US 12,391,419 B2
Method and apparatus for marking material bales
Jürgen Starkmann, Osnabrück (DE)
Assigned to Kadant PAAL GmbH, Georgsmarienhütte (DE)
Appl. No. 17/925,029
Filed by Kadant PAAL GmbH, Georgsmarienhütte (DE)
PCT Filed May 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/062193
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/233700, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 113 503.3 (DE), filed on May 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166879 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 13/18 (2006.01); B65B 13/26 (2006.01); B65B 27/12 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 13/182 (2013.01) [B65B 13/26 (2013.01); B65B 27/12 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for marking a material bale, the method comprising:
tying a pressed material bale by a tying device with a tying material wrapped around the material bale by knotting at least one knot in the tying material;
supplying a label as an information carrier to the tying device;
fastening the label to the tying material by incorporating at least one part of the label into the at least one knot.