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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407562 | Method, system and calendar for controlling the moisture profile and/or moisture gradient of a paper web, and a web The moisture profile and/or moisture gradient of a paper web of at least SC quality paper is controlled in a paper machine comprising a calender (1) which has at least two roll stacks (21, 22; 31, 32), one stack has at least three rolls and another has... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7320202 | Stacking of lumber pieces An apparatus for picking, conveying, stacking and bundling lumber pieces from the ground for example for removing stacked support lumber during laying of a pipe line comprises a tracked vehicle to which is attached a frame carrying a transport conveyer along the sid... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7222566 | Rotary baler A rotary baler having a variable size baling chamber for the formation of a cylindrical bale. The baler is configured to measure diameter and the shape of the bale. To measure the shape of the bale, the baler is provided with at least one sensor arranged to generate... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7181898 | Machine for collecting and pressing an agricultural Harvest A machine for collecting and pressing a crop to roll-shaped bales has a crop collecting device and a bale-forming device defining a winding chamber arranged downstream of the crop collecting device. At least a first and a second stationary deflection devices are pro... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181899 | Machine for collecting and pressing an agricultural harvest A machine for collecting and pressing a crop to roll-shaped bales has a crop collecting device and a bale-forming device with a winding chamber arranged downstream of the crop collecting device. The bale-forming device is guided about first and second stationary def... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165491 | Actuator between tensioning arms A round baler having a single set of baling means, such as belts, which are trained over a serious of fixed and mobile rolls to form a bale having a larger diameter. Several loops are formed in the baling means. The loops are controlled by two pivot arms, and the po... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162951 | Round baler A round baler is provided with a single set of baling means like belts, which are trained over a series of fixed and mobile rolls. In order to form a bale of a large diameter several loops are formed in said baling means, which loops are controlled by two pivot arms... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140294 | Round baler bale ejecting arrangement A large round baler includes a combined tensioning and ejecting arrangement comprising a tensioning arm assembly mounted to an upper front region of the baler sidewalls. The tensioning arm assembly operates such that, after formation of a bale in the baling chamber ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100862 | Roll-up machine and method The invention generally relates to the packaging of compressible material into compressed rolls and in particular, to a method and apparatus for packaging fibreglass insulation and similarly compressible materials, into highly compressed, consistently uniform, rolls... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7017854 | Roll packed compressible materials A roll (54) of compressed materials (14) is provided which has a sleeve (50) formed around a rotatable mandrel (12). The sleeve (50) about which the materials (14) are rolled prevents the roll (54) from radially colla... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6807901 | Two-stage spring loaded bale ramp A method and apparatus for discharging a bale from a baler including a bale ramp that is capable of moving a formed cylindrical bale away from the bale-forming machine. The bale ramp is capable of supporting the formed bale, and utilizing power from a linkage to the... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6530311 | Method of and a bale press for producing high-density round bales from agricultural harvest products A method of producing high-density bales from harvest products in a bale press with a variable volume compression chamber which is circumferentially limited by belts, a chain conveyor rolls and which yields to a force imparted by preloaded means, with the... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6513424 | Device and method for processing powder and granular material A pair of compression rollers 38a and 38b parallel with each other are provided and powder grains are supplied to a powder grain introduction/compression part 50 formed between the rollers 38a and 38b and, thereby, compression moldings of the powder grain... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6336306 | Round-bale press and a method of compressing refuse The invention relates to a round-bale press for compressing refuse into round bales and to such a method. The round-bale press according to the invention enables refuse to be compacted within a compressing chamber (10). For this purpose, an endless belt (... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6321507 | Apparatus for packaging insulation material A belt roll-up machine which includes at least two endless belts. The endless belts have portions that overlap one another. The overlapping portions of the belts form a loop. A compressible strip of insulation material may be rolled in the loop.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6079324 | Variable chamber round baler having a bale core formation chamber with a variable geometry A variable chamber round baler having a bale core formation chamber with a variable geometry including a primary belt tensioner and a secondary belt tensioner, the primary belt tensioner begins to act only after the bale core has been completely formed; v... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5305963 | Method and apparatus for forming rolls from strips of compressible material A method and apparatus for forming spiral wound rolls from strips of compressible material uses a first endless belt conveyor to deliver the strips of compressible material into a winding space. As the strip enters the winding space, the strip is compress... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5299684 | Hay baler A baling apparatus is provided for forming fibrous material into rectangular bales. The apparatus includes a bale chamber having a rectangular cross-section with a substantially vertically (typically 10°-12° from vertical) disposed inlet end. Structure ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5165332 | Bale density monitoring apparatus and method An apparatus and method for monitoring bale density in a round baler. A pair of hydraulic cylinders are operable to move a movable portion of the baler between its open and closed position. The bale density monitoring apparatus of the invention monitors p... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5065673 | Cross-directional moisture control system and method A moisture control system including an apparatus for discharging independently variable amounts of working fluid toward selected cross-directional sections of a calendered sheet material after the material has left the calender stack and before it is take... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4602471 | Roll-up method and apparatus for mineral fiber pack Apparatus and method for packaging flexible compressible strips of mineral fibers into rolls comprises an endless belt, means for supporting the belt in a manner to define a loop inside which the strips can be rolled, and a compression member from maintai... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4526095 | Process and apparatus for the automatic depositing and pressing of continuous tows The invention relates to processes and devices for automatically depositing and pressing continuous tows in containers moved to and fro on a traversing device, wherein the start of the tow is transferred via a chute to a catch box on the container and is ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4487120 | Method and apparatus for processing brush cuttings A method and apparatus for processing elongate brush cuttings, such as those resulting from the pruning of almond trees. The method comprises collecting the cuttings, loading them into the compaction chamber of a packer, moving a plunger longitudinally th... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4455930 | Method and apparatus for delivering twine to a baler knotter Method and apparatus for delivering twine to a baler knotter. The baler (10) which performs the method includes a bale chamber (16) having a forward inlet end. A knotter (64) is disposed to one side of the bale chamber and the baler is of the type having ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4433619 | Method for unplugging cylindrical baler A method is disclosed for unplugging or freeing a cylindrical baler which has a slug of crop material caught in the crop inlet of the bale forming chamber. A cylindrical baler used in the practice of this method is comprised of a plurality of belts suppor... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4302923 | Method for making large rectangular bales Layers of fibrous material are deposited in a bale forming chamber in continuous folded-like arrangement. The deposition and compaction of the subsequent folded-like layers is accomplished in a continuous process in which the bale forming chamber and the ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4224866 | Treatment of rayon staple In an apparatus for treating a blanket of rayon fibers with a treating solution having means for conveying said blanket and at least one means for compressing out excess solution prior to drying, including means along the edges of said blanket for causing... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4164177 | Methods and apparatus for rolling material into a package A flat compressible material is roll-formed into a cylindrical package by a belt drive. The diameter of the rolled package is controlled so that a fixed predetermined length of material forms a rolled package of a predetermined diameter. The length of bel... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4145964 | Semicontinuous large round baling method and machine Method for semicontinuous formation of round bales is permitted by positively capturing material introduced into the bale-forming chamber of a round baler after ejection of the last-formed bale and while the web normally defining the chamber remains displ... | 03/27/1979 |
