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US 2014/0174209 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus for Preparing a Bale Sample from a Bale of Fibrous Material, and a Bale Sample Produced Thereby
AssigneeLangston Companies, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Harold HART, Anton G. HOLTY, Edward D. MAYER
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Abstract
A method for preparing a bale sample, a bale sampling apparatus, and a bale sample are provided. The method includes the steps of removing a portion from a bale of fibrous material and wrapping an elongated substrate completely around the portion to form a bale sample. The elongated substrate includes identification information. The identification information includes information that associates the bale sample with the bale of fibrous material.
Claims20
A method for preparing a bale sample, the method comprising the steps:
- removing a portion from a bale of fibrous material;
- and
- wrapping an elongated substrate completely around the portion to form a bale sample, the elongated substrate including identification information,
- wherein the identification information includes information that associates the bale sample with the bale.
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A bale sampling apparatus comprising:
- a portion removing device configured to remove a portion from a bale of fibrous material;
- a wrapping station configured to wrap an elongated substrate around the portion to form a bale sample, the elongated substrate including identification information,
- wherein the identification information includes information that associates the bale sample with the bale of fibrous material.
A bale sample comprising:
- at least one portion removed from a bale of fibrous material;
- and
- an elongate substrate wrapped around the portion to form the bale sample, the elongated substrate including identification information,
- wherein the identification information includes information that associates the bale sample with the bale of fibrous material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.