Patents by Inventor Gordon E. Cherry

Gordon E. Cherry 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 and apparatus for collecting strands
    Patent number: 4230284
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for the initiation of attenuation and collection of a strand by an operator remote from the winder wherein an interim advancement means, a movable member adapted to move the strand from a first zone spaced from a collet to a second zone adjacent the interim advancement means, means for directing the strand into the interim advancement means and an actuator means for moving said strand advancing along the collet into contact with the strand engagement section of the collet cooperate to initiate collection of the strand upon the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1980
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: Cecil R. Cunningham, Ray M. Fulmer, Gordon E. Cherry