Patents by Inventor Wayne M. Wasylciw

Wayne M. Wasylciw 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).

  • Orienting disk for improving mat formation in composite wood products
    Patent number: 6779646
    Abstract: An improved orienting disk is provided for better wood strand alignment in wood strand orienter machinery. The disk has a plurality of fin-like teeth projecting upwardly from the periphery of a generally circular plate. In a preferred embodiment each of the teeth has a straight leading edge facing the direction of rotation of the disk, and a curve trailing edge. Most preferably, the disk has six such teeth, each separated from another by 60° about the periphery of the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Forintek Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Wayne M. Wasylciw, Robert M. Knudson, Siguo Chen
  • Orienting disk for improving mat formation in composite wood products
    Publication number: 20040011624
    Abstract: An improved orienting disk is provided for better wood strand alignment in wood strand orienter machinery. The disk has a plurality of fin-like teeth projecting upwardly from the periphery of a generally circular plate. In a preferred embodiment each of the teeth has a straight leading edge facing the direction of rotation of the disk, and a curve trailing edge. Most preferably, the disk has six such teeth, each separated from another by 60° about the periphery of the disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Wayne M. Wasylciw, Robert M. Knudson, Siguo Chen