Patents by Inventor Derek William Fraser Turpie

Derek William Fraser Turpie 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).

  • Textile fibre combing
    Patent number: 4090277
    Abstract: Apparatus for advancing slivers of textile or the like fibres through all stages of a combing operation in which a track is provided, in which track an endless element such as a chain is movable, the element providing an anchorage for a plurality of combing units adapted to carry the slivers, and the track including at least one linear section. The linear section of the track carries combing components so that the combing operations on the sliver are carried out substantially while the sliver is transported past the linear section of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: South African Inventions Development Corp.
    Inventors: Derek William Fraser Turpie, Jaroslav Klazar