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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100266 | Laboratory storage and retrieval system and a method to handle laboratory sample tubes A laboratory storage and retrieval system and a method to handle laboratory sample tubes are disclosed. The laboratory storage and retrieval system for storing sample tubes and retrieving stored sample tubes comprises a rack handler section (12) and a storage... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8061526 | Wig wag bin flow directors The flow director apparatus according to the present invention in such bins include a plurality of the flow directors which are pivotally mounted or mountable beneath said plurality of diverter gates and to said upper end of said frame so as to depend a free end of ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7571818 | Color and size matching of wooden boards An apparatus for automatically processing random width wood-boards and selecting a matched set according to their surface colors and widths. The boards are manually placed on a conveyor, from a stacked supply, and subsequently measured for width and color. Thereafte... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7383965 | Blood-collection tube preparation device In the blood-sampling-tube preparation device according to the present invention, the each blood-sampling-tube containing section is provided with a number of compartments along a periphery thereof, in which the blood-sampling-tubes are contained one by one in a lay... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7237946 | Use of IR camera The inventive IR camera is used to identify areas of a surface in which there is an increased risk of condensation, by imaging the surface determining, from humidity and temperature values, a condensation temperatu... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228972 | Short bar separation and recovery system and method A system and method are disclosed for separating and recovering short bars from full length bars in a rolling mill. The bars are initially conveyed on a run-out roller table from a shear to a transfer station where they are accumulated in a layer. The layer is trans... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201554 | High-speed stacker A high-speed stacker preferably includes dual stacking arms configured to operate complementary to one another. Most preferably, an electronic control system is provided to enable precise control over the speed and positioning of the stacker arms in both horizontal ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200458 | Wood tracking by identification of surface characteristics A “woodprint™” characterization and identification technique unique employs cameras (16), lighting (14), camera interface hardware (18), a computer (20), and/or image processing software to collect and analyze surface characteristic... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165681 | Device and method for sorting of bent elongated articles A device for sorting bent elongated articles, in particular rods or tubes, having a measuring span with an inclined plane, down which the articles roll. A separating system provided at the outlet end of the measuring span sorts the bent articles from the straight ar... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7066007 | Systems and methods for predicting the bending stiffness of wood products Generally described, a bending stiffness predicting system 20 includes a density measurement sub-system 24 and a sound wave velocity measurement sub-system 28. From the measurements of both density and speed of sound through the wood product rec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7004329 | Classifying station with dynamic decision zone A classifying station for classifying a piece of wood in a wood processing plant, the classifying station including an area for an operator, a conveyor for transversely conveying pieces of wood before the area, and a console for entering classification related to a ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998559 | Detection system for sorting apparatus The present invention relates to a system for determining characteristics of products of generally unequal size, e.g. apples, which are conveyed on product carriers, such as rollers of a conveying apparatus, and pass the system, the system comprising a detection dev... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974035 | Method and system for producing a moisture content map for use in moisture sorting green veneer using light transmission Disclosed is a method and system for sorting a plurality of green wood veneer sheets into a plurality of subsets of sheets, the subsets including a “driest” subset, a “wettest” subset, and one or more “intermediate” subsets. The system has a light source... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971423 | Method and apparatus for singulating, debarking, scanning and automatically sawing and sorting logs into lengths A log handling and cutting system which cuts logs into lengths, and allows for maximum use of fiber. The system includes equipment for singulating the logs, optimally removing the bark from the logs, scanning the true log image, cutting the logs to length, and sorti... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964330 | Elevated grade station drive system An elevated grade station drive system includes a plurality of conveyor sections for conveying workpieces downstream at a variable transfer speed along and between the plurality of sections according to control instructions provided by a control system. The output f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945410 | Automatic transfer table for a woodworking machine The invention is an automatic, unmanned, powered, variable speed transfer table for a finger joint machine which receives a controlled supply of blocks from a lineal block feeder. The slat chain is composed of two chain loops, connected at regular, equal intervals b... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943665 | Human machine interface A human machine interface (10) for use in situations requiring authorized access. The human machine interface (10) includes a validator controller (12) and a data transmitter (14). The validator controller (12) includes a validator... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6851559 | Analyzing and sorting of wood veneers The invention relates to a method for increasing strength and/or reducing strength variations in multi-layer wood, plywood, and the like sandwich material. The method comprises measuring wood veneers (10) for dry substance density (ρ) with high-frequency ele... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6598747 | Selection and bundling apparatus for random length materials An apparatus for selecting random length boards for nesting into a single row of predetermined lengths includes an accumulating conveyor with longitudinal tracks positioned adjacent a storage rack with the longitudinal channels aligned with the tracks. A ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588600 | Method and device for sorting fluorescent lamps A method and a device for sorting, in terms of phosphor blends, fluorescent lamps, which have a cylindrical body with a right-hand and left-hand end and with a symbol overprint. The fluorescent lamps that are conveyed into an inspection station which have... