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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:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Inman, Astoria, OR (US);
Mike Koskela, Astoria, OR (US);
Richard G Lovell, Warrenton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Ag-Bag International, Ltd., Warrenton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53527 ; 53529 ; 53567 ; 53576 ; 100100 ;
Abstract
A machine for compacting organic material such as silage and inserting the compacted material into an elongate elastic bag. A rotor positioned at an inlet of a tunnel propels and compacts the material. A barrier positioned in the tunnel strategic to the rotor restricts the flow of material directly into the bag. The barrier forces the material to flow through the barrier and upwardly over the barrier to insure complete filling of the bag. The barrier may be immovable or may be arranged to be pivoted to alter the resistance to the material flow.