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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:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Raybon, Hot Springs, AR (US);
Levi A Pollard, V, Appling, GA (US);
Ronald W McGehee, Ukiah, CA (US);
Russell R Kennedy, Hot Springs, AR (US);
Patrick M Conry, Hot Springs, AR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
144357 ; 144-31 ; 144 39 ; 144378 ; 14425023 ; 83368 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for detecting dimensional information of a workpiece such as a canted log is used to control a gang saw mounted on a pivot axis to cut the log into substantially even thickness boards while moving the log past the cutting device and pivoting the gang saw to accommodate curvature in the log.