Patents by Inventor Frank Edward Winner

Frank Edward Winner 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).

  • Open end spinning
    Patent number: 4077197
    Abstract: In an open-end spinning process wherein staple fibers are continuously fed to an air vortex and wherein a yarn tail extends into the vortex whereby the fibers affix themselves to and lengthen the tail, the yarn tail is driven at a faster revolution rate than the tail would be driven by the vortex alone by means of a rotary driven member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Woodrow Raleigh Bowden, William H. Hills, Frank Edward Winner