Patents by Inventor Fred Burdick

Fred Burdick 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).

  • Air wiper
    Patent number: 4741113
    Abstract: Apparatus for drying or removing adhering substances from the surface of a continuous advancing strand or other substantially non-adsorptive material moving at high speeds which enables the wire to be ink-printed immediately. The air wiper utilizes a compressed-air source to dry the wire, as well as a single vacuum pump for exhaust. Cone deflectors direct the wet air away from the wire and toward the vacuum chamber drainage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Crompton & Knowles Corporation
    Inventors: Fred Burdick, John R. Wheeler, Jr.