Patents by Inventor Dick C. Vermeer

Dick C. Vermeer 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).

  • Yarn texturing by moving cavity jet with fluid removal
    Patent number: 4519116
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing fluid and cooling the wad of textured yarn on the barrier screen of a moving cavity texturing jet by deflecting the hot fluid (such as steam) away from the underside of the screen with rotating turbine blades and by drawing ambient air across the screen with a vacuum line under the screen has been discovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1985
    Assignee: Allied Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard J. Aberle, Dong W. Kim, Robert Lees, Dick C. Vermeer, Ernest W. Wohnig, Samuel L. Yates
  • Apparatus for intermittent application of fluid to yarn at a texturing device
    Patent number: 4316312
    Abstract: This invention relates to method and apparatus to intermittently apply a treating fluid to a wad of yarn in a texturing device comprising intermittently injecting the fluid under pressure into at least one port at the texturing device and impregnating the yarn with the fluid for a period long enough for the fluid to coat, react, or bond with the yarn. Continuous injection can be used for chemically reactive agents, which do not affect yarn coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1982
    Assignee: Allied Corporation
    Inventors: Dick C. Vermeer, Raymond J. Biron