Patent ID: 8357457

Claim:
A wood composite comprising; at least one wooden member having two surfaces disposed in substantially parallel relation to one another; at least one reinforcement disposed at a predetermined location adjacent said at least one wooden member, said reinforcement comprising: a first pair of generally opposed sides parallel to each other and a second pair of generally opposed sides parallel to each other, said two sets of sides enclosing an internal section comprising a polyurethane resin matrix and a plurality of reinforcing fibers, said first set of sides having a width greater than the width of said second set of sides, said first set of sides and said second set of sides forming a web, plate, plank or otherwise elongated flat-like structure; and an emulsion polymer isocyanate adhesive disposed between and contacting said at least one wooden member and said at least one reinforcement to bond said at least one wooden member and said at least one reinforcement together.