Philip J Roberson

US Patent:

20060073319, Apr 6, 2006

Filed:

Oct 5, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/958755

Inventors:

Philip Roberson - Massillon OH, US
Larry Weber - Akron OH, US
Carl Hagberg - Canton OH, US

Assignee:

NFM/Welding Engineers, Inc. - Massillon OH

International Classification:

D04H 3/00

US Classification:

428292100

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for making products from polymer wood fiber composite is described. The method includes the steps of providing a extruder having two counter-rotating non-intermeshing screws, supplying to the extruder fiber material and polymer material, mixing and heating the fiber material and polymer material in the extruder for form a mixture, removing the mixture from the extruder and placing the mixture in a press, and compression molding the mixture in the press to form the product.