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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. 08, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Stanley L. Floyd, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Chih-lin Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Stanley L. Floyd, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Chih-Lin Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/56 (2006.01); G01B 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods are provided for rapidly simulating 'in-service' warp distortion of a wood product. Methods are also provided for rapidly estimating shrinkage properties of a wood product by using electromagnetic energy to dry and redistribute absorbed water in the wood product.