Patent ID: 8372520
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: B27N,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composite wood product comprising aligned, substantially straight wood strands cut from veneer, said strands having dimensions in the range of about ⅙ inches to about 1/22 inches thick, about ⅜ inches to about 3 inches wide, and less than about 102 inches long, and said strands being disposed side by side lengthwise in substantially parallel relationship in rows with the ends of strands in adjacent rows being staggered in a pattern that maximizes the minimum distance between two strand ends in adjacent rows and with adhesive bonding together the strands, the product being produced in a billet having a width in the range of about 3 ft to about 12 ft and with a thickness in the range of about 1.1 inches to 2 inches.