Patents Assigned to Integrated Wood Research Inc.
  • Apparatus and method for processing lumber
    Patent number: 4805679
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the cutting of dressed lumber to achieve the optimum valve of cut pieces based upon the specific structural and surface defect characteristics of each board, as well as upon historical demand, business inventory and market factors. The invention includes the use of a Modulous of Elasticity test and photo-electric surface scanners in order to determine these specific structural and surface defect characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Integrated Wood Research Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Czinner