Patents by Inventor Gary M McComas

Gary M McComas 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: 12286739
    Abstract: A yarn monitoring system for textile machines uses sensors to indicate yarn over-tensioning and breakage. The sensors within eyelets monitor the passage of the yarn and send new signals to the controller. The eyelets, each with a sensor, are within a body containing a circuit board which is in constant communication with the sensors and software contained within a controller. The controller is in constant communication with the textile machine. The software contains an acceptable operational zone for new signal data and control limits establishing the lowest new signal data reading permitted for the yarn. The user establishes set points for the control limits, and reaching these set points is an indication of over-tension or yarn breakage. To prevent unnecessary shut down of the machine, the software averages the new signal data and, when the new signal average remains out of the established set points, initiates communication to the textile machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventor: Gary M McComas
  • Patent number: 11242216
    Abstract: A yarn monitoring system for textile machine uses sensors to indicate yarn over tensioning and breakage. The sensors are contained within, or adjacent to, eyelets and monitor, sending signals to the controller, the speed of the yarn. The eyelets, each with a sensor, are within a body that also contains a circuit board which is in constant communication with the eyelets and software contained within a controller. The controller, in turn, is in constant communication with the textile machine. The software is preprogrammed by a user with an acceptable signal range for passage of the yarn past the sensors and a predetermined time period for the signal to remain outside the acceptable signal range. To prevent unnecessary shut down of the textile machine, the software averages the signal and, when the averaged signal remains out of the acceptable signal range for the preprogrammed time initiates communication to the textile machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Gary M McComas
  • Publication number: 20200087103
    Abstract: A yarn monitoring system for textile machine uses sensors to indicate yarn over tensioning and breakage. The sensors are contained within, or adjacent to, eyelets and monitor, sending signals to the controller, the speed of the yarn. The eyelets, each with a sensor, are within a body that also contains a circuit board which is in constant communication with the eyelets and software contained within a controller. The controller, in turn, is in constant communication with the textile machine. The software is preprogrammed by a user with an acceptable signal range for passage of the yarn past the sensors and a predetermined time period for the signal to remain outside the acceptable signal range. To prevent unnecessary shut down of the textile machine, the software averages the signal and, when the averaged signal remains out of the acceptable signal range for the preprogrammed time initiates communication to the textile machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Appalachian Electroinic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary M McComas