Patents Assigned to Platt Saco Lowell Corporation, Inc.
  • Apparatus for correcting irregularities in a textile strand
    Patent number: 4974296
    Abstract: An apparatus for correcting irregularities in a moving textile strand utilizes sensors B and C making measurements reflecting variations in capacitance of a moving textile strand, and a computer E supplying data reflecting the characteristics of the strand as a result of varying moisture content in a similar strand for reducing the effect of moisture contained in the strand upon the measurements and upon an autoleveller controlling the strand in response to said measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Platt Saco Lowell Corporation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Vidler