Patents by Inventor Charles A. Knauer

Charles A. Knauer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for sequencing veneer to lumbercore
    Patent number: 11370144
    Abstract: A method for sequencing veneer to lumbercore includes receiving a veneer grain width input and a veneer thickness input, determining a cut angle based on the veneer grain width input and the veneer thickness input, receiving a lumbercore width input and a lumbercore height input, determining a set of dimensions for a stack of lumber, and generating a template mapping the lumbercore to the stack of lumber, where the template is based on the lumbercore width input, the lumbercore height input, and the set of dimensions for the stack of lumber, where the lumbercore is rotated within the template at an angle relative to horizontal within the stack of lumber by an amount equal to the cut angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Hall, Charles A. Knauer, Christopher L. Chapman, John R. White, Brian K. Barnett, Freddy R. Copelin, Tim L. Funk
  • Method and System for Sequencing Veneer to Lumbercore
    Publication number: 20210101306
    Abstract: A method for sequencing veneer to lumbercore includes receiving a veneer grain width input and a veneer thickness input, determining a cut angle based on the veneer grain width input and the veneer thickness input, receiving a lumbercore width input and a lumbercore height input, determining a set of dimensions for a stack of lumber, and generating a template mapping the lumbercore to the stack of lumber, where the template is based on the lumbercore width input, the lumbercore height input, and the set of dimensions for the stack of lumber, where the lumbercore is rotated within the template at an angle relative to horizontal within the stack of lumber by an amount equal to the cut angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Hall, Charles A. Knauer, Christopher L. Chapman, John R. White, Brian K. Barnett, Freddy R. Copelin, Tim L. Funk