Patents by Inventor Matthew Duane Thompson

Matthew Duane Thompson 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: 7172398
    Abstract: A stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus and a meltspinning apparatus including the stabilized filament drawing device. The stabilized filament drawing device applies a high-velocity flow of air to attenuate the filaments, which are discharged from a device outlet in a discharge direction. The filament drawing device includes multiple inclined guides adjacent to the outlet that cause the filaments and high-velocity flow of air to deviate from the discharge direction. Each of the guides has a major surface that is angled relative to a common plane containing the discharge direction and a cross-machine direction of the device outlet of the filament drawing device. The guides are oriented such that the major surface is also inclined relative to the discharge direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolph Saurer
    Inventors: Rachelle Bentley, Patrick L. Crane, Matthew Duane Thompson
  • Patent number: 7033153
    Abstract: A lamellar die apparatus for extruding a heated liquid into filaments and directing air at the filaments. The apparatus includes a plurality of plates each having opposite side faces. At least two of the side faces confront each other and have a liquid passage positioned therebetween for transferring the heated liquid. At least two of the side faces confront each other and have an air passage positioned therebetween for transferring the air. At least two of the side faces confront each other and have a heating element passage therebetween. A heating element is positioned within the heating element passage for heating at least two of the plates. An extrusion die is coupled with the plurality of plates and communicates with the liquid passage and the air passage for discharging the heated liquid as multiple filaments and for discharging the air at the filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Martin A. Allen, William Todd Simms, Matthew Duane Thompson
  • Patent number: 7033154
    Abstract: A lamellar die apparatus for extruding a heated liquid into single or multiple component filaments. The apparatus includes a plurality of plates each having opposite side faces. At least two of the side faces confront each other and have a liquid passage positioned therebetween for transferring the heated liquid. At least two of the side faces confront each other and have a heating element passage therebetween. A heating element is positioned within the heating element passage for heating at least two of the plates. An extrusion die is coupled with the plurality of plates and communicates with the liquid passage for discharging the heated liquid as multiple filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Martin A. Allen, William Todd Simms, Matthew Duane Thompson