Patents by Inventor Timothy J. McCorkle

Timothy J. McCorkle 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
  • 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