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WO/2011/127525
An apparatus for reconditioning barrels, said apparatus including a means to lockingly engage a barrel in a first position, a moving means to move the locked barrel into a second position, a scanner to scan the internal surface of the lo...  
WO/2011/103335
A method of reconditioning barrels previously used in the storage of alcoholic beverages is disclosed. In particular, the barrels are exposed to heat at a controlled temperature well below the ignition point of wood in order to toast the...  
WO/2011/094550
Methods are described for mechanically scraping surfaces of boards, such as flooring boards, to impart random-looking scraped profiles therein. An apparatus for mechanically scraping boards to form the scraped board products also is desc...  
WO/2011/036392
The invention relates to a method for treating barrel elements, characterised in that said method comprises soaking said element. The invention also relates to the use of the method for intensifying flavours.  
WO/2010/114098
Provided is a method for molding a wood which can produce processed goods having desired strength regardless of the state of grain of the wood while enhancing the yield. A method for molding a wood comprises a reinforcement sticking step...  
WO/2010/060219
The waved wood assembly can have a flexible support layer onto the face(s) of which one or more wood sheet layer(s) are adhered by an adhesive. The waved wood product can maintain its waved shape when freestanding. It can exhibit signifi...  
WO/2009/062246
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for toasting a barrel, in particular, toasting the inside surface of an oak wine barrel. The invention is intended for use in a mobile wine barrel reconditioning system, however, m...  
WO/2009/062247
The present invention relates to a portable crozer adapted to be mounted above a new or used barrel for firstly creating a groove or "croze" along an inside surface to accommodate a barrel head, and secondly, for creating a bevelled top ...  
WO/2009/062245
The present invention relates to a portable system for reconditioning used barrels, in particular used wine barrels. The present inventor has realised a need in the wine industry for a portable system of reconditioning barrels which woul...  
WO/2009/062244
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for shaving the inside of barrels. In particular, the present invention relates to reconditioning used wine barrels by shaving the inside surface to a predetermined depth, ready fo...  
WO/2009/050370
The invention relates to a barrel made from wood, particularly oak wood, intended to house a liquid, such as wine, including a hollow body closed by two barrel ends, each barrel end comprising a set of substantially rectangular wood lath...  
WO/2008/053123
The invention relates to a method for making a wooden cask (10), mainly a wine cask, comprising staves (12), hoops (14), an upper bottom (16) and a lower bottom (18), characterised in that it comprises the following steps: assembling eac...  
WO/2008/050306
The invention discloses a stave for use in constructing a barrel for maturing an alcoholic beverage, and to a barrel made from such staves, the barrel having a cylindrical barrel wall. The stave includes an elongated flat panel allowing ...  
WO/2008/037903
The present invention relates to a machine and a method for selecting and arranging staves in cask manufacturing. The machine is characterised in that it comprises at least: one input unit (5) including a stave measuring station (6); a s...  
WO/2008/010438
A method of wood processing in which forming is easily carried out while realizing a variety of woodgrain patterns. The method of wood processing includes the bending step (step S1) of imparting bending to a wood raw material as a proces...  
WO/2008/010440
A method of wood processing that while realizing a variety of woodgrain patterns, ensures easy shaping and attains an increase of strength. Accordingly, in a steam environment of temperature and pressure both higher than those of atmosph...  
WO/2008/010439
A metal mold for wood shaping that is suitable for compression molding of softened wood with no difficulty. Accordingly, there are provided ejection holes (54,64) running from a face abutting on wood (1) through main body part to outside...  
WO/2007/131295
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method of barrel toasting. In particular, an apparatus and method for consistently toasting the inside surface of a barrel, generally a barrel made of oak. Barrel toasting has traditionall...  
WO/2007/131294
The present invention therefore provides an improved apparatus and integrated method for producing barrel staves. The apparatus measures the profile of unfinished stave workpieces and based on the width and shape of the stave, as well as...  
WO/2007/045394
Process for seasoning by roasting and/or recycling the wooden barrels used for the storing of beverages, comprising the application of a laser beam directly onto the surface all over the inner surface of the wooden staves that make up th...  
WO/2007/041566
An inflator device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) is disclosed. The inflator device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) includes a seal assembly (102) that maintains, while sealing from ambient pressure (AP), an open air passageway (125) betw...  
WO/2007/030644
An air powered bottle cap remover that can rotate at a slower speed than a conventional air powered wrench tip. The present invention rotates conventionally via air from an air powered tool such as that typically found in an auto garage....  
WO/2006/132630
Methods and apparatus for mounting a tire onto a wheel rim are provided. The wheel rim has an inside bead seat and an outside bead seat for receipt of an inside bead and an outside bead of the tire respectively. The wheel rim may also ha...  
WO/2006/123000
The invention relates to an improved base for barrels comprising wall-forming staves which are externally connected by means of fixing rings, the bases of said barrels comprising a lid which is fitted in a complementary frame which is, i...  
WO/2005/070632
A compressed wood product includes a wood whose shape is taken while a volume decreased by compression is previously added, a direction along a fiber direction L of the wood is set to a compression direction, and the wood is formed by be...  
