Patents by Inventor J. T. Capps, JR.

J. T. Capps, JR. 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).

  • Automated core veneer feeder and layer for manufacturing plywood
    Patent number: 10513048
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing plywood includes receiving a face sheet on a main conveyor and feeding a plurality of pieces of core veneer onto a veneer conveyor by an automated core veneer feeder. The method also includes removing one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer from the veneer conveyor and placing the one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer onto the face sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC
    Inventor: J. T. Capps, Jr.
  • AUTOMATED CORE VENEER FEEDER AND LAYER FOR MANUFACTURING PLYWOOD
    Publication number: 20190001519
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing plywood includes receiving a face sheet on a main conveyor and feeding a plurality of pieces of core veneer onto a veneer conveyor by an automated core veneer feeder. The method also includes removing one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer from the veneer conveyor and placing the one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer onto the face sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC
    Inventor: J. T. Capps, JR.
  • Automated core veneer feeder and layer for manufacturing plywood
    Patent number: 10076849
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing plywood includes receiving a face sheet on a main conveyor and feeding a plurality of pieces of core veneer onto a veneer conveyor by an automated core veneer feeder. The method also includes removing one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer from the veneer conveyor and placing the one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer onto the face sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC
    Inventor: J. T. Capps, Jr.
  • AUTOMATED CORE VENEER FEEDER AND LAYER FOR MANUFACTURING PLYWOOD
    Publication number: 20160067879
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing plywood includes receiving a face sheet on a main conveyor and feeding a plurality of pieces of core veneer onto a veneer conveyor by an automated core veneer feeder. The method also includes removing one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer from the veneer conveyor and placing the one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer onto the face sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventor: J. T. Capps, JR.
  • Wood Veneer Diverter and Processing System
    Publication number: 20130048471
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for transporting a wood veneer are provided. The apparatus can include a belt. A plurality of spikes can extend from a first side of the belt. The plurality of spikes can be configured to detachably engage with a wood veneer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventor: J. T. Capps, JR.