Patents by Inventor John Wingate Jameson

John Wingate Jameson 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).

  • Methods, apparatus and articles for an air jet loom
    Patent number: 8150543
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes providing a first controller; providing a second controller; using the second controller to control a plurality of valves to provide a sequence of air jets that propel a weft thread across at least a portion of a weft insertion region of an air jet loom; and using the first controller to control at least one aspect of the air jet loom not controlled by the second controller. In some embodiments, a method for a controller in an air jet loom includes (a) defining a reference loom configuration; (b) determining a characterization of the reference loom configuration; (c) determining a modified loom configuration by at least one change to the reference loom configuration; (d) determining a characterization of the modified loom configuration; and (e) revising the reference loom configuration if the characterization of the modified loom configuration satisfies a criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John Wingate Jameson, Sarah Elizabeth Peach
  • Methods, Apparatus and Articles for an Air Jet Loom
    Publication number: 20090151806
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes providing a first controller; providing a second controller; using the second controller to control a plurality of valves to provide a sequence of air jets that propel a weft thread across at least a portion of a weft insertion region of an air jet loom; and using the first controller to control at least one aspect of the air jet loom not controlled by the second controller. In some embodiments, a method for a controller in an air jet loom includes (a) defining a reference loom configuration; (b) determining a characterization of the reference loom configuration; (c) determining a modified loom configuration by at least one change to the reference loom configuration; (d) determining a characterization of the modified loom configuration; and (e) revising the reference loom configuration if the characterization of the modified loom configuration satisfies a criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: John Wingate Jameson, Sarah Elizabeth Peach