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6536597 | Method and device for on-line controlling green tire manufacturing components A method and device whereby green tire components are on-line controlled as to quality, dimensions and structure by means of electric resistance measurements.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6374892 | Heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and roll shaft supplying apparatus A sheet winding apparatus or a heat transfer recording sheet providing apparatus including the sheet winding apparatus, the sheet winding apparatus formed of a plurality of sheet winding devices arranged in multiple steps in a vertical direction. Each of ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6279441 | System and apparatus for cutting logs into shorter lengths A log processing system contains a row of tipple units for supporting a log to be cut into programmed lengths by saws swing-mounted on carriages selectively positioned on a truck extending beside said row. Each tipple unit has two oppositely extending win... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6072890 | Automatic lumber sorting To facilitate separation of lumber pieces that are of different species, an indicator liquid is sprayed on to a fresh cut end of each lumber piece to produce a characteristic reaction, e.g. based upon pH. After a suitable interval the coated ends of the l... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5851345 | Heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and a roll shaft supplying apparatus A heat transfer recording sheet producing apparatus and a roll shaft supplying apparatus. A web supplying unit supplies a web which is printed with end marks by a gravure printing unit. A drying unit dries the end marks, and then the web is wound onto a r... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5699919 | Method and apparatus for removing bark balls from a log flow The invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing bark balls from a log flow traveling on a conveyor (3) which extends from a debarking drum (1) to a chipper (2), said conveyor (3) including a roller assembly (4) provided with an opening (5) fo... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5573121 | Veneer sorting apparatus Veneer sorting apparatus for sorting a moving stream of arbitrarily ordered full width, random width, fishtail and trash veneer pieces in response to a signal representative of a characteristic such as width. Each piece is deflected into an appropriate ou... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5564573 | Process and apparatus for the machine sorting of sawn timber according to strength The timber (2) passes in a direction of movement (3) between successive clamping roller pairs (27, 26), between which a test roller (48) imposes a flexible bending fD on the timber (2). The imposed flexible bending fD is maintained a... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5544757 | Method and device for seperating pieces of wood A method and apparatus for separating pieces of wood into different qualities in a wood sorting process is characterized in that the brightness as well as the texture of the surface of the wood are measured, and the pieces of wood are separated into diffe... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5524771 | Strength-grading of veneer sheets A method of enhancing the strength and of reducing strength variations of multi-layer wood, plywood or similar by measuring the density of the veneer sheets used in the production and by grading the veneer sheets accordingly. The density of the veneer she... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5351833 | Method for selecting wood stock to form panels of predetermined size The present invention represents a further extension of the automation of the various steps of the wood gluing process. This invention presents a method for automatically selecting and transmitting to further work stations appropriately size pieces of sto... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5335790 | Method and device for separating pieces of wood A method and apparatus for separating pieces of wood into different qualities in a wood sorting process is characterized in that the brightness as well as the texture of the surface of the wood are measured, and the pieces of wood are separated into diffe... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5292007 | Method of and apparatus for continuous non-destructive testing of bar-shaped specimens Method of and apparatus for continuous non-destructive testing of bar-shaped specimens formed of iron-containing material of specific quality characteristics, where the bar-shaped specimens, such as pipes, move on a roll table (2) along an elongated path ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5161697 | Apparatus for selecting wood stock to form panels of predetermined size The present invention represents a further extension of the automation of the various steps of the wood gluing process. This invention automatically selects and transmits to further work stations appropriately sized pieces of stock which, when glued toget... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5082118 | Device for separating hard objects, such as stones, from a stream of wood A device is disclosed for separating hard objects, such as stones, from a stream of wood in an apparatus for conveying or manipulating logs or blocks of wood including a conveyor section. The device includes a transducer disposed in a location suited for ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5006225 | Method and apparatus for detecting humidity in cut lumber A method and an apparatus for automatically detecting the approximate percentage of humidity in predetermined types of lumber cut to specific lengths. A conveyor is provided for conveying individual pieces of cut lumber to a weighing station which consist... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4992949 | Color sorting of lumber A system for sorting lumber using a scanning camera that generates separate red, green and in some cases blue outputs to scan selected length increments along the surface of a piece of lumber and such data collected for each color is each separately histo... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4955484 | Device for separating hard objects, such as stones, from a stream of wood A device is disclosed for separating hard objects, such as stones, from a stream of wood in an apparatus for conveying or manipulating logs or blocks of wood including a conveyor section. The device includes a transducer disposed in a location suited for ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4953710 | Automated apparatus for inspecting columnar bodies by eddy current method An automated apparatus for inspecting columnar bodies by an eddy current method includes a stockup zone, a feed zone and eddy current inspection equipment with the feed zone. The columnar bodies are fed via guide equipment end to end in an abutting relati... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4943328 | Method and apparatus for selecting wood stock to form panels of predetermined size The present invention represents a further extension of the automation of the various steps of the wood gluing process. This invention automatically selects and transmits to further work stations appropriately sized pieces of stock which, when glued toget... | 07/24/1990 |
