Patents by Inventor Dana B. Eagles

Dana B. Eagles 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).

  • Paper machine clothing
    Patent number: 5316833
    Abstract: This invention relates to paper machine clothing and has particular reference to paper machine clothing suitable for use in the forming, presing and drying sections of a papermakng machine and comprises a monofilament and/or staple fibre in which themonofilament or staple fibre comprises a polyamide material which has been subjected to a treatment with an aqueous solution of aldehyde in the presence of a catalyst to effect partial cross-linking of the polyamide to provide a gel content thereof within the range of 0.1-75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Robert B. Davis, Charles E. Kramer, John P. Rooney, Jr., Chunghi H. Park, Dana B. Eagles, Joseph G. O'Connor, Chian-Hsiang Lin, Kathleen A. Tabis, Maryann C. Kenney, Jeffrey A. Emond
  • Paper machine felts of a copolymer of 1,4-dimethylolcyclohexane, terephthalic acid, and isophthalic acid
    Patent number: 5169499
    Abstract: This invention relates to a paper machine clothing having improved hydrolysis resistance and suitable for use in the forming, pressing or drying sections of a paper making machine, and has particular reference to paper making machine clothing used in the dryer section of a paper making machine, such as through air drying fabrics, and dryer screens.According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article of paper making machine clothing suitable for use in the forming, pressing or drying sections of a paper making machine which article includes a fibre structure characterized in that the fibres of said structure comprise a polyester material having a hintered carboxyl group and in that said fibres have a melting point greater than 260.degree. C. The fibres are a copolymer of terephthalic acid, 1,4-dimethylolcyclohexane and isophthalic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Dana B. Eagles, Jeanne A. Leon, Francis Ditaranto