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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert C Smith, Eugene, OR (US);
Dennis W Owen, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignees:
Champion International Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Williamette Valley Co., Eugene, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 64 ; 144332 ; 156 94 ; 156 98 ; 156353 ; 156356 ; 264 36 ; 428 63 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and process are provided for the production of plywood. The apparatus is adapted to form plywood panels without prior patching of defects in the veneer sheets used to form the panel. The formed panel then is electro-optically scanned to identify and locate defects. The sensed defect data is stored in a control unit which in turn directs a defect removal apparatus and a patcher to appropriate locations for removing and patching the defects.