Patents by Inventor A. Gregory Beard

A. Gregory Beard 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).

  • Transport system for fabric pieces
    Patent number: 5846030
    Abstract: The fabric transport system comprises a series of fluidly communicating tubes and includes: an intake line configured to receive a fabric piece from the predetermined departure location; a main line fluidly connected at one end with the intake line; a branch line being fluidly connected at its upstream end to an intermediate portion of the main line at a junction; a vacuum source connected with the downstream end of the branch line for drawing air of sufficient quantity and velocity through the intake line, the main line, and the branch line to draw a fabric piece into the intake line and the main line; and a counterflow valve positioned on an intermediate portion of the main line downstream of the junction between the main line and the branch line. The branch line includes a deposit nozzle leading to the predetermined destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation
    Inventors: A. Gregory Beard, Judson H. Early
  • Transport system for fabric pieces
    Patent number: 5846029
    Abstract: The fabric transport system comprises a series of fluidly communicating tubes and includes: an intake line configured to receive a fabric piece from the predetermined departure location; a main line fluidly connected at one end with the intake line; a branch line being fluidly connected at its upstream end to an intermediate portion of the main line at a junction; a vacuum source connected with the downstream end of the branch line for drawing air of sufficient quantity and velocity through the intake line, the main line, and the branch line to draw a fabric piece into the intake line and the main line; and a counterflow valve positioned on an intermediate portion of the main line downstream of the junction between the main line and the branch line. The branch line includes a deposit nozzle leading to the predetermined destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation
    Inventors: A. Gregory Beard, Judson H. Early
  • Transport system for fabric pieces
    Patent number: 5709506
    Abstract: The fabric transport system comprises a series of fluidly communicating tubes and includes: an intake line configured to receive a fabric piece from the predetermined departure location; a main line fluidly connected at one end with the intake line; a branch line being fluidly connected at its upstream end to an intermediate portion of the main line at a junction; a vacuum source connected with the downstream end of the branch line for drawing air of sufficient quantity and velocity through the intake line, the main line, and the branch line to draw a fabric piece into the intake line and the main line; and a counterflow valve positioned on an intermediate portion of the main line downstream of the junction between the main line and the branch line. The branch line includes a deposit nozzle leading to the predetermined destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation
    Inventors: A. Gregory Beard, Judson H. Early