Eastman Chemical Company

Eastman-kodak Company

David Weldon Thompson

Charles Clifton Sanders

Charles Duane Mullins

Paul Ross Hammes

Kenneth Alan Lewis

Kenneth Wayne Martin

Lori Ballard Larkins

Albert E Spaller, Jr

Richard W Nutter, Sr

Fred W Horne

Whitney B Carter

An apparatus and method are described for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces. Also described is a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, which can be safely stacked vertically for transportation and storage purposes.

Method and apparatus for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces

An apparatus and method are described for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces. Also described is a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, which can be safely stacked vertically for transportation and storage purposes. The apparatus comprises upper and lower platens having a protruding surface for compressing the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, of a compressible material.

An apparatus is disclosed for producing a band of rectangular cross section having at least two layers of material. The apparatus includes means for advancing a first band along a predetermined linear path and means for guiding a second band into layered alignment with the first band. The apparatus further includes a roll around which the second band is partially wrapped prior to contacting the first band, the second band having an initial tangential contact position with the roll along a line on the surface thereof extending generally axially with respect to the roll. The roll is tiltable in a plane defined by the axis thereof and the initial tangential contact position of the second band, whereby the lateral take-off position of the second band may be controlled by tilting the roll so as to guide it into aligned juxtaposition with the first band to form a layered, substantially rectangular tow band.

Apparatus for producing layered material

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Kingsport, TN, United States of America

David Weldon Thompson