Patents by Inventor Antony Ball

Antony Ball 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: 5456073
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to a process and device for piecing on an open-end spinning device. Before the beginning of the piecing process the desired run-up curve for the fiber stream which is to be fed to the fiber collection surface and the acceleration curve of the fiber feeding device corresponding to this run-up curve are defined. During piecing the fiber feeding device is switched on and is driven in accordance with the defined acceleration curve. The fiber stream produced thereby is deflected and removed on its way between the fiber feeding device and a fiber collection surface. In this process the current actual values are calculated from the acceleration curve of the fiber feeding device and the fiber stream is again fed to the fiber collection surface when a predetermined desired value has been reached, before the fiber stream which is started by switching on the fiber feeding device has reached its full strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Thierron, Ulrich Rodiger, Antony Ball