Patents by Inventor Guido Engels

Guido Engels 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).

  • Publication number: 20220251737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a card with a device for recognizing interfering particles, in particular trash parts, neps, shell neps, thick spots and/or foreign parts in a carded fibre web. The device comprises at least one sensor stationarily disposed in a web guiding element, which is disposed at the transition from a doffer to a stripper roll. The at least one sensor detects the fibre web on the doffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Trützschler Group SE
    Inventors: Guido ENGELS, Jürgen MÄRZ
  • Patent number: 7684033
    Abstract: In an apparatus at a spinning preparatory plant for detecting foreign objects, for example, pieces of cloth, tapes, string, pieces of sheeting and the like, in fibre material, the fibre material is transportable in an air flow through a fibre transport duct or a feed chute and an optical sensor system is associated with the duct or chute, the wall surfaces of which have at least one transparent region through which the sensor system detects the fibre-air flow. To permit the at least one transparent region to be kept clean in a simple manner during operation, and to permit an unobstructed detection of the foreign objects, the transparent region projects into the fibre-air flow and the fibre-air flow is able to flow along the transparent region in force-applying contact therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Guido Engels, Franz Nohr, Konrad Temburg
  • Patent number: 7440106
    Abstract: A detection apparatus in spinning preparation for detecting foreign objects of plastics material in or amongst fiber material. The apparatus includes a source of polarised light and a transport arrangement for transporting the fiber material such that the fiber material is irradiated by the polarized light source. An analyzer is arranged to render visible any change in a plane of polarization caused by the irradiation of the foreign objects of plastics material in or amongst the fiber material and a detector device is arranged to capture an image of contrast differences and/or color shifts in the fiber material rendered visible by the analyzer. The detection apparatus further includes an evaluating unit arranged to process the image to identify the foreign objects for removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Trutzschler GmbH & Co., KG.
    Inventor: Guido Engels
  • Publication number: 20080129989
    Abstract: In an apparatus at a spinning preparatory plant for detecting foreign objects, for example, pieces of cloth, tapes, string, pieces of sheeting and the like, in fibre material, the fibre material is transportable in an air flow through a fibre transport duct or a feed chute and an optical sensor system is associated with the duct or chute, the wall surfaces of which have at least one transparent region through which the sensor system detects the fibre-air flow. To permit the at least one transparent region to be kept clean in a simple manner during operation, and to permit an unobstructed detection of the foreign objects, the transparent region projects into the fibre-air flow and the fibre-air flow is able to flow along the transparent region in force-applying contact therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Trutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Guido Engels, Franz Nohr, Konrad Temburg
  • Patent number: 7173703
    Abstract: In an apparatus for inspecting and evaluating fiber material, for example a sliver or fleece, an opto-electronic system, is provided across the width of a textile machine and scans the moving fiber material and converts the measured values into electronic signals. The system is in communication with an image-evaluating device which evaluates the raw data of the system. In order to produce an apparatus that is space-saving and permits a lower overall height combined with at least the same image quality, three or more imaging devices are provided side by side and, in relation to the unit of width, the number of cameras increases as the distance between objective and fiber sliver decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Trutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Fritz Hösel, Guido Engels
  • Publication number: 20050078306
    Abstract: An apparatus in spinning preparation for detecting foreign objects of plastics material, such as polypropylene bands, fabric and films and the like, in or among fibre flocks, for example, of cotton, that are being removed (opened) from bales of textile fibre, comprises a foreign object detector, which detector and the fibre flocks are movable relative to one another. The foreign object detector comprises a transmitter and a receiver for electromagnetic waves or rays and an evaluating device for distinguishing the foreign objects from the fibre flock. To produce an improved apparatus, a source of polarised light that cooperates with at least one detector device (camera) acts on the fibre material (fibre flocks, fibre flock web), the fibre material being irradiated, with light passing through light-coloured and/or transparent sheet-form foreign objects of plastics material, and the detector device is capable of distinguishing sheet-form from fibrous foreign objects on the basis of its resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicant: TRUTZSCHLER GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventor: Guido Engels
  • Publication number: 