Method for treating exterior lumber products
OwnerMichael Vance Berry, Steve Mills +1inventors
InventorsMichael Vance Berry, Steve Mills, Michael Watson
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Abstract
A method of treating a surface of wood products to inhibit the uptake of moisture into the wood by providing an aqueous formulation comprising polyethylene-vinyl acetate in water, 2-99 percent polyethylene-vinyl acetate by weight. The aqueous formulation is applied to the surface of wood products, wherein the wood products remain outdoors or in a damp environment having 60% or greater relative humidity. The aqueous formulation is allowed to dry and form a micro-film on the surface of the wood products. The moisture content in the wood products is maintained at 16 percent or less. A pesticide effect on the surface of the wood products is produced, inhibiting infestation of the wood products by insects.
Claims20
A method of treating a surface of wood to inhibit the uptake of moisture into the wood, the method comprising:
- 1) providing an aqueous formulation comprising polyethylene-vinyl acetate in water, 2-99 percent polyethylene-vinyl acetate by weight;
- 2) applying the aqueous formulation to the surface of one or more wood products, wherein the wood products remain outdoors or in a damp environment having 60% or greater relative humidity;
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- 3) allowing the aqueous formulation to dry and form a micro-film on the surface of the wood products.
A method of treating a surface of wood to inhibit the uptake of moisture into the wood, the method comprising:
- 1) providing an aqueous formulation comprising polyethylene-vinyl acetate in water, 2-99 percent polyethylene-vinyl acetate by weight;
- 2) applying the aqueous formulation to the surface of one or more wood products, wherein the wood products remain outdoors or in a damp environment having 60% or greater relative humidity;
- 3) allowing the aqueous formulation to dry and form a micro-film on the surface of the wood products;
- 4) maintaining the moisture content in the wood at 16 percent or less;
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- 5) producing a pesticide effect on the surface of the wood products and inhibiting infestation of the wood products by insects.
A method of treating a surface of wood to inhibit the uptake of moisture into the wood, the method comprising:
- 1) providing an aqueous formulation comprising polyethylene-vinyl acetate in water, 2-99 percent polyethylene-vinyl acetate by weight;
- 2) applying the aqueous formulation to the surface of a wood product, wherein the wood product is a spirits barrel maintained in a damp environment having 60% or greater relative humidity;
- 3) allowing the aqueous formulation to dry and form a micro-film on the surface of the of the spirits barrel;
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- 4) sealing barrel stave joints, a barrel chime, and a barrel croze of the spirits barrel with the micro-film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.