US2025075511A1PendingUtilityA1

Thermally modified wood products and processes

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 30, 2023Filed: Aug 30, 2024Published: Mar 6, 2025
Est. expiryAug 30, 2043(~17.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Kyle R. Gillin
E04F 13/10E04F 13/0894E04F 13/0876
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Abstract

A cladding apparatus may include a thermally modified wooden body having a first side edge and a second side edge, a face portion, and a raised face portion. The apparatus may further include the first side edge with a protruding portion and the second side edge with an opening configured to receive the protruding portion of an adjacent cladding apparatus The apparatus may further provide the face portion in contact with at least a portion of the raised face portion about a face transition edge.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cladding apparatus comprising:
 a thermally modified wooden body having a first side edge and a second side edge, a face portion, and a raised face portion;   the first side edge includes a protruding portion and the second side edge includes an opening configured to receive the protruding portion of an adjacent cladding apparatus; and   the face portion contacts at least a portion of the raised face portion about a face transition edge.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the face transition edge is chamfered. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a bead portion positioned adjacent to at least the interface of the raised face portion and the face portion. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised face portion is positioned about the first side edge. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the face portion is positioned about the first side edge. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a thermally modified wooden body length and wherein the opening extends along the thermally modified wooden body length. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the thermally modified wooden body is a unitary structure. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised face portion has a raised face height, the face portion has a face height, and the face height is at most about the raised face height. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding edge of the first side edge has a radius. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding edge of the first side edge is a rabbet. 
     
     
         11 . A thermally modified cladding system for a building, the thermally modified cladding system comprising:
 a plurality of thermally modified cladding members, two or more of the plurality of thermally modified cladding members having a first side edge with a protruding portion, a second side edge with an opening configured to receive the protruding portion, and a face portion that contacts at least a portion of a raised face portion about a face transition edge; and   wherein a first thermally modified cladding member of the plurality of thermally modified cladding members is positioned adjacent to a second thermally modified cladding member of the plurality of thermally modified cladding members such that the first side edge of the first thermally modified cladding member is received by the second side edge of the second thermally modified cladding member.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the raised face portion of the first thermally modified cladding member is positioned about the second side edge. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the protruding portion of the first thermally modified cladding member has a radius. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the protruding portion of the first thermally modified cladding member is a rabbet. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first thermally modified member of the plurality of thermally modified cladding members is a unitary structure. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the thermally modified cladding members with the opening have a length and the opening extends along the length. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the raised face portion of the first thermally modified cladding member has a raised face height, the face portion of the first thermally modified cladding member has a face height, and the face height is at most about the raised face height. 
     
     
         18 . A method of manufacturing a thermally modified cladding apparatus, the method comprising:
 thermally modifying a wooden member;   forming a protruding portion about a first side edge of the thermally modified wooden member;   forming an opening about a second side edge of the thermally modified wooden member, the opening configured to receive the protruding portion;   removing a portion of a top surface of the thermally modified wooden member to form a raised face portion and a face portion; and   wherein the face portion contacts at least a portion of the raised face portion about a face transition portion.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the protruding portion has a radius. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the face transition portion is chamfered.

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