| Top Inventors for class "Presses" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
| 1 | Christopher J. Lanning | US | Federal Way, WA | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120326417 - OPTIMIZED TALL GRASS RECTANGULAR BALE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | 7 |
| 2 | David N. Lanning | US | Federal Way, WA | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130026264 - COMMINUTION PROCESS TO PRODUCE ENGINEERED WOOD PARTICLES OF UNIFORM SIZE AND SHAPE WITH DISRUPTED GRAIN STRUCTURE FROM VENEER | 7 |
| 3 | Kevin M. Smith | US | Narvon, PA | May 23, 2013 / 20130125518 - MULTIPLE ROLLS NET WRAP ASSEMBLY | 6 |
| 4 | Jean Viaud | FR | Reyssouze | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120152698 - Belt Tracking Control | 5 |
| 5 | Roland Widmer | CH | Bremgarten | May 05, 2011 / 20110100233 - STRAPPING DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRICAL DRIVE | 5 |
| 6 | Mirco Neeser | CH | Ennetbaden | May 05, 2011 / 20110100233 - STRAPPING DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRICAL DRIVE | 5 |
| 7 | James A. Haberstroh | US | Vernon Hills, IL | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130098252 - AUTOMATIC STRAP LOADING ASSEMBLY FOR STRAPPING MACHINE | 5 |
| 8 | Flavio Finzo | CH | Wuerenlos | May 05, 2011 / 20110100233 - STRAPPING DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRICAL DRIVE | 5 |
| 9 | Maynard M. Herron | US | Hesston, KS | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120247348 - UNIFORM DENSITY PACKER STUFFER SYSTEM | 4 |
| 10 | William Godecker | US | Irvine, CA | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120285942 - REFRIGERATOR-OVEN COMBINATION FOR AN AIRCRAFT GALLEY FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM | 4 |
| 11 | James L. Fridley | US | Seattle, WA | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120326417 - OPTIMIZED TALL GRASS RECTANGULAR BALE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | 4 |
| 12 | Robert A. Matousek | US | Milan, IL | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120266764 - BALER DENSITY CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHOD | 4 |
| 13 | Patrick Kendrick | US | Hesston, KS | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120266764 - BALER DENSITY CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHOD | 4 |
| 14 | Matthias Graf | DE | Bretten | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130037986 - METHOD, SYSTEM AND RESIN SHEET FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED MOLDED PARTS IN A MOLDING PRESS | 4 |
| 15 | Ulrich Hesselmann | DE | Perl | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130055910 - BALE PRESS | 3 |
| 16 | David Beaufort | FR | Arc-Les-Gray | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032047 - Round Baler Having Lateral Guides For The Compression Belt | 3 |
| 17 | Van Doaran | US | Long Beach, CA | May 03, 2012 / 20120103206 - TRASH COMPACTOR TROLLEYS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT HAVING MOBILE AND STATIONARY USAGE | 3 |
| 18 | Lawrence D. Retzlaff | US | Hesston, KS | May 16, 2013 / 20130118366 - KNOTTER MECHANISM FOR CROP BALERS AND THE LIKE | 3 |
| 19 | Willem Jacobus Reijersen Van Buuren | NL | Dirksland | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120324830 - WRAPPER FOR WRAPPING ROUND BALES OF CROP MATERIAL | 3 |
| 20 | Thomas Lee | US | Coto De Casa, CA | May 03, 2012 / 20120103206 - TRASH COMPACTOR TROLLEYS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT HAVING MOBILE AND STATIONARY USAGE | 3 |
| 21 | Jerry Bob Hall | US | Johnston, IA | Jul 29, 2010 / 20100186606 - Cotton Harvester for Producing Modules which can be Automatically Identified and Oriented | 3 |
| 22 | Egbert Frenken | DE | Heinsberg | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130042460 - PRESSING DEVICE | 3 |
| 23 | Murray J. Burke | CA | Oakville | May 10, 2012 / 20120111321 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK | 3 |
| 24 | James Thomas Noonan | US | Boundurant, IA | Jul 29, 2010 / 20100186606 - Cotton Harvester for Producing Modules which can be Automatically Identified and Oriented | 3 |
