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  • Spalted wood veneers, spalted engineered wood flooring and method of making
    Patent number: 8287971
    Abstract: Spalted wood veneer, which can be used in the commercial production of engineered wood flooring having a spalted wood veneer decorative layer, is produced by forming a wood veneer piece, inoculating the wood veneer piece with spalting spores, subjecting the inoculated veneer piece to a predetermined environment, then inspecting the inoculated veneer piece to determine the degree of spalting, and when a desired degree of spalting is reached, deterring continued spalting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian W. Beakler