Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Process – With nondrying treating of material
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Gravini, Stephen M. (Department: 3743)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Process
With nondrying treating of material
C034S518000, C034S381000, C034S090000, C034S210000, C034S218000, C100S050000, C052S641000, C052S079120, C144S347000, C297S284100, C297S284400, C705S014270, C264S255000, C264S135000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07987614
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and processing method for drying lumber, for example two-by-four studs in an environment in a kiln in a manner to avoid warping, including crook, bow, cup and twist. The lumber pieces are stacked in a normal manner with stickers for providing air flow between courses of the lumber pieces, and the stack is dried while a horizontal force is provided to the respective courses of lumber in the stack to hold the individual pieces of lumber in edge to edge contact throughout the drying, equalizing, conditioning and cooling process for first drying of lumber, redrying of lumber or in a treatment process for removing warp from previously dried lumber. A vertical force comprising a weight or other force generating device can be also applied to the stack of lumber to augment the overall reduction in warpage if so evidenced.
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Gravini Stephen M.
Westman Champlin & Kelly P.A.
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