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MEINAN MACHINERY WORKS
JP·128 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,168 citations·filing 1975–2023
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131 records- 0187US8047535B2Apparatus and method for conveying a sheetMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 1, 2011·12 cites·24 claims
- 0284US5141038AApparatus for feed controlling in a centerless veneer latheMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 25, 1992·38 cites·7 claims
- 0384US4442876AApparatus for drying veneer sheetMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 17, 1984·28 cites·4 claims
- 0483US7778458B2Method, apparatus and program product for searching knots in woodMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 17, 2010·16 cites·16 claims
- 0582US5875710AVeneer-pressing apparatusMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 2, 1999·25 cites·10 claims
- 0679US4061169AApparatus for cutting off a thickness of wood or veneer from logsMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1976·Granted Dec 6, 1977·27 cites·5 claims
- 0778US7063500B1Method and apparatus of stacking veneer sheetsMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 20, 2006·11 cites·7 claims
- 0876US5255726ASubstantially uncurved and unwaved plywood produced by using veneers with unstraight fibers and method for producing such a plywoodMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 26, 1993·37 cites·13 claims
- 0976US4042440AMethod and apparatus for splicing of veneer sheetsMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1976·Granted Aug 16, 1977·26 cites·15 claims
- 1073US5427368ASheet-like article sort-out apparatusMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 27, 1995·22 cites·4 claims
- 1172US6878230B2Method of manufacturing glued laminated woodMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 12, 2005·18 cites·20 claims
- 1271US5564253AMethod of controlling feed in centerless veneer lathe and apparatus for the sameMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 15, 1996·33 cites·7 claims
- 1369US7337813B2Veneer lathe and method of cutting wood block by the veneer latheMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 4, 2008·3 cites·3 claims
- 1467US4189271AApparatus for piling veneer sheetsMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 19, 1980·18 cites·8 claims
- 1566US6505658B2Veneer dehydrating apparatusMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·9 cites·14 claims
- 1666US6089297AVeneer bonding apparatus, veneer bonding method, bonded veneers, and veneer transporting methodMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 18, 2000·31 cites·17 claims
- 1766US4691629AApparatus for dehydrating crude veneerMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1985·Granted Sep 8, 1987·22 cites·20 claims
- 1866US4681002AConveyor system for conveying veneer sheets with spacings therebetweenMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 21, 1987·16 cites·2 claims
- 1966US4144112AMethod of piling veneer sheetsMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1977·Granted Mar 13, 1979·13 cites·4 claims
- 2065US4841907ADevice for applying glue to a cut end of veneer sheetMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 27, 1989·25 cites·11 claims
- 2165US4269243AVeneer latheMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1978·Granted May 26, 1981·16 cites·17 claims
- 2265US4263948AVeneer latheMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1979·Granted Apr 28, 1981·16 cites·6 claims
- 2364US4219060AMethod of and apparatus for tenderizing veneerMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1978·Granted Aug 26, 1980·15 cites·18 claims
- 2463US7879173B2Method for laying a sheet over a base materialMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 1, 2011·2 cites·9 claims
- 2563US6357496B1Veneer latheMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 19, 2002·9 cites·8 claims
- 2663US5562281ALeading end stacked position regulating apparatus in thin sheet material stackerMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·15 cites·4 claims
- 2763US4675066AMethod of bonding veneer sheets and apparatus thereforMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 23, 1987·19 cites·2 claims
- 2862US12569954B2Polishing apparatus, polishing method, and cleaning liquid supply deviceMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 10, 2026·0 cites·15 claims
- 2962US6712355B2Method and apparatus for locating and conveying sheet-like bodyMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·8 cites·11 claims
- 3062US6007659AMethod for preparing a laminateMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·21 cites·6 claims
- 3162US5787949AMethod of controlling feed in a spindleless veneer lathe and apparatus to which the method is appliedMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·23 cites·13 claims
- 3262US4316758AApparatus of manufacturing plywoodMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 23, 1982·18 cites·7 claims
- 3361US11615521B2Defect inspection system, defect inspection method, and defect inspection program for wood plankMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3461US11247364B2Veneer dehydration method and veneer dehydration systemMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·0 cites·13 claims
- 3561US5669602AVeneer hoisting apparatusMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 23, 1997·13 cites·8 claims
- 3661US4483730APlywood manufacturing method and apparatusMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1982·Granted Nov 20, 1984·13 cites·9 claims
- 3760US6701983B1Peripherally driven veneer latheMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 9, 2004·7 cites·6 claims
- 3860US4732067AVeneer clipperMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 22, 1988·17 cites·7 claims
- 3959US5123807ASystem for stacking veneer sheets conveyed from two different directionsMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 23, 1992·14 cites·8 claims
- 4059US5050857ADevice for orienting a sheetMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 24, 1991·17 cites·10 claims
- 4158US9764494B2Method of cutting a wood block and veneer latheMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 19, 2017·0 cites·3 claims
- 4258US4033212AMethod of and device for severing a veneer sheetMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1975·Granted Jul 5, 1977·11 cites·14 claims
- 4356US12508735B2Scarfing machineMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 4456USRE41347EJoining method and apparatus of single veneer pieceMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 2008·Granted May 25, 2010·2 cites·7 claims
- 4556US4811496AMethod of correcting the track of an intermittently-running endless belt in a veneer dryerMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 14, 1989·15 cites·14 claims
- 4656US4747899AMethod for improving the mechanical strength of veneer sheets having lathe checksMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1987·Granted May 31, 1988·14 cites·18 claims
- 4755US5988558AVeneer reeling apparatusMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·12 cites·18 claims
- 4855US4269883AReinforced veneer and method of reinforcing a veneer sheetMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1979·Granted May 26, 1981·11 cites·27 claims
- 4954US5234040AVeneer dehydrating apparatusMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 10, 1993·16 cites·8 claims
- 5054US4781091AConveyor system for conveying veneer sheets with spacings therebetweenMEINAN MACHINERY WORKS·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 1, 1988·15 cites·1 claims
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