Patents by Inventor T. Furman Brodie

T. Furman Brodie 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).

  • Dual path kiln and method of operating a dual path kiln to continuously dry lumber
    Patent number: 10619921
    Abstract: A dual path kiln is provided that includes a kiln having at least three chambers including first and second end chambers separated by a central heating chamber. At least two lumber conveyors convey lumber through the kiln in opposite directions. External unidirectional fans are utilized to provide circular directional flows through the lumber. Also provided is a method utilizing the kiln to continuously dry green lumber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NOREV DPK, LLC
    Inventors: T. Furman Brodie, James L. Anderson, Christopher E. Stewart, William Shayne Smoke, Levi Anderson Pollard, V, Douglas Monroe Tinsley
  • DUAL PATH KILN AND METHOD OF OPERATING A DUAL PATH KILN TO CONTINUOUSLY DRY LUMBER
    Publication number: 20190234686
    Abstract: A dual path kiln is provided that includes a kiln having at least three chambers including first and second end chambers separated by a central heating chamber. At least two lumber conveyors convey lumber through the kiln in opposite directions. External unidirectional fans are utilized to provide circular directional flows through the lumber. Also provided is a method utilizing the kiln to continuously dry green lumber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: T. Furman Brodie, James L. Anderson, Christopher E. Stewart, William Shayne Smoke, Levi Anderson Pollard, V, Douglas Monroe Tinsley