Patents by Inventor Joe B. Dickerson

Joe B. Dickerson 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).

  • Soft node air entangled yarn and method of production
    Patent number: 5763076
    Abstract: Described are a multifilamentary yarn composed of a plurality of periodically interlaced synthetic polymeric filaments which is characterized by regular node spacing and a yarn harshness of less than about 100 and an apparatus and process for making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew M. Coons, III, Willis M. King, Joe B. Dickerson, Melvin R. Thompson
  • Apparatus for producing soft node air entangled yarn
    Patent number: 5184381
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing regular soft nodes in multifilamentary yarns composed of synthetic polymeric filaments includes at least two interlacers, each having a separate yarn passageway. The passageways are arranged in series so that each interlacer operates independently of the other on yarn traveling consecutively through each interlacer and so that yarn tension does not exceed 100 grams per 1000 denier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew M. Coons, III, Willis M. King, Joe B. Dickerson, Melvin R. Thompson