Patents Assigned to N O W (New Option Wood)--societe anonyme
  • Wood curing method
    Patent number: 5901463
    Abstract: A method for heat-treating wood, including at least one step of maintaining the wood to be treated at a predetermined temperature in a treatment chamber in order to destroy at least partially the hemicellulose of the wood. The method comprises monitoring the current amount of at least one of the gases given off during hemicellulose decomposition throughout the treatment step, and stopping the treatment step once the amount begins to reach a substantially constant value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: N O W (New Option Wood)--societe anonyme
    Inventor: Rene Guyonnet