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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5720083 | Method for decorticating plant material A method for separating woody material from plant fibers is disclosed which includes the provision of a plurality of woody material bending regions with the plant material being fed to a first and then a second one of the bending regions as bending and pu... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5507073 | Alignment mechanism including load engaging fingers in decoraticator An alignment mechanism for use as part of a decorticating machine includes: a plurality of fingers (62) extending outwardly from a bed plate and mounted so as to be drivable around an endless track (61) in a casing (60), the bed plate being a part of or a... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507074 | Decorticating method for separating bast from core of forage chopped kenaf or the like A method of decorticating short lengths, typically three to five inches of material such as kenaf to separate bast from core and which has been harvested by a chopper harvester of the type used for harvesting stripped corn stalks. Material is subjected to... | 04/16/1996 |