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US 2015/0086772 A1Published application
Methods of filling wood voids and reducing waste in production of coated wood products
AssigneeAndersen Corporation
InventorsStacha Lynn Reed, James Gerard Karras, Benjamin John Goebel, David Kevin Hopps
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Abstract
Methods of reducing waste in the production of wood products, particularly a fenestration unit, and methods of coating a solid softwood component, as well as coated wood products are provided.
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A method of reducing waste in the production of a fenestration unit, the method comprising:
- providing a population of solid wood components used in the production of a fenestration unit, wherein each individual solid wood component may or may not include one or more voids;
- applying a curable coating composition to at least one surface of each of the population of solid wood components to form a population of coated solid wood components;
- applying pressure of at least 30 psi to the at least one coated surface to force the coating composition into at least a portion of the one or more voids, if present;
- and
- curing the curable coating composition on each of the coated solid wood components, thereby reducing waste of the solid wood components that include one or more voids, if present.
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A method of coating a solid softwood component, the method comprising:
- providing a solid softwood component comprising one or more voids;
- applying a curable coating composition to at least one surface of the solid softwood component to form a coated solid softwood component;
- applying pressure of at least 30 psi to the at least one coated surface to force the coating composition into at least a portion of the one or more voids;
- and
- curing the curable coating composition to form a cured coating on the softwood component.
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A coated solid softwood component comprising:
- a solid softwood component having at least one surface and one or more voids in the surface, wherein at least a portion of the one or more voids has a depth of greater than 25 mils;
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- a cured coating disposed directly on the entire surface and within at least a portion of the one or more voids to a depth of at least 4 mils.
A coated component of a fenestration unit, comprising:
- a solid softwood component of a fenestration unit, the component having at least one surface and one or more voids in the surface;
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- a cured coating disposed directly on the entire one surface and within at least a portion of the one or more voids to a depth of at least 4 mils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.