Patents by Inventor Jim Evensen

Jim Evensen 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 for reducing VOC emissions during the manufacture of wood products
    Patent number: 6393727
    Abstract: A system for drying wood particles and a method of operation wherein the wood particles are introduced into a dryer and contacted directly with a combustion system exhaust stream. VOC's emitted from the wood particles during drying are recycled to the combustion system for destruction. In one method according to the invention, a portion of the VOC-laden dryer exhaust stream is recycled to the dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
    Inventors: Keith David Seelig, Robert Carl Middlesforf, Wu-Hsiung Ernest Hsu, Jim Evensen