Patents by Inventor Edward D. Mayer

Edward D. Mayer 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).

  • Apparatus for bagging a bale and method of bagging such bale
    Patent number: 9617021
    Abstract: A bale bagging apparatus for wrapping a bag around a bale of compressed material includes a base frame member having a first end and a second end, a transportation system, a bale chute and a bag retrieval system. The transportation system is provided to transport a bale through the bale chute having a bag for wrapping the bale. Additionally, the bale bagging apparatus has the bag retrieval system to position a bag from a first position to a second position to a third position, where in the third position an open end of the bag is positioned around the output end of the bale chute when the bale is transported by the transportation system through the bale chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: LANGSTON COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy J. McCorkle, Anton G. Holty, Edward D. Mayer
  • Method and apparatus for preparing a bale sample from a bale of fibrous material, and a bale sample produced thereby
    Patent number: 9599544
    Abstract: A method for preparing a bale sample, a bale sampling apparatus, and a bale sample are provided. The method includes the steps of removing a portion from a bale of fibrous material and wrapping an elongated substrate completely around the portion to form a bale sample. The elongated substrate includes identification information. The identification information includes information that associates the bale sample with the bale of fibrous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: LANGSTON COMPANIES INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Harold Hart, Anton G. Holty, Edward D. Mayer
  • Method and Apparatus for Preparing a Bale Sample from a Bale of Fibrous Material, and a Bale Sample Produced Thereby
    Publication number: 20140174209
    Abstract: A method for preparing a bale sample, a bale sampling apparatus, and a bale sample are provided. The method includes the steps of removing a portion from a bale of fibrous material and wrapping an elongated substrate completely around the portion to form a bale sample. The elongated substrate includes identification information. The identification information includes information that associates the bale sample with the bale of fibrous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: LANGSTON COMPANIES INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Harold HART, Anton G. HOLTY, Edward D. MAYER
  • APPARATUS FOR BAGGING A BALE AND METHOD OF BAGGING SUCH BALE
    Publication number: 20130291485
    Abstract: A bale bagging apparatus for wrapping a bag around a bale of compressed material includes a base frame member having a first end and a second end, a transportation system, a bale chute and a bag retrieval system. The transportation system is provided to transport a bale through the bale chute having a bag for wrapping the bale. Additionally, the bale bagging apparatus has the bag retrieval system to position a bag from a first position to a second position to a third position, where in the third position an open end of the bag is positioned around the output end of the bale chute when the bale is transported by the transportation system through the bale chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy J. McCorkle, Anton G. Holty, Edward D. Mayer