Patents by Inventor E. Eugene Crosby

E. Eugene Crosby 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: 4545796
    Abstract: Apparatus for the rotary production of fibers comprising a flanged rotatable shaft with the spinner positioned on the flange and retained substantially in fixed relationship to the shaft by means of bearing means slideably positionable along the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventor: E. Eugene Crosby
  • Patent number: 4352686
    Abstract: Apparatus for rotating a spinner comprising a rotatable cap means, a quill upon which said spinner is mounted for rotation, and a threaded insert adapted to transmit a drive force from the rotatable cap means to the quill, where a stop means is mounted on the cap means and a ball mounted for radial movement with respect to the insert means is biased radially inwardly, and where outward radial movement of the ball causes engagement between the ball and the stop means to prevent relative movement between the insert means and the cap means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1982
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventor: E. Eugene Crosby