Patents by Inventor Glenn Leslie Wagoner

Glenn Leslie Wagoner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for producing figured veneer
    Patent number: 8852483
    Abstract: A method for making a piece of figured veneer comprises softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and advancing the sheet of veneer between a first roller having a semi-flexible outer surface and a second roller. Apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprises a device for softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and first and second rollers between which the sheet of veneer is pressed. The first roller has a semi-flexible outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Padana AG
    Inventors: Juergen F. Trost, Glenn Leslie Wagoner
  • Method and Apparatus for Producing Figured Veneer
    Publication number: 20130001827
    Abstract: A method for making a piece of figured veneer comprises softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and advancing the sheet of veneer between a first roller having a semi-flexible outer surface and a second roller. Apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprises a device for softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and first and second rollers between which the sheet of veneer is pressed. The first roller has a semi-flexible outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Juergen F. Trost, Glenn Leslie Wagoner