Patents Assigned to OSI Machinerie Inc.
  • Floor planks production machines and method
    Patent number: 7971612
    Abstract: A floor planks production method, for producing wood flooring from raw lumbers, by surfacing top and lower faces of the lumbers to a final thickness of the lumbers; optimizing the lumbers along a length thereof to determine lengths of best faces; and profiling edges of the optimized lumbers. The system comprises a surfacing unit processing both top and lower faces of each lumber to final dimensions; an optimizing unit receiving lumbers from the surfacing unit; and a profiling unit processing edges of each length of best faces positioned by the optimizing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: OSI Machinerie Inc.
    Inventor: Andre Lapointe
  • Synchronized vacuum belt feeder
    Patent number: 7866662
    Abstract: A vacuum belt feeder comprising a means of conveyance having a pitch, for retrieving items from a supply zone, and then distributing them at target locations in a discharge zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: OSI Machinerie Inc.
    Inventor: Andre Lapointe
  • FLOOR PLANKS PRODUCTION MACHINES AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090007988
    Abstract: A floor planks production method, for producing wood flooring from raw lumbers, by surfacing top and lower faces of the lumbers to a final thickness of the lumbers; optimizing the lumbers along a length thereof to determine lengths of best faces; and profiling edges of the optimized lumbers. The system comprises a surfacing unit processing both top and lower faces of each lumber to final dimensions; an optimizing unit receiving lumbers from the surfacing unit; and a profiling unit processing edges of each length of best faces positioned by the optimizing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: OSI Machinerie Inc.
    Inventor: Andre Lapointe
  • Synchronized vacuum belt feeder
    Patent number: 7387298
    Abstract: A vacuum belt feeder comprising a means of conveyance having a pitch, for retrieving items from a supply zone, and then distributing them at target locations in a discharge zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: OSI Machinerie Inc.
    Inventor: Andre Lapointe
  • Presser roll for surface planner
    Patent number: 6447386
    Abstract: A presser roll for surface planers is described herein. The presser roll comprises a longitudinal shaft, a radially deformable generally cylindrical sleeve mounted on said longitudinal shaft for rotation in unison therewith and a biasing assembly mounted between the shaft and the sleeve for outwardly biasing the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: OSI Machinerie Inc.
    Inventor: André LaPointe