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Inventor

G Ballas

Patents indexed

1

Year range

1974

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Years active

1974

Total patents

1

Most recent

1974

Frequent collaborator

T Geist

Domains

consumer_electronicsmechanical

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1970s
1

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1

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1 patents, in 1974

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US 3826068·1974·Individual

How the String Trimmer (Weed Eater) Actually Cuts Grass

This 1974 patent describes the mechanics of using a high-speed spinning plastic line to cut grass, replacing dangerous metal blades with flexible, non-metallic material.

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