Patent ID: 6941864

Claim:
A method of cutting material comprising connecting a computer to a saw machine, the computer being programmed to optimize cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list, inputting into the computer: (a) a cut list, (b) a minimum salvage length (Smin), (c) a minimum defect length (Dmin), (d) a maximum drop box length (DBmax), inputting the length of a piece of material to be processed, inputting location of any defects in the piece of material, determining a cutting plan in which: (a) salvage pieces having a length less than Smin are cut to lengths of DBmax or less, and (b) defect pieces having a length less than Dmin are cut to lengths of DBmax or less; except if adjacent salvage and defect pieces have a combined length greater than Dmin then the adjacent pieces are not cut to DBmax or less regardless of their individual lengths.