Patents by Inventor Gary W. Gibson

Gary W. Gibson 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).

  • Tow deflector device for puddling jet
    Patent number: 4327855
    Abstract: Device for connection to the outlet end of a gas jet tow puddler for puddling filamentary tow into a container, the device having a downwardly sloped gas-impervious plate positioned downstream from the gaseous jet outlet and against which filamentary tow impinges, becomes slowed and then cascades downwardly therealong; and a gas-impervious cylindrical shell opposed to and spaced from the exit end of the downwardly sloped plate and against which the filamentary tow travels from the downwardly sloped plate for subsequent slowing and movement therealong and then dropping from the cylindrical shell into the container below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Benedict M. Lee, Gary W. Gibson