Presses – Methods
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Nguyen, Jimmy T (Department: 3725)
Presses
Methods
C100S050000
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ABSTRACT:
A biomass baler having a baling chamber adapted to receive tall grass biomass material, a compression system adapted to compact the material into a rectangular bale in the chamber, and an ejection system adapted to move the bale from the chamber, wherein the baling chamber has a front wall consisting of a reciprocating compression platen corresponding in dimensions to the width W and height H of the bale, opposing upper and lower walls corresponding in dimensions to the length L and either of the W and H of the bale, and opposing sidewalls corresponding in dimensions to the L and the other of the W and H of the bale, wherein each chamber wall selected from among the upper wall, the lower wall, and the sidewalls can withstand a minimum distributed force perpendicular to the selected wall of at least (0.22×Pp×Aw) pounds, wherein Pp is the maximum pressure that the compression platen can apply to the material and Aw is the area of the selected wall expressed in square inches.
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Dooley James H.
Fridley James L.
Lanning Christopher J.
Lanning David N.
Broderich Thomas F.
Forest Concepts LLC
Nguyen Jimmy T
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