Board lumber positioning fence

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8069972
APP PUB NO 20100300833A1
SERIAL NO

12781845

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Provided is a positioning fence for use in lumber sawmills that facilitates automated positioning of lumber for cutting and a method of positioning lumber for cutting. A continuous moving track loop has a plurality of paddles laterally positionable across the width of the track. Electromagnets are used to control the position of the paddles and, thus, the position of lumber being transported by the paddles. Also provided are uses of the positioning fence to position lumber for cutting.

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TIMBER AUTOMATION LLC400 AVIATION HOT SPRINGS AZ 71913

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conry, Pat Hot Springs, US 11 27
Green, Thomas Wayne Hot Springs, US 2 15
Kennedy, Russell Hot Springs, US 9 20
Raybon, Chris Hot Springs, US 12 28

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