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US3316694A
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Crop pelleter
Assignee: Michigan State University
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Filing: 1963-11-08
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Granted: 1967-05-02
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Expires: 1983-11-08
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Howard F Mccolly
- 👤 Molitorisz Joseph
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 04:45
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B11/00; B30B11/22; B30B11/222; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S100/00; Y10S100/903; Y10S100/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
IN AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING A MOBILE FRAME ADAPTED TO ADVANCE OVER A FIELD OF CROPS SUCH AS HAY AND THE LIKE; THE COMBINATION OF A MOVABLE GATHERING AND FEEDING MEANS SUPPORTED BY THE FRAME FOR COLLECTING THE CROPS FROM THE FIELD, A ROLLERCOMPRESSOR MEANS SUPPORTED BY THE FRAME AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF IDENTICAL SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL ROLLERS, SAID ROLLERS BEING ARRANGED TO DEFINE A CORE-FORMING CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN OF AN EFFECTIVE DIAMETER AT LEAST AS SMALL AS THAT OF SAID ROLLERS, MEANS FOR DRIVING THE ROLLERS IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND AT THE SAME SPEED SO THAT THE PE-
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