Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Borgford

Benjamin J. Borgford 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).

  • Bale cutting device
    Patent number: 5542326
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting baled crop materials particularly of the cylindrical bale type comprises an apparatus in the form of a conventional chain saw in which the chain is modified so that either the slide links or the guide links include an outwardly projecting cutting plate. The cutting plate is shaped to form a cutting edge having a ramp shape commencing at a position intersecting the previous link and extending outwardly at a gradual inclination of the order of 20.degree. to an outermost point and then a trailing edge which extends backwardly toward the main body of the chain. The width of the cutting plate is less than the width of the chain itself in view of the tension in the bale which pulls the bale apart as it is cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Inventor: Benjamin J. Borgford
  • Bale cutting device
    Patent number: 5277091
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting baled crop materials particularly of the cylindrical bale type comprises an apparatus in the form of a conventional chain saw in which the chain is modified so that either the slide links or the guide links include an outwardly projecting cutting plate. The cutting plate is shaped to form a cutting edge having a ramp shape commencing at a position intersecting the previous link and extending outwardly at a gradual inclination of the order of 20.degree. to an outermost point and then a trailing edge which extends backwardly toward the main body of the chain. The width of the cutting plate is less than the width of the chain itself in view of the tension in the bale which pulls the bale apart as it is cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventor: Benjamin J. Borgford