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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Charles Duane Mullins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Clifton Sanders, Gray, TN (US);
Kenneth Wayne Martin, Kingsport, TN (US);
David Weldon Thompson, Kingsport, TN (US);
Paul Ross Hammes, Kingsport, TN (US);
Kenneth Alan Lewis, Kingsport, TN (US);
Lori Ballard Larkins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Duane Mullins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Clifton Sanders, Gray, TN (US);
Kenneth Wayne Martin, Kingsport, TN (US);
David Weldon Thompson, Kingsport, TN (US);
Paul Ross Hammes, Kingsport, TN (US);
Kenneth Alan Lewis, Kingsport, TN (US);
Lori Ballard Larkins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
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.