ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,742, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SEBASTIAN STUMPEL & PHILIPP DAHLEM ROOTPECKER GBR VERTRETEN DURCH DIE GESELLSCHAFTER HERRN (Aachen, Germany).

"Method, manufacturing cell, and wood veneer" was invented by Sebastian Stumpel (Aachen, Germany) and Philipp Dahlem (Aachen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manufacturing cell for producing a three-dimensionally deformable wood veneer, includes a receiving surface for receiving a wood veneer to be processed, and a device for partly or completely separating the wood veneer in order to form veneer strands. The cell further includes a device for pressing the wood veneer to be pro...