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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441497 | Wringing device A wringing device is used to expel fluids from a flexible container contained within an intermediate bulk container (IBC). The wringing device includes a support frame and a carriage movably coupled to the support frame for supporting components thereof. The wringin... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434506 | Propane bottle recycler A propane bottle recycler comprising a bottle station, first and second propane collection tank, compressor, liquid propane storage tank, bottle crusher, and crushed bottle storage compartment. The bottle station comprises a bottle manifold and bottle station frame,... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7398634 | Wattle manufacturing system A wattle manufacturing system generally includes a hopper having an inlet for receiving a supply of straw, a loosening mechanism for loosening the straw when the straw is placed in or near the hopper inlet, a compaction chamber positioned to receive the loosened str... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387065 | Movable stuffing machine for the production of silage stored on the bottom by means of a tubular film A movable stuffing machine for producing silage is disclosed wherein the silage is stored on the bottom and is used for filling a tubular film. The stuffing machine comprises a stuffing wall (1) which is disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386967 | Round baler A round baler has a bale chamber, a movable flap for delivering a bale, a wrapping material dispenser for supplying wrapping material for wrapping a finished bale in the bale chamber, a knife movable from a ready position into a final position to separate a continuo... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370573 | Method and apparatus for forming modules from harvested crops Module builder including holding chamber, wheeled frame towable behind a harvester; compaction chamber, compaction device, forming chamber, door assembly. The compaction chamber having compaction surface oriented between and substantially perpendicular to compaction... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353753 | Control arrangement A rotobaler is provided with an inclination sensor that recognizes an inclination to the side as well as in the longitudinal direction. This inclination sensor generates a signal coupled to a computer that, in turn, controls a display arrangement in order to indicat... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350459 | Foliage compactor An organic foliage compactor for compacting organic foliage into a bale is disclosed. The compactor includes a compactor frame and a compacting tube coupled to the compactor frame. The compacting tube includes a first end, a second end and a housing that defines an ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299745 | Horizontally positionable vertical wine press A juice press as used in the production of wine for removing liquids from solids, having a horizontally positionable press frame that allows a vertical press mechanism to be rolled to a first position for interference-free loading of a press basket with material to ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281471 | Cotton harvester compacting chamber with walls which taper divergently toward a cotton unloading opening A cotton receiver of a cotton harvesting machine including a floor and opposing side walls defining a cotton compacting chamber, each of the side walls including a plurality of spaced apart perforations therethrough for passage of air from the chamber, and a door en... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7266936 | Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a moving hopper wall and+ mechanism for moving the wall at an input end of hopper. The wall moving mechanism and the moving wall of the hopper sweeps the feed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261129 | Machine for loading silage bag A machine for compactly loading an elongate polymer storage bag includes a chamber through which one or more rams reciprocate in a generally horizontal direction, forcing bulk material such as compost, distillers grains, silage, or feedstuffs from the chamber into a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232136 | Trash cart The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213510 | Compacting method and apparatus A compaction system and method including a forklift apparatus that engages a compaction weight. The compaction weight is lifted by the forklift apparatus over the open top of a roll off container. Thereafter, the weight is lowered into the roll off container to comp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213509 | Method and system for individual tire recycling A method for handling scrap tires, includes a step of providing a compacting apparatus to a scrap tire generator, such as a tire retailer. Before compacting the tires, the tire can be marked with a unique identifier assigned to every tire generator. By marking the s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7184843 | Electrode array with non-uniform electrode spacing An electrode array for use with a cochlear implant is disclosed, which has electrodes selectively spaced to better target selected regions of the cochlea. In one form, the spacing between adjacent electrodes decreases towards an apical end of the array allowing the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178454 | Compactor apparatus including single cylinders and guide members on the sides of an on-board module builder of a cotton harvesting machine Compactor apparatus for an on-board module builder, including single cylinders and guide members on opposite sides of the module builder for guiding and effecting a cotton compacting process. The compactor apparatus includes a frame disposed in a cotton module build... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175520 | Cab arrangement for harvesting combine A cab arrangement for a harvesting combine includes a harvesting combine having a body and a cab spaced-apart from the body. A platform is positioned between the cab and the body. The cab, the boy, and the platform define a passageway to allow an operator to visuall... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140100 | Truss fabrication system with walk-through splicing A truss fabrication system and method for use in fabricating trusses has a truss set-up table and a gantry movable relative to the truss set-up table for pressing connector plates into truss members. A wheel guide directs movement of the roller assembly relative to ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124680 | Solar powered compaction apparatus A trash compactor designed for public use is powered by a photovoltaic cell array. This allows the trash compactor to be placed in locations where no power is available, but with frequent human traffic. The compaction feature allows the unit to be emptied less often... