Patents by Inventor Ernest L. Lewey

Ernest L. Lewey 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).

  • Apparatus for handling large fabric rolls for slitting
    Patent number: 3995747
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling a large fabric roll and an interengaging spindle therefor before and after a slitting operation in which the roll and spindle are supported in initial handling positions in longitudinal spaced and aligned relation, the spindle being supported initially at two positions at its end portions and moved longitudinally by the support at its remote end portion into interengaged relation, during which movement, the support at the other end portion is progressively changed in a direction toward the remote end and then removed after the end portion has initially engaged within the roll. The slitting operation is performed after support of the roll has been transferred to the outwardly extending spindle end portions and the roll has been transversely moved into an operative slitting position. The handling procedures are substantially reversed after the slitting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest L. Lewey, Ned K. Sharpe, James F. Sloan
  • Method and apparatus for handling large fabric rolls for slitting
    Patent number: 3938671
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling a large fabric roll and an interengaging spindle therefor before and after a slitting operation in which the roll and spindle are supported in initial handling positions in longitudinal spaced and aligned relation, the spindle being supported initially at two positions at its end portions and moved longitudinally by the support at its remote end portion into interengaged relation, during which movement, the support at the other end portion is progressively changed in a direction toward the remote end and then removed after the end portion has initially engaged within the roll. The slitting operation is performed after support of the roll has been transferred to the outwardly extending spindle end portions and the roll has been transversely moved into an operative slitting position. The handling procedures are substantially reversed after the slitting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest L. Lewey, Ned K. Sharpe, James F. Sloan