Patents Assigned to Salem Equipment, Inc.
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Patent number: 11964335Abstract: An edger feed apparatus and method of feeding flitches into an edger are disclosed. The flitches are positioned with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches positioned and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feed apparatus may include a fetcher assembly to hold a second flitch in an edger ready position while a portion of the first flitch is directed below on an edger infeed mechanism being transported to the edger. The fetcher assembly releases the second flitch on to the edger infeed mechanism when the first flitch has moved clear from beneath the edger ready position. The edger feed apparatus additionally includes a scanner system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch for determining a sawing solution to be implemented by the edger.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew Mitchell, Allison Nicole Mitchell
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Patent number: 11958207Abstract: An edger feeding apparatus and method of placing flitches in position to be fed into an edger with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches oriented and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feeding apparatus may include a scanning system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch. The apparatus and method may also include a control computer and its use for determining the optimum position for feeding each flitch into the edger to produce the most valuable yield of lumber from the flitch.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew Mitchell, Allison Nicole Mitchell
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Publication number: 20230158588Abstract: An edger feed apparatus and method of feeding flitches into an edger are disclosed. The flitches are positioned with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches positioned and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feed apparatus may include a fetcher assembly to hold a second flitch in an edger ready position while a portion of the first flitch is directed below on an edger infeed mechanism being transported to the edger. The fetcher assembly releases the second flitch on to the edger infeed mechanism when the first flitch has moved clear from beneath the edger ready position. The edger feed apparatus additionally includes a scanner system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch for determining a sawing solution to be implemented by the edger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew Mitchell, Allison Nicole Mitchell
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Patent number: 11565334Abstract: An edger feed apparatus and method of feeding flitches into an edger are disclosed. The flitches are positioned with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches positioned and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feed apparatus may include a fetcher assembly to hold a second flitch in an edger ready position while a portion of the first flitch is directed below on an edger infeed mechanism being transported to the edger. The fetcher assembly releases the second flitch on to the edger infeed mechanism when the first flitch has moved clear from beneath the edger ready position. The edger feed apparatus additionally includes a scanner system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch for determining a sawing solution to be implemented by the edger.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew Mitchell, Allison Nicole Mitchell
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Publication number: 20220184842Abstract: An edger feeding apparatus and method of placing flitches in position to be fed into an edger with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches oriented and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feeding apparatus may include a scanning system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch. The apparatus and method may also include a control computer and its use for determining the optimum position for feeding each flitch into the edger to produce the most valuable yield of lumber from the flitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew MITCHELL, Allison Nicole MITCHELL
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Patent number: 11267157Abstract: An edger feeding apparatus and method of placing flitches in position to be fed into an edger with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches oriented and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feeding apparatus may include a scanning system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch. The apparatus and method may also include a control computer and its use for determining the optimum position for feeding each flitch into the edger to produce the most valuable yield of lumber from the flitch.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew Mitchell, Allison Nicole Mitchell
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Publication number: 20200215630Abstract: An edger feed apparatus and method of feeding flitches into an edger are disclosed. The flitches are positioned with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches positioned and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feed apparatus may include a fetcher assembly to hold a second flitch in an edger ready position while a portion of the first flitch is directed below on an edger infeed mechanism being transported to the edger. The fetcher assembly releases the second flitch on to the edger infeed mechanism when the first flitch has moved clear from beneath the edger ready position. The edger feed apparatus additionally includes a scanner system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch for determining a sawing solution to be implemented by the edger.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew Mitchell, Allison Nicole Mitchell
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Publication number: 20190375127Abstract: An edger feeding apparatus and method of placing flitches in position to be fed into an edger with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches oriented and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feeding apparatus may include a scanning system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch. The apparatus and method may also include a control computer and its use for determining the optimum position for feeding each flitch into the edger to produce the most valuable yield of lumber from the flitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Salem Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Rory Matthew MITCHELL, Allison Nicole MITCHELL