| 25 | Graham Frank Barnes | GB | Surrey | May 23, 2013 / 20130125769 - MACHINE FOR BINDING REINFORCEMENT BARS | 3 |
| 26 | Sohiel Azizi | US | Irvine, CA | May 03, 2012 / 20120103206 - TRASH COMPACTOR TROLLEYS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT HAVING MOBILE AND STATIONARY USAGE | 3 |
| 27 | Jürgen Fahrenbach | DE | Aichelberg | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025475 - PRESS WITH SLIDING BEARING LUBRICATION AS A FUNCTION OF THE PRESS OPERATING STATE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF SAID PRESS | 3 |
| 28 | Donald Lee Goodrich | US | Waterloo, IA | Jul 29, 2010 / 20100186606 - Cotton Harvester for Producing Modules which can be Automatically Identified and Oriented | 3 |
| 29 | James H. Dooley | US | Federal Way, WA | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130026264 - COMMINUTION PROCESS TO PRODUCE ENGINEERED WOOD PARTICLES OF UNIFORM SIZE AND SHAPE WITH DISRUPTED GRAIN STRUCTURE FROM VENEER | 3 |
| 30 | Ian David Coles | GB | West Sussex | May 23, 2013 / 20130125769 - MACHINE FOR BINDING REINFORCEMENT BARS | 3 |
| 31 | Wolfgang Strautmann | DE | Bad Laer | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234187 - PRESS HAVING AT LEAST ONE COLLECTOR WAGON THAT CAN BE COUPLED AND UNCOUPLED | 3 |
| 32 | Allan J. Bobren | US | Streamwood, IL | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120017780 - MODULAR STRAP FEEDER WITH MOTOR FOR INDEXING AND GRIPPING | 2 |
| 33 | Joseph Dendel | US | Allegan, MI | May 03, 2012 / 20120102777 - ROTARY FAN PRESS | 2 |
| 34 | Jan Van Groenigen | BE | Varsenare | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130042770 - Square Baler and a Related Control Method | 2 |
| 35 | Chien-Fa Lai | TW | Taichung City | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130014654 - Reverse Tension Mechanism for a Strapping MachineAANM Lai; Chien-FaAACI Taichung CityAACO TWAAGP Lai; Chien-Fa Taichung City TW | 2 |
| 36 | Marvin Heppner | US | Merced, CA | May 16, 2013 / 20130118365 - SELF-CONTAINED COMPACTOR APPARATUS WITH PROTECTIVE COATING | 2 |
| 37 | Edward W. Esau | US | Hesston, KS | May 16, 2013 / 20130118366 - KNOTTER MECHANISM FOR CROP BALERS AND THE LIKE | 2 |
| 38 | Hiroshi Nagase | JP | Sagamihara | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110290126 - MULTIPOINT SERVO PRESS MACHINE | 2 |
| 39 | Charles Jongert | US | Sandy, UT | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130008323 - METHODS FOR COLLECTING, PACKAGING, AND PROCESSING RECYCLABLE WASTE | 2 |
| 40 | Thorsten Scharf | DE | Orscholz | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130055910 - BALE PRESS | 2 |
| 41 | Marco Santandrea | IT | Barberino Val D'Elsa | May 16, 2013 / 20130118363 - APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COMPACTING WASTE | 2 |
| 42 | Roman Wyss | CH | Oberbuchsiten | May 31, 2012 / 20120132091 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING BUNDLES COMPOSED OF PRINTED PRODUCTS | 2 |
| 43 | Martin Schmeink | DE | Salach | Jun 09, 2011 / 20110132207 - Plunger drive with load profile adaptation | 2 |
| 44 | Jeff Brown | US | Mifflintown, PA | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120060706 - Compacting Waste Container | 2 |
| 45 | Klaus Wollny | DE | Krefeld | Sep 15, 2011 / 20110219963 - FRAME PRESS WITH GUIDE COLUMNS | 2 |
| 46 | Jürgen Fahrenbach | DE | Aichelberg | Apr 14, 2011 / 20110083568 - Direct drive for a press | 2 |
| 47 | Cedric J. Blough | US | Moundridge, KS | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234651 - Continuous Round Baler | 2 |
| 48 | Alfio Cristofaro | CH | Reichenburg | Jan 06, 2011 / 20110000349 - HYDRAULIC FINE BLANKING HEAD FOR A PRESS AND METHOD OF ITS INFEED | 2 |
| 49 | Takao Ito | JP | Sagamihara | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110290126 - MULTIPOINT SERVO PRESS MACHINE | 2 |
| 50 | Sjoerd Bosga | SE | Vasteras | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120216630 - Machine Type Identification | 2 |
| 51 | Gernot Von Haas | DE | Heidelberg | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120276237 - PELLET PRESS FOR PRODUCING PELLETS | 2 |
