Compressed wood waste structural I-beam

Details Compressed wood waste structural I-beam Compressed wood waste structural I-beam

2005-05-24

2005-05-24

Yip, Winnie (Department: 3637)

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Machine or implement

C052S749100, C052S376000, C428S106000, C144S347000, C144S363000, C156S254000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06895723

ABSTRACT:
Methods for forming structural beams and the beams resulting from such methods are disclosed. The disclosed methods compress and adhesively bond wood strands into beams. A beam formed from any one of the disclosed methods may, if desired, have any one of several disclosed shapes, strand configurations, or strand densities.

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