Patents by Inventor Earl Whaley

Earl Whaley 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).

  • Terry loop ratio control device
    Patent number: 4721134
    Abstract: The pile-to-ground warp yarn ratio of terry cloth is controlled during the weaving operation by sensing both the tension imposed on the pile warp and the amount of pile warp yarn dispensed from its supply beam. The sensed information is used to control the speed of a pile warp let-off motor which dispenses the pile warp yarn from its beam. Additionally, the sensed information is employed to selectively alter the displacement of a rocking bar to vary the height of the terry loop formed in the cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: West Point Pepperell, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin C. Dorman, James F. Byrd, Earl Whaley