Patents by Inventor David Drapela

David Drapela 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).

  • STYLISH ARTICLES OF CLOTHING
    Publication number: 20160073699
    Abstract: Embodiments provide fashionable articles of women's clothing incorporating electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: David Drapela
  • Forming head with features to produce a uniform web of fibers
    Patent number: 7627933
    Abstract: A method and device for depositing fibers on a forming wire. In one embodiment, a device includes a fiber reservoir having an inlet, a first outlet configured to pass air or gas, and a second outlet configured to pass fiber. The device also includes a fiber meter configured to move fiber out of the reservoir to a forming head via mechanical action and along substantially the entire width of the forming head. The forming head includes one or more air inlets and one or more agitators to blend and open the fiber received from the fiber meter. The forming head interfaces with a vacuum source that draws air into the forming head through the air inlets, which can be adjusted to affect volume and velocity of air drawn into the forming head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: David Drapela, William R. Sellars
  • Forming head with features to produce a uniform web of fibers
    Publication number: 20070124894
    Abstract: A method and device for depositing fibers on a forming wire. In one embodiment, a device includes a fiber reservoir having an inlet, a first outlet configured to pass air or gas, and a second outlet configured to pass fiber. The device also includes a fiber meter configured to move fiber out of the reservoir to a forming head via mechanical action and along substantially the entire width of the forming head. The forming head includes one or more air inlets and one or more agitators to blend and open the fiber received from the fiber meter. The forming head interfaces with a vacuum source that draws air into the forming head through the air inlets, which can be adjusted to affect volume and velocity of air drawn into the forming head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Sellars Wipers & Sorbents
    Inventors: David Drapela, William Sellars