Patents by Inventor Michael A. Vidler

Michael A. Vidler 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).

  • Apparatus for correcting irregularities in a textile strand
    Patent number: 4974296
    Abstract: An apparatus for correcting irregularities in a moving textile strand utilizes sensors B and C making measurements reflecting variations in capacitance of a moving textile strand, and a computer E supplying data reflecting the characteristics of the strand as a result of varying moisture content in a similar strand for reducing the effect of moisture contained in the strand upon the measurements and upon an autoleveller controlling the strand in response to said measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Platt Saco Lowell Corporation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Vidler