US Patent Issued to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC on Sept. 23 for "Coating process for engineered-wood panels or components" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,305, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP. (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Coating process for engineered-wood panels or components" was invented by Heidi Turner (Nashville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method of applying a finish or paint coating in a prefinishing or finishing line to a fencing panel or picket that disguises the screen-back texture of the engineered wood substrate. After paint or similar coating is applied (such as by one or more spray nozzles) to a face to a fence picket or fencing product or component, the fence picket passes under a roller, brush, or roller brush or similar pa...