Woodworking inventions 05/07

20070119518 - Wood tracking by identification of surface characteristics: A “Woodprint™” characterization and identification technique employs cameras (16), lighting (14), camera interface hardware (18), a computer (20), and/or image processing software to collect and analyze surface characteristics of pieces of wood (8) to track them through an automated production process in real-time with information that is specific to each... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070113925 - Felling head with offset arms: The accumulator and harvesting arms in a front cut felling head are offset to one side of the machine so as to hold a bundle of cut trees more to one side than the other so as to create more room in front of the accumulator arms to the side... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070113926 - Chisel quickly adjusting and positioning device for a chiselling machine: A chisel quickly adjusting and positioning device for a chiseling machine includes a plurality of separating members for adjusting a gap between a sleeve and the bottom of a machine body, and a chisel unit composed of a chisel and a drill fitting lengthwise in the chisel. After the drill... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070113927 - Router: A router includes a base for supporting a workpiece and a housing assembly movable with respect to the base by a depth adjustment mechanism in order to adjust the depth of cutting performed on the workpiece by a tool bit carried on the housing assembly. The depth adjustment mechanism includes... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070113928 - Worktable having slidable board: A worktable includes a base supporting a main table and an auxiliary table, two guide rods slidably supported on the auxiliary table, a sliding board slidably supported on the guide rods, a linking mechanism having a linking rod affixed to the bottom wall of the sliding board for carrying the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070113929 - Method and apparatus for optimization of cutting lumber: A computer-based method for maximizing the use of lumber in the production of truss members for a truss assembly using a linear feed saw apparatus. The method comprises storing a list of truss members to be cut by the linear feed saw apparatus, selecting from the list a first truss... Agent: Crutsinger & Booth

20070107803 - Felling head accumulator arm: An accumulator arm for a felling head has inner and outer arms which are hydraulically driven open and closed. The inner and outer sides of the outer arm are curved away from an accumulation pocket and toward a harvesting arm, wherein the accumulator arm can be pulled around a newly... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070107804 - Guard: A planer and/or thicknesser comprising a frame 4; at least one table 14, 16; 20 mounted on or within the frame 4; a cutting drum 24 rotatably mounted within the frame 4; a motor, capable of rotatingly driving the cutting drum 24, mounted within the frame; wherein the cutting drum... Agent: Mehul R. Jani Black & Decker Corporation

20070107805 - Compact and portable wood splitter: The present invention concerns a compact, portable, lightweight, easily transportable, quickly operating wood splitting apparatus, using a knife which cuts a log or piece of wood that is deposed on a platform. This compact and portable wood splitter is actuated by a hydraulic cylinder transmitting a pendulum movement to a... Agent: C/o Paul Biron

20070107806 - Ezee-feed: An infeed/outfeed attachment for facilitating the processing of sheet goods through a processing device. The infeed/outfeed attachment may have a support frame, a plurality of coplanar ball rollers, a track, an engagement section in sliding engagement with the track, a cylindrical roller for reducing friction during loading and unloading of... Agent: Michael Ries

20070102062 - Drum flaker and knife therefor: A drum flaker and knife therefor. A drum flaker comprises a drum for turning about an axis of revolution, a plurality of knife assemblies mounted to the drum, and a plurality of knives for mounting in the knife assemblies. The knives each have an elongate axis and comprise, on a... Agent: Garth Janke Birdwell & Janke LLP

20070102063 - Optimizing planer infeed system and method: An optimizing planer infeed system for feeding an array of workpieces downstream to a planer includes an apparatus for setting the size of the gaps between successive linearly aligned workpieces so that each gap between successive workpieces provides enough time for at least one of movable cutting elements in the... Agent: John R Hlavka Watts Hoffmann Co

20070102064 - Cross-cut log tile: The “Cross-Cut Log Tile” is a product whose primary design is to add style and luxury to homes, offices, hotels, resorts, and where ever it may be applicable. Previous to the invention of the “Cross-Cut Log Tile,” no other product on the market contained the design stated here. Traditionally, homeowners... Agent: Momcilo M. Filipovich

20070095428 - Planing heads assembly for an automated planing machine: A planing heads positioning device to be used with an automatic planing machine for planing sides of a piece of lumber moving along a travelling course is provided. The device includes a main frame and a planing assembly including first and second planing head arranged on opposite sides of the... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070095429 - Router: A power tool, such as, for example a router. In some aspects, a power tool includes a motor, a motor housing defining an air outlet, and a shield connectable to the motor housing and positionable to at least partially cover the air outlet to inhibit movement of debris into the... Agent: Michael, Best & Freidrich LLP

20070095430 - Tree pruning apparatus: A pruning assembly (10) including an elongate supporting body (not shown), right (11) and left (12) jaw members hinged together and movable along the supporting body and each having three sets of blade members (31) mounted on actuator means (16) and alternatively displaced above and below a plane to form... Agent: Ronald W. Citkowski Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Anderson

20070095431 - Method and apparatus for a cutting tooth: A brush reducing system includes a power source and a brush reducing device that includes a rotating drum assembly having an engagement plate disposed on an outer periphery. The engagement plate is permanently affixed to the drum, and includes a radial engagement face and a horizontal engagement face for supporting... Agent: John Vira