| 52 | Markus Schaltegger | CH | Wohlen Bei Bern | Jan 06, 2011 / 20110000349 - HYDRAULIC FINE BLANKING HEAD FOR A PRESS AND METHOD OF ITS INFEED | 2 |
| 53 | Richard Klosinski | US | Marlton, NJ | May 16, 2013 / 20130118365 - SELF-CONTAINED COMPACTOR APPARATUS WITH PROTECTIVE COATING | 2 |
| 54 | Jeffery A. Ashby | US | Taylorsville, UT | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130008323 - METHODS FOR COLLECTING, PACKAGING, AND PROCESSING RECYCLABLE WASTE | 2 |
| 55 | Mark Alan Cracraft | US | Urbandale, IA | Jul 29, 2010 / 20100186606 - Cotton Harvester for Producing Modules which can be Automatically Identified and Oriented | 2 |
| 56 | Steven Whisler | US | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120137902 - SPACE-SAVING IN-FLIGHT TRASH COMPACTOR | 2 |
| 57 | Torsten Oehm | DE | Wuppertal | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210890 - LIFTING APPARATUS WITH SAFETY DEVICE | 2 |
| 58 | Kenneth Alan Lewis | US | Kingsport, TN | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167785 - APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES | 2 |
| 59 | Bradley P. Actis | US | Clovis, CA | Sep 01, 2011 / 20110209633 - CLOSING SYSTEM FOR PRESSING CHAMBERS | 2 |
| 60 | Gerald A. Ryan | US | Aberdeen, WA | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110271850 - STRAP EXCHANGER FOR A STRAPPING SYSTEM | 2 |
| 61 | Charles Clifton Sanders | US | Gray, TN | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167785 - APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES | 2 |
| 62 | Hiroshi Nagase | JP | Sagamihara-Shi | Aug 05, 2010 / 20100192788 - MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE | 2 |
| 63 | Akira Yamanouchi | JP | Sagamihara-Shi | Apr 19, 2012 / 20120090482 - PRESS LOAD CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR MECHANICAL PRESS | 2 |
| 64 | Marvin Acey | US | South Jordan, UT | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130008323 - METHODS FOR COLLECTING, PACKAGING, AND PROCESSING RECYCLABLE WASTE | 2 |
| 65 | Charles Duane Mullins | US | Kingsport, TN | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167785 - APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES | 2 |
| 66 | David Michael Stull | US | Etters, PA | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120204417 - COMPRESSION TOOL | 2 |
| 67 | Howard W. Jaenson | US | Covina, CA | Aug 27, 2009 / 20090211465 - STRAP WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 2 |
| 68 | James K. Robbins | US | Fayette, AL | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120073456 - SOLAR-POWERED WASTE COMPACTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | 2 |
| 69 | Stuart Alan Oliver | US | Malvern, AR | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120203499 - Deflection Measuring System and Method | 2 |
| 70 | Brock Matthew Lape | US | Clifton Park, NY | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120274258 - AUTO-COMPENSATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITION MONITORING OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES | 2 |
| 71 | Cyrille Arnould | FR | Montoy-Flanville | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130014652 - Baler and method for operating a balerAANM SCHARF; ThorstenAACI OrscholzAACO DEAAGP SCHARF; Thorsten Orscholz DEAANM HESSELMANN; UlrichAACI PerlAACO DEAAGP HESSELMANN; Ulrich Perl DEAANM ARNOULD; CyrilleAACI Montoy-FlanvilleAACO FRAAGP ARNOULD; Cyrille Montoy-Flanville FRAANM WAECHTER; JulienAACI FaillyAACO FRAAGP WAECHTER; Julien Failly FR | 2 |
| 72 | Didier Verhaeghe | BE | Ieper | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130042770 - Square Baler and a Related Control Method | 2 |
| 73 | Josef Horstmann | DE | Ibbenburen | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130036921 - Agricultural Round Baler | 2 |
| 74 | Chi-Jan Su | TW | Taipei City | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120216688 - STRAPPING MACHINE HAVING A MOVABLE WORKING ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| 75 | David Wang | US | Mission Viejo, CA | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120137902 - SPACE-SAVING IN-FLIGHT TRASH COMPACTOR | 2 |
