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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
663,181 Dec. 04, 1900 Veneer Clipper Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
706,331 Aug. 05, 1902 Veneer Cutting Machine Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY "This invention relates to an improvement in veneer-cutting machines, and its object is to provide a new and improved means for regulating automatically the pitch of the knife, so that it will conform with the changing curvature of the log."
974,903 Nov. 08, 1910 Veneer Drying Apparatus Burton L. Gale Buffalo, NY
    Veneer Drying Apparatus Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY  
1,194,652 Aug. 15, 1916 Veneer Drying Apparatus Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,248,490 Dec. 04, 1917 Veneer Cutting Machinery Charles H. Hatch Fredonia, Chautauqua County, NY
1,297,219 Mar. 11, 1919 Hot Plate or Platen for Presses Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,522,965 Jan. 13, 1925 Veneer Dryer Kenneth E. Berray Lockport, Niagara County, NY
    Veneer Dryer Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY  
1,522,966 Jan. 13, 1925 Automatic Veneer Dryer Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,543,678 Jun. 30, 1925 Power Transmission for Veneer Lathes Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,577,960 Mar. 23, 1926 Veneer joiner Charles A. Forsberg Rockford, IL Inventor Forsberg was deceased by the time the patent was issued.
1,578,841 Mar. 30, 1926 Progressive Plate Drier Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,759,130 May. 20, 1930 Drier Louis G. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,841,853 Jan. 19, 1932 Veneer Clipping Machine Richard W. Stanley Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,884,336 Oct. 25, 1932 Veneer Clipping Machine Richard W. Stanley Lockport, Niagara County, NY
1,929,896 Oct. 10, 1933 Method and Apparatus for Applying Fluid Materials to Moving Surfaces Richard W. Stanley Lockport, Niagara County, NY
    Method and Apparatus for Applying Fluid Materials to Moving Surfaces Ericsson H. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY  
1,979,758 Nov. 06, 1934 Coating Apparatus Ericsson H. Merritt Lockport, Niagara County, NY
5,385,184 Jan. 31, 1995 Vacuum Holding Device for Veneer Slicer David Mellor Lockport, Niagara County, NY Jae
A vacuum holding device is provided for a veneer slicer, comprising a vacuum source, a platen having a flat surface comprising a plurality of vacuum compartments, wherein each compartment contains at least one port connected through a vacuum line to the vacuum source, sealing means within each compartment, wherein the sealing means surrounds each compartment and also extends outwardly from the compartment beyond the flat surface of the platen such that a flitch to be sliced contacts the sealing means when the flitch is moved proximate the platen, wherein the compartment, sealing means and flitch create a vacuum chamber which holds the flitch in place during slicing; and, a ball valve connected in each vacuum line between each port and the vacuum source, wherein each ball valve is operatively arranged to open to create a vacuum to exist in its re
6,474,379 Nov. 05, 2002 Automatic Flitch Planer Mark J. Lorenc North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
    Automatic Flitch Planer Juergen F. Trost Canfield, OH  
    Automatic Flitch Planer David Mellor Lockport, Niagara County, NY