Patents by Inventor Gereon E. Poquette

Gereon E. Poquette 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).

  • Spinning ring having amorphous chromium bearing surface
    Patent number: 6360520
    Abstract: The invention provides spinning rings for textile spinning processes having an improved bearing surface formed of a coating of amorphous chromium that is typically applied by an electrodeposition process. The amorphous chromium coated spinning rings of the present invention impart a durable spinning ring that can be used in fine yarn, high speed spinning operations without the need to provide for a conventional break-in period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: AB Carter, Inc.
    Inventors: Gereon E. Poquette, Jason P. Floder, Joe D. Faris
  • Spinning ring having amorphous chromium bearing surface
    Publication number: 20010047645
    Abstract: The invention provides spinning rings for textile spinning processes having an improved bearing surface formed of a coating of amorphous chromium that is typically applied by an electrodeposition process. The amorphous chromium coated spinning rings of the present invention impart a durable spinning ring that can be used in fine yarn, high speed spinning operations without the need to provide for a conventional break-in period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Applicant: AB Carter, Inc
    Inventors: Gereon E. Poquette, Jason P. Floder, Joe D. Faris
  • Spinning ring having improved traveler bearing surface
    Patent number: 5829240
    Abstract: The invention provides spinning rings for textile spinning processes having an improved bearing surface formed of a coating of hard nodular chromium which is applied by an electrodeposition process. The spinning rings of the invention can increase the life of travelers that ride on the spinning ring and can provide for high productivity spinning processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: A. B. Carter, Inc.
    Inventors: Rio H. Benson, Gereon E. Poquette
  • Traveler application system
    Patent number: 5752314
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying travelers to a ring of a fiber processing machine. A traveler applicator includes a traveler rail on which travelers are urged by a pusher towards a reciprocating traveler tooth. Actuation of a trigger causes the traveler tooth to engage a traveler from the traveler rail and to advance it outwardly for attachment to a ring. Release of the trigger causes the tooth to retract and allows clearance between the tooth and the next traveler positioned on the traveler rail for dispensing. Upon full retraction of the tooth, the tooth advances inwardly to engage the next traveler on the traveler rail. A spring-biased engagement member contacts the traveler to secure it on the tooth. A cartridge having a plurality of traveler-holding rails about its periphery feeds travelers to the traveler rail. Once a cartridge rail is depleted of travelers, the cartridge is rotated such that the next rail having travelers is presented to the traveler rail for dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Carter Traveler Company
    Inventors: Gereon E. Poquette, Rio H. Benson