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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:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mike Dockter, Kelso, WA (US);
Michael P Knerr, Ridgefield, WA (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Natural Resources, Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ; B27C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
144357 ; 83368 ; 83371 ; 144-31 ; 144 39 ; 144367 ; 144369 ;
Abstract
A processing system for processing logs having a curvature into lumber pieces. The system has a cutting station including a saw box with a chipper and a vertical arbor saw mounted to the saw box. The saw box is movable upwardly and downwardly and angularly for tilting. The movement of the saw box orients the chipper relative to the log and provides the capability of the saw to follow a curved saw path. A scanner scans the log and a computer processes the scan data to determine the optimum saw path.