Patents by Inventor Ian KIENLEN

Ian KIENLEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Grabber clamp for material handling and apparatus and method for handling bale materials
    Patent number: 11772839
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus and method is disclosed, including a grabber clamp apparatus and method for handling, such as grabbing and pulling, elongate binding material. The grabber clamp is capable of gripping one or more elongate binding material strands securely enough to pull it from the bale but without cutting the elongate binding material strand(s). The current invention also provides an elongate binding material puller for removing elongate binding material from a bale. The elongate binding material puller should be capable of automatically, mechanically removing elongate binding material from a bale. The method uses a grabber clamp to grip a strand of elongate binding material between two blunt points such that a portion of the elongate binding material is free from clamping pressure between the two blunt points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Gerber, Rick Littlewood, Ian Kienlen
  • GRABBER CLAMP FOR MATERIAL HANDLING AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING BALE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20210024238
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus and method is disclosed, including a grabber clamp apparatus and method for handling, such as grabbing and pulling, elongate binding material. The grabber clamp is capable of gripping one or more elongate binding material strands securely enough to pull it from the bale but without cutting the elongate binding material strand(s). The current invention also provides an elongate binding material puller for removing elongate binding material from a bale. The elongate binding material puller should be capable of automatically, mechanically removing elongate binding material from a bale. The method uses a grabber clamp to grip a strand of elongate binding material between two blunt points such that a portion of the elongate binding material is free from clamping pressure between the two blunt points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew GERBER, Rick LITTLEWOOD, Ian KIENLEN