Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Domier

Kenneth W. Domier 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).

  • Device for longitudinally splitting pieces of straw into separated strands
    Patent number: 6131635
    Abstract: A straw splitter for longitudinally splitting pieces of cereal straw into separated strands for use in making a panel, board or beam is provided. A cutting shear roller and a gripping shear roller are rotatable around their longitudinal axis at different circumferential speeds. The pieces of straw are split due to shear between the cutting shear roller and the gripping shear roller. The shear rollers each comprise parallel grooves with cutting edges oriented at a predetermined angle to the roller axis such that the grooves of the gripping shear roller cross the grooves of the cutting shear roller providing a scissoring action for splitting the straw into long strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Alberta Research Council Inc.
    Inventors: Lars Bach, Kenneth W. Domier, Raymond Holowach
  • Method of fabricating a straw panel, board, or beam
    Patent number: 5932038
    Abstract: A structural panel, board, or beam and method of making same, with straw that is oriented is provided. The straw is preferably oriented such that strands are parallel oriented in one or more directions. The straw strands are chopped, split, and a binder such as MDI is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Alberta Research Council
    Inventors: Lars Bach, Kenneth W. Domier, Raymond Holowach