ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,747, issued on July 8, was assigned to Eagle Machinery & Supply Inc. (Sugarcreek, Ohio).
"Inline scanning and cutting assembly and method of operation" was invented by Andrew D. Timmer (Grand Haven, Mich.), Reuben R. Schlabach (Dundee, Ohio), Raymond A. Miller (Fresno, Ohio), Rudy A. Miller (Baltic, Ohio), Todd A. Spillman (Mineral City, Ohio) and Kirk E. Spillman (Zoar, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated inline rip saw system utilizing x-ray and optical scanning techniques to identify and detect flaws within a piece of wood. The present system may further utilize a precision skewing unit which may reduce or eliminate er...