Patents by Inventor Etheridge R. McClelland

Etheridge R. McClelland 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).

  • Baler system and method
    Patent number: 4045940
    Abstract: In the overall system, vertically disposed, primary bags are filled with articles to a predetermined weight and conveyor means conduct the filled primary bags to a discharge point where a predetermined number of said filled bags are discharged at a discharge point and fall into an upright master bag, after which the filled master bag is carried away and closed, and an empty bag is positioned to receive primary bags of said predetermined number from said conveyor means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1972
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: Filper Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. White, Henry L. Spence, Etheridge R. McClelland