WO/2005/002814
The inventive machine (10) for ripping horizontal logs makes it possible to optimise and automate wood ripping for producing wood pieces having a predetermined cross section and comprises a main frame (20) provided with a pushing device ...  
WO/2004/108378
For production of the bowls for vases from stone (4), ivory and wood we take an instrument in form of a hoop (5) and move it to material (4 ) along an arc, tangential to central axis (14) of the hoop (5). Stone (1) and ivory we cut mecha...  
WO/2003/106123
A method for heat treatment of wooden objects, wherein the treatment of the wooden objects (1) takes place in an autoclave (2) so that the wooden objects (1) may be treated by pressure and/or vacuum, preferably to a pressure which is in ...  
WO/2003/101688
A method for making a furniture element (11) by folding of a furniture plate (6) made of a metal plate (8) with at least one layer of veneer (9;10) fastened to at least one side. An intermediary plate (5) is placed on at least one side o...  
WO/2002/096608
The invention relates to a profile of round or sawn timber and a method for producing the same. Such profiles can be produced essentially from all types of wood of coniferous trees and wood of deciduous trees, including low-grade wood of...  
WO/2002/094519
A thick and lightweight decoration board formed by laminating plate materials. Plate materials (1, 2) composing a head board (A) as a decoration board are pasted together. A plurality of depressions (5) are formed proximately to each oth...  
WO/2002/092302
The invention relates to a method for the production of a three-dimensional, flexibly deformable surface element made of wood or a wood composite material for finishing layered, three-dimensional formed parts or for coating three-dimensi...  
WO/2002/090065
A method for facilitating the beveling work at the circumferential edge of a curved decoration board. A substrate (1) and a decoration material (2) constituting a decoration board, i.e. a head board (A), are formed by cutting a planar wo...  
WO/2002/034493
The invention relates to a mould for the manufacture of curved insulating panels, which comprises an upper half-mould (2) and a lower half-mould (3) opposite each other. The structure of both said half-moulds is formed by a respective ch...  
WO/2002/014036
The present invention relates to a method for producing shaped products made of a diffuse-porous wooden material which has been made elastic by isostatically pressing a piece of diffuse-porous wood with a pressure of at least 300 bar, ch...  
WO/2001/092036
The invention concerns a method for producing decorations on an object by machining a multilayer structure (1) which consists in machining at various depths a complex consisting of an assembly of materials which are different in particul...  
WO/2001/017737
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a panel (1, 1', 1'), wherein a board (6) is coated with a flexible layer (2) on a first side (7), said board (6) having a plurality of grooves (8) for facilitating the bending of...  
WO/2001/005563
The invention concerns a method for bending, compressing and jointing staves (d) to make barrel or cask shells. It consists, subsequent to the standard processes of cropping, planing, complete or partial grooving, optional shaping, in ca...  
WO/2000/000305
The invention concerns a method for stripping and sanitizing a container (14) inner surface presenting a layer of organic and/or mineral deposit, in particular tannin resulting from winemaking in cask. The invention is characterised in t...  
WO/1999/035323
Curtain making apparatus provides for curtains and associated supports for hanging the curtains to be made when the edge of the curtains is of non-rectilinear profile, for example arch-shaped. The apparatus includes a support frame (10) ...  
WO/1999/020443
The invention relates to a process for greatly increasing the elasticity and bendability of diffuse-porous wood and comprises the following steps: a) supplying a specimen of diffuse-porous wood; and b) isostatically pressing the specimen...  
WO/1998/023422
In the production of furniture, including loudspeaker cabinets, it is desirable to be able to manufacture curved furniture panels in a profitable manner. Accordingly, the invention provides a method for the manufacture of a curved board,...  
WO/1998/000269
The invention discloses in particular a method for producing cask wood. It comprises the following steps: cutting a log into at least one bolt; arranging the bolt according to an initial location with respect to a display system; marking...  
WO/1997/043164
The invention concerns a method of producing wooden segments for motor vehicle steering wheels, a plurality of layers of wood veneer being bonded to form segments in a heated steel mould having the predetermined radii of the steering whe...  
WO/1996/022358
There is described a method of manufacturing cask staves comprising the steps of providing a stave blank of required shape and size, and volumetrically heating said stave blank such that chemical changes brought about by the heating are ...  
WO/1994/029089
A method for bending integral wood, in which method the wood blanks (5) are heated and compressed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the grain or fibers, whereby the wood blank (5) becomes more pliable to bend, the wood blank i...  
WO/1994/001632
A decking board (22) having a convex curved top surface (30) for shedding water but which is comfortable to stand and walk on. The curvature of the top surface (30) is selected such that the board (22) retains a convex top surface (30) e...  
WO/1993/004828
A device for moulding workpieces has at least two front plates (2, 2') provided with guiding grooves (3). Mutually parallel pressing segments (4) can be mounted in the guiding grooves (3) and the workpiece can be pressed against the pres...  
WO/1993/002842
A method for heating wooden objects to be butted in connection with solid bending of such wooden objects, e.g. when manufacturing furniture. In solid bending, the objects are treated by means of heat and steam for a predetermined period ...  
WO/1992/021489
An apparatus (20) and method is disclosed for the bending and pressing of laminations (64) into 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional curves. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart rotatable clamps (40) for the clamping of the lamination...  

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