Patents by Inventor Ernest F. Skillman

Ernest F. Skillman 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).

  • Patent number: 4688838
    Abstract: Easy lifting and transportation of a twister bobbin, and movement of the bobbin onto a creel pin of a warper creel, is facilitated. A bridle has an eye disposed at its top, the eye receiving a hook connected to a powered lift. A generally semi-circular sheet metal body receives a bobbin body therein, the sheet metal body being pivotally mounted to the bridle for rotation about a horizontal axis. A yoke is rigidly connected to the body and terminates in a semi-circular portion which fits in a groove in the bobbin nose. A handle is connected to the yoke termination and extends at an acute angle to the dimension of elongation of the body and yoke. By grasping the handle an operator can pivot a bobbin mounted by the device from a vertical to a horizontal position, control the lift to move the bobbin into place with respect to a creel, and move the bobbin onto a horizontally extending creel pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Ernest F. Skillman