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Hardened and Fire Retardant Wood Products
Patent Number: 5609915
Docket Number: 4098
Serial Number: 8595814
Date Patented: 03/11/1997
Hardened and Fire Retardant Wood Products
Agency:
Forest Service
Technology Description:
This invention is a wood or wood veneer that resists both fire and indentation. The wood product is placed under vacuum, then treated with a monomer such as hexanediol diacrylate, a fire retardant chemical, a polymerization initiator, and an organic dye or stain. The invention can be used for flooring products, or other uses requiring increased hardness and fire resistance.
Reference:
Patent Number 5,609,915, which issued March 11, 1997. See related U.S. Patent Numbers 5,605,767 and 5,683,820.
Inventors:
Roger M. Rowell
USDA - Forest Service
Forest Products Laboratory
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53705-2398
(608) 231-9416
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B. Shannon Fuller
(Non-Forest Service)
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W. Dale Ellis (retired) |
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