Patents by Inventor Esmond J. Keating

Esmond J. Keating 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).

  • Low wet pickup fabric finishing apparatus
    Patent number: 4577476
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying atomized spray solution to fabric to produce a low wet pickup, uniformly finished fabric is disclosed. A chamber, into which solution is sprayed as an atomized spray cloud, is fitted with means for adding air and an opening through which the cloud exits into contact with a fabric that absorbs the solution and allows the air to pass through. Means for recycling unused solution is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Allan H. Lambert, Esmond J. Keating, Gerald B. Verburg