Patents by Inventor Gordon A. Wise

Gordon A. Wise 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).

  • Dye tube spacer for package dyeing
    Patent number: 5746073
    Abstract: A dye tube spacer for package dyeing. The spacer prevents distortion of the ends of the yarn package when the package is compressed prior to dyeing. The spacer includes a continuous vertical inner wall having an upper edge and a lower edge, the inner diameter of the wall being substantially equal to the outer diameter of the tube. A vertical outer wall is spaced from the inner wall and has an upper edge and a lower edge. A top annular wall is inclined upwardly from the upper edge of the inner to the upper edge of the outer wall, the wall having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the end of the yarn winding. A bottom annular wall extends from the lower edge of the inner wall to the lower edge of the outer wall. A support shelf extends inwardly from the inner wall and is positioned to engage the end of the tube. The inclined top and bottom annular walls contact the ends of the yarn packages and prevent undesirable distortion of the yarn during compression prior to dyeing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Unifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon A. Wise, Roger N. Saunders, Matthew M. Thomas, Raymond W. Maynard, Ronald W. Mangrum
  • Dye tube spacer for package dyeing
    Patent number: 5617748
    Abstract: A dye tube spacer for package dyeing. The spacer prevents distortion of the ends of the yarn package when the package is compressed prior to dyeing. The spacer includes a continuous vertical inner wall having an upper edge and a lower edge, the inner diameter of the wall being substantially equal to the outer diameter of the tube. A vertical outer wall is spaced from the inner wall and has an upper edge and a lower edge. A top annular wall is inclined upwardly from the upper edge of the inner to the upper edge of the outer wall, the wall having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the end of the yarn winding. A bottom annular wall extends from the lower edge of the inner wall to the lower edge of the outer wall. A support shelf extends inwardly from the inner wall and is positioned to engage the end of the tube. The inclined top and bottom annular walls contact the ends of the yarn packages and prevent undesirable distortion of the yarn during compression prior to dyeing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Unifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon A. Wise, Roger N. Saunders, Matthew M. Thomas, Raymond W. Maynard, Ronald W. Mangrum
  • Dye tube spacer for package dyeing
    Patent number: 5490401
    Abstract: A dye tube spacer for package dyeing. The spacer prevents distortion of the ends of the yarn package when the package is compressed prior to dyeing. The spacer includes a continuous vertical inner wall having an upper edge and a lower edge, the inner diameter of the wall being substantially equal to the outer diameter of the tube. A vertical outer wall is spaced from the inner wall and has an upper edge and a lower edge. A top annular wall is inclined upwardly from the upper edge of the inner to the upper edge of the outer wall, the wall having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the end of the yarn winding. A bottom annular wall extends from the lower edge of the inner wall to the lower edge of the outer wall. A support shelf extends inwardly from the inner wall and is positioned to engage the end of the tube. The inclined top and bottom annular walls contact the ends of the yarn packages and prevent undesirable distortion of the yarn during compression prior to dyeing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Unifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon A. Wise, Roger N. Saunders, Matthew M. Thomas, Raymond W. Maynard, Ronald W. Mangrum