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US 6,202,320 B1Granted
Method of lumber preparation to improve drying and development of a new engineered wood composite
OwnerSuezone Chowinventor
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Abstract
A method of treating a piece of lumber including the steps of a) analyzing the lumber to detect a surface defect at a site on the lumber; b) removing at least a portion of the surface defect to form an opening in the lumber at the site of the defect; c) drying the lumber using a process wherein moisture is allowed to escape from the lumber through the opening; and, d) inserting a solid plug in the opening to refill the opening in the lumber.
Claims18
A method of treating a piece of lumber comprising:
- a) analyzing the lumber to detect a surface defect at a site on the lumber;
- b) removing at least a portion of the surface defect to form an opening in the lumber at the site of the defect;
- c) drying the lumber using a process wherein moisture is allowed to escape from the lumber through the opening;
- d) inserting a solid plug in the opening to refill the opening in the lumber.
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A method of drying a piece of lumber comprising:
- a) forming a transverse opening in the lumber bisecting water-carrying channels in the lumber;
- b) drying the lumber using a process wherein moisture is allowed to escape from the lumber through the opening;
- c) inserting a solid plug in the opening to refill the opening in the lumber.
A method of forming a composite wood product from first and second pieces of lumber, comprising:
- a) forming corresponding transverse openings in the first and second pieces of lumber, each opening bisecting water-carrying channels in the piece of lumber;
- b) drying the pieces of lumber using a process wherein moisture is allowed to escape from the lumber through the opening;
- c) joining the pieces of lumber to form the composite wood product by placing the pieces of lumber together and engaging a plug between each of the corresponding transverse openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.