| 76 | Earl Franklin Canfield | US | Dunkerton, IA | Jul 29, 2010 / 20100186606 - Cotton Harvester for Producing Modules which can be Automatically Identified and Oriented | 2 |
| 77 | Lennart Svensson | SE | Vasteras | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120304872 - HIGH-PRESSURE ARRANGEMENT WITH LOCKING ELEMENT PREVENTING ROTATION OF LOAD BASKET | 2 |
| 78 | Shoji Futamura | JP | Kanagawa | Jul 09, 2009 / 20090173242 - ELECTRIC PRESS APPARATUS AND DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM | 2 |
| 79 | Jan C. Van Groenigen | BE | Varsenare | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120137901 - Method for Controlling a Twine Brake Device of a Square Baler | 2 |
| 80 | David Weldon Thompson | US | Kingsport, TN | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167785 - APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES | 2 |
| 81 | Jürgen Büssert | DE | Igensdorf | Dec 10, 2009 / 20090301322 - PRESS | 2 |
| 82 | David R. Doyle | US | Aberdeen, WA | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110271850 - STRAP EXCHANGER FOR A STRAPPING SYSTEM | 2 |
| 83 | Keizo Unno | JP | Kanagawa | Jul 09, 2009 / 20090173242 - ELECTRIC PRESS APPARATUS AND DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM | 2 |
| 84 | Lothar Sebastian | DE | Duisburg | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120138233 - INSTALLATION FOR APPLYING GLUE TO FIBERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FIBERBOARD | 2 |
| 85 | Fred Reed | US | Brea, CA | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110259215 - Trash Compactor Main Door Interlock | 2 |
| 86 | J. Scott Giett | US | Carthage, MO | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120012013 - KNOTTER ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| 87 | Michael T. Zimmerman, Jr. | US | Laguna Beach, CA | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120067230 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING TRASH | 2 |
| 88 | Robert J. Fritz | US | Glendale, CA | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120067230 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING TRASH | 2 |
| 89 | Israel Weiss | US | Brooklyn, NY | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120060706 - Compacting Waste Container | 2 |
| 90 | Juerg Ochsenbein | CH | Niederwanden Bei Bern | Jan 06, 2011 / 20110000349 - HYDRAULIC FINE BLANKING HEAD FOR A PRESS AND METHOD OF ITS INFEED | 2 |
| 91 | Martin J. Roberge | CA | Saskatoon | Jun 13, 2013 / 20130145940 - Apparatus For Forming A Unitary Bale Of Agricultural Or Forestry Biomass With Successive Horizontally Compacted Layers | 2 |
| 92 | Bradley Paul Actis | US | Tollhouse, CA | Aug 27, 2009 / 20090211465 - STRAP WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 2 |
| 93 | Stéphane Biziorek | FR | Champlitte | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120192731 - Round Baler With Electrically Driven Roller | 2 |
| 94 | Kenneth Wayne Martin | US | Kingsport, TN | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167785 - APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES | 2 |
| 95 | Jason Seeger | US | Newton, KS | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120266764 - BALER DENSITY CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHOD | 2 |
| 96 | Steven Charles Walko | US | Clifton Park, NY | May 17, 2012 / 20120118178 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSION OF LAMINATION STACK FOR A DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE | 2 |
| 97 | Robrecht M.k. Dumarey | BE | Gistel | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130042770 - Square Baler and a Related Control Method | 2 |
| 98 | Grant West | US | Granada Hills, CA | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120137902 - SPACE-SAVING IN-FLIGHT TRASH COMPACTOR | 2 |
| 99 | Kevin A. Bruzzesi | US | Cary, IL | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174530 - DEBRIS SWEEP AND DRY ASSIST DEVICE FOR STRAP PRINTING | 2 |
| 100 | André Roth | CH | Zofingen | May 31, 2012 / 20120132091 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING BUNDLES COMPOSED OF PRINTED PRODUCTS | 2 |