Device and method for applying a clip-style identification tag around the twine of a hay bale
US12024331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F15/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tagging device follows a prescribed method of attaching an identification tag to the twine of a bale as it is formed. The tagging device is sequenced to insert a clip-type tag on top or end of the bale. The tag can alternatively be numbered in a consecutive series, printed with a bar code or QRC code, have an RFID inlay applied to its surface with a index number that relates to information about the bale or has information about the bale written to the tag.
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