Patents by Inventor Chris Van Wert

Chris Van Wert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • High speed transfer takeup
    Patent number: 7044417
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring material winding between spools. The apparatus includes spindels for positioning first and second spools in a co-planar arrangement with parallel axes of rotation. With the material initially secured to the base of a first spool with tape, a winding mechanism is energized to turn the spools. When the first spool is filled, a first sheave directs the incoming material to the second spool which is rotated at the rate of material supply. A tape applicator is then directed to apply a section of tape over the material, pressing it against the base of the second spool. A small wire is included on the base of the tape being applied. The applicator force on the wire against the material is designed to be sufficient to sever the material, separating the material on the first spool from the material being wound on the second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Berkeley Process Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Russ Angold, Jon Burns, Brian Lynch, Nathan Harding, Chris Van Wert, Yu-Han Chen
  • High speed transfer takeup
    Publication number: 20030173448
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring material winding between spools. The apparatus includes spindels for positioning first and second spools in a co-planar arrangement with parallel axes of rotation. With the material initially secured to the base of a first spool with tape, a winding mechanism is energized to turn the spools. When the first spool is filled, a first sheave directs the incoming material to the second spool which is rotated at the rate of material supply. A tape applicator is then directed to apply a section of tape over the material, pressing it against the base of the second spool. A small wire is included on the base of the tape being applied. The applicator force on the wire against the material is designed to be sufficient to sever the material, separating the material on the first spool from the material being wound on the second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Russ Angold, Jon Burns, Brian Lynch, Nathan Harding, Chris Van Wert, Yu-Han Chen