US Patent Issued to AHF on Oct. 14 for "Densified wood including process for preparation" (Pennsylvania, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,023, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to AHF LLC (Mountville, Pa.).

"Densified wood including process for preparation" was invented by Travis E. Bjorkman (Lancaster, Pa.), Brian Beakler (York, Pa.) and Luke P. Marra (Victoria, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wood substrate or member is included, having an increased density with respect to natural, untreated wood. The process includes drying the wood prior to application of heat and pressure, which are controlled to reduce or eliminate color change on a surface of the wood member where heat and pressure are applied."

The patent was filed on March 18, 2024, under Application No....