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115258 | Vesicular monoamine transporter gene therapy in parkinson's disease The present invention provides methods and compositions for the therapeutic intervention of Parkinson's disease. More particularly, methods of making and sequestering dopamine are disclosed. Additionally, methods of genetically modifying donor cells by gene transfer... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100500 | Device for compacting waste in containers The invention relates to a device for compacting waste which is disposed in containers that are open at the top thereof. The inventive includes a compactor roller which is pivot-mounted to one end of a handling arm, the other end of the arm being mounted to a suppor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090456 | Apparatus for loading, transporting, stacking and feeding bales An apparatus to load, transport, stack, retrieve and feed bales of hay can be run by a single operator. A vehicle frame supports an operator cab forward of a tiltable bed. A track begins near the ground in front of the cab and proceeds back toward to bed to above th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089852 | Waste compactor A trolley suitable for aircraft or use in all space constraint situations comprising a waste compactor comprising a metal horizontal plate driven by an electric motor reducer that, by a mechanical reducer, drives two telescopic screws responsible for pushing the hor... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083374 | Gripping members gripping and moving packets stacked by a conveyor A stacking conveyor conveys packets so that the conveyed packets become stacked together in a standing up configuration as an array of packets. First and second gripping members are automatically controlled so that the first and second gripping members mechanically ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069848 | Mobile apparatus for crushing containers The present invention provides a mobile crusher for crushing containers such as 55-gallon drums. The apparatus includes a crusher head and crusher base, each of which are quickly and easily attached to a forklift. When actuated, the forks of the forklift drive the c... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055425 | Large round baler A large round baler comprises a baling chamber and a door that is arranged in the rear area of the baling chamber and includes a pair of wings mounted to opposite sides of the baler so that each is displaceable about an upright pivot axis between a closed position, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051651 | Baling apparatus Baling apparatus (2) for preparing highly compressed bales of materials such as silage, wool, paper, cardboard, plastics materials and scrap metal, the baling apparatus including a compression chamber (5) which includes two opposed gates (6, 7) ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048017 | Silage bag filling machine A silage bag filling machine for compactly loading an elongate polymer silage storage bag includes a generally horizontal chamber through which a ram reciprocates in a generally horizontal direction, forcing silage from the chamber into a frame which carries the gat... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047876 | Torsion bar activated round baler kicker A bale kicker for a round baler that employs an adjustable torsion bar, or bars, to impart a rearward force to an exiting bale to ensure that the completed bale is clear of the baler. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044052 | Transportable recycling center The present invention disclosed herein provides a transportable recycling center (10) that has a container (12) and a partition (18) within the container (12). The partition (18) separates a work area (20) from a storage are... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042509 | Image sensing apparatus and method of capable of merging function for obtaining high-precision image by synthesizing images and image stabilization function An image sensing apparatus, which performs pixel shifting operation for shifting an image formation position of an image on an image sensing device using a lens capable shifting a light path and senses images at respective image formation positions, has a vibration ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024992 | Mobile side-load metal crushing device A mobile metal crushing system and a method for forming scrap metal bales by crushing automobiles and scrap metal latitudinally, vertically, and longitudinally. The crusher has a frame with wheels and a baling chamber with a bottom deck, a load door for latitudinal ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024839 | Agricultural bagger with upper tunnel compaction and chute agitation An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a compression mechanism and an input hopper that receives agricultural feed. The hopper has a sloping wall and a lower end exit chute located to transfer the f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007598 | Public access trash compactor A trash compactor includes a loading vestibule which extends forwardly of a cabinet. Pivotally mounted to a lower edge of the vestibule entrance is a carriage having a panel which functions as a vestibule lid. When the lid is pivoted downwardly, a distal panel of th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000533 | Bale unloading arrangement of a large round baler A bale unloading arrangement of a large round baler includes a bale take-up device mounted to a carrier which is in turn mounted to the axle of the baler for vertical pivoting movement beneath the baling chamber of the baler. A spring is mounted between the carrier ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000532 | Portable trash compactor An portable apparatus for compacting refuse including an outer housing having a recess extending therethrough and a vent extending therethrough. An inner housing is received within the outer housing so as to form a compartment for receiving refuse therein. A connect... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973946 | Silage bag filling machine A silage bag filling machine for compactly loading an elongate polymer silage storage bag includes a generally horizontal chamber through which a ram reciprocates in a generally horizontal direction, forcing silage from the chamber into a frame which carries the gat... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959643 | Hydraulic trash compactor A trash compactor includes a base member, an elongated stationary support member connected thereto, a mechanism for selectively compressing trash, and a hydraulic mechanism for operably controlling the compressing mechanism. The compressing mechanism includes a plur... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955346 | Adjustable locator for assembly of trusses A locator for locating and holding a structural member in engagement with an adjacent structural member at a predetermined position of an assembly apparatus during a truss assembly operation. The locator includes a cylindric sleeve having an outer wall configured fo... | 10/18/2005 |
