Patents by Inventor Geert Jan Vermeulen

Geert Jan Vermeulen 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).

  • Method for transporting a weft thread through a weaving shed and a loom for performing said method
    Patent number: RE32916
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transporting a weft thread through a weaving shed, by discharging a plurality of aligned jets of transport fluid at points spaced along the shed, the jets being energized successively, in time with the advancement of the leading end of the weft thread, to cause the jets to entrain the leading end of the weft thread progressively and thereby draw the weft thread through the shed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Inventor: Geert Jan Vermeulen