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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alex Jacques Keller, Gastonia, NC (US);
Assignee:
Automatic Material Handling, Inc., Gastonia, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
214152 ; 214305 ; 214652 ;
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus are described for removing the wrapping from a bale of cotton, or other fibrous material, and precisely positioning the bale in a predetermined location for further processing with greater accuracy than heretofore possible and without the necessity of heavy manual labor heretofore required.