Woodworking – Process – Mechanical cutting or shaping
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
Self, Shelley (Department: 3725)
Woodworking
Process
Mechanical cutting or shaping
C144S003100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07395844
ABSTRACT:
A method of processing a wooden piece taken out from a raw wood into a predetermined three-dimensional shape, includes compressing the wooden piece by applying compressive force thereto in a water vapor atmosphere of higher temperature and higher pressure than atmospheric air; and fracturing at least a portion of the compressed wooden piece by exposing the portion to the atmospheric air so as to cause explosion inside the exposed portion of the wooden piece.
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Hogan & Hartson LLP
Olympus Corporation
Self Shelley
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