| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6112131 |
Gin process control |
August 29, 2000 |
| A gin process control system including sensing stations for sensing the physical properties of cotton as it progresses through a gin. A moisture sensor determines, over a wide range of values, the amount of moisture in the cotton. A quality monitor determines the color of the cotton, col |
| 6052182 |
Fiber quality monitor |
April 18, 2000 |
| A fiber quality monitoring apparatus is constructed with a sample window for viewing a fiber sample. As the fiber sample passes the sample window, a bulb is strobed to produce a light pulse that is directed toward and reflected by the fiber sample. When the light pulse reaches a desired |
| 5822972 |
Air curtain nep separation and detection |
October 20, 1998 |
| A nep separator and detector for presenting a fiber sample having fibers, neps, and trash. A toothed rotating cylinder receives the fiber sample at a fiber sample receiving point, and impacts and propels at least a portion of the trash and neps along an ejection path. An air curtain is d |
| 5544090 |
Removal of undesirable entities in thin webs of textile materials |
August 6, 1996 |
| An apparatus and method for monitoring and processing a web of textile materials which includes a plurality of entities including fibers, neps, seed coat fragments and trash. The web is monitored, preferably by an imaging unit, to produce a monitor signal. A computer receives the monitor |
| 5491876 |
Needle-based apparatus for individualizing single fibers and other textile entities for testing |
February 20, 1996 |
| Disclosed are various needle-based devices for individualizing single fibers and other entities from a fibrous mass, particularly for testing purposes. In one embodiment, an accelerated pin drafting machine has a plurality of combing elements which sequentially pierce a fiber mat and |
| 5483844 |
Needle-based apparatus for individualizing single fibers and other textile entities for testing |
January 16, 1996 |
| Disclosed are various needle-based devices for individualizing single fibers and other entities from a fibrous mass, particularly for testing purposes. In one embodiment, an accelerated pin drafting machine has a plurality of combing elements which sequentially pierce a fiber mat and |
| 5469253 |
Apparatus and method for testing multiple characteristics of single textile sample with automati |
November 21, 1995 |
| A testing apparatus includes a receiver for holding a plurality of textile samples and an automatic feed mechanism disposed adjacent to the receiver for selectively engaging and removing samples from the receiver and transporting them to a processor where the textile material is processe |
| 5383135 |
Acquisition, measurement and control of thin webs on in-process textile materials |
January 17, 1995 |
| An apparatus and method for monitoring and processing a web of textile materials which includes a plurality of entities including fibers, neps, seed coat fragments and trash. The web is monitored, preferably by an imaging unit, to produce a monitor signal. A computer receives the monitor |
| 5367747 |
Needle-based apparatus for individualizing fibers and other textile entities for testing purpose |
November 29, 1994 |
| Disclosed are various needle-based devices for individualizing single fibers and other entities from a fibrous mass, particularly for testing purposes. In one embodiment, an accelerated pin drafting machine has a plurality of combing elements which sequentially pierce a fiber mat and |
