Patents Assigned to Panel Equipment Sales, Inc.
  • Veneer composer and clipper apparatus
    Patent number: 5974923
    Abstract: A composer clipper apparatus that includes a composer for producing a composed ribbon of veneer from veneer pieces disposed edge-to-edge. A conveyor system transports the ribbon of veneer downstream from the composer. The ribbon of veneer is cut into sheets of predetermined length at a clipping station downstream from the composer. A sensor sensing a cut lead edge in the ribbon of veneer, and a coordinated tracking device, controls operation of the clipping station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Panel Equipment Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald M. Rigby, Jr., William J. Wall, Lawrence L. Payne, Scott M. Rigby, Michael R. Peterson