Patents by Inventor Gerard Elbez

Gerard Elbez 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).

  • Process for bonding together boards of wood with rough or smooth surface, of sliced off or peeled veneer, product used for said bonding and final material obtained
    Patent number: 4376003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for bonding together boards of wood with surface rough from sawing or with smooth surface, or sliced off or peeled veneers, wherein at least one of the surfaces to be brought into contact is coated with the aid of an expanding polymer glue containingat least one hardenerand at least one volatile pore-generating agent,the mating surfaces are brought into contact with possible application of a pressure and the whole is then heated up to a temperature at which the expansion of the glue has been provoked, up to a rate of expansion of between 30 and 100%. The invention also relates to the product used for said bonding and to the final material obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1983
    Assignee: Centre Technique Du Bois
    Inventors: Gerard Elbez, Jean de Leeuw