A01F 15/071
Wrapping devices
Official title: {Wrapping devices (tying devices A01F15/141)}
A01F15/071 (Wrapping devices) appears on 584 US grants and 518 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01F- Granted patents
- 584
- Published applications
- 518
- Assignees
- 136
- Inventors
- 690
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 30 | 32 |
| 2026 | 20 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01F 15/0715Wrapping the bale in the press chamber before opening said chamber343
- A01F 2015/076Wrapping device incorporating sensorsIndexing code167
- A01F 2015/0745Special features of the wrapping material for wrapping the baleIndexing code89
- A01F 2015/0725Film dispensers for film rollers in a satellite type wrapperIndexing code72
- A01F 2015/0735Combined machines that include a press bale and a wrapping device inIndexing code60
- A01F 2015/0755Configuration of support surfaces which can move in order to rotate aIndexing code51
- A01F 2015/074Mechanisms for discharging a bale from the wrapping machineIndexing code41
- A01F 2015/073Features related to the horizontal rotating arm of a wrapping device ofIndexing code27
Recent patents
- System and method to reload net roll or partially used net roll in round balers6 Oct 2026US 12,751,374 B2Deere & Company
- Round bale ejection manipulator25 Aug 2026US 12,714,031 B2CNH Industrial America LLC
- Bale wrapping device and method of operation thereof18 Aug 2026US 12,709,425 B2Kuhn North America, Inc.
- Bale identification using net wrap characteristic28 Jul 2026US 12,694,698 B2Deere & Company
- Round baler14 Jul 2026US 12,677,751 B2Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
- Round baler implement with bale film welding8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305533 A1Deere & Company
- Bale presence sensing for round baler27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248075 A1Deere & Company
- Balers and methods of managing belt slack in same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240081 A1Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Adjustable bale forming chamber system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231866 A1Marcrest Manufacturing Inc.
- Bale wrapping system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165255 A1CNH Industrial America LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power assisted roller-stretch wrapping process77US 4,387,548 ALantech, Inc. · 1983
- Round baler monitoring and control system75US 5,551,218 AGehl Company · 1996
- Wrapping apparatus69US 4,387,552 ALantech, Inc. · 1983
- Round baler with mechanism for dispensing wrapping material59US 4,956,968 AFord New Holland, Inc. · 1990
- Wrapping apparatus59US 6,253,532 B1ITW Mima Films LLC · 2001