancing wood sticks of random length through an end shaping machine or woodworking apparatus that has at least one end shaper and means for holding the sticks against displacement, while permitting travel thereof thro...	01/27/1981
4130150	Finger jointing machine A finger jointing machine in which timber is fed on a horizontal support table and is clamped against this table and against a vertical guide fence adjacent the table. The timber is clamped with the rear end of one piece of timber spaced from the front en...	12/19/1978
4057088	Apparatus for forming serrations in opposed edges of wooden panels for use in I-beams An apparatus for forming serrated edges in wooden panels for interengagement with abutting panels in a wooden I-beam assembly comprises opposed sets of broaches operable for cutting a toothed serration pattern cleanly and accurately in opposed edges of a ...	11/08/1977
4041998	End-jointing of timber A method of joining pieces of timber which comprises cutting arcuate grooves in the ends of two pieces of timber to be joined, adjacent grooves being separated by arcuate fingers, and adhering together the pieces of timber with the fingers of each piece b...	08/16/1977
3951189	Apparatus for indexing a cutting head A cutting head for forming finger joints in the ends of successively presented boards moved into engagement therewith, is slidably mounted for vertical reciprocation between two preselected cutting positions. The movement is imparted by a pressure fluid a...	04/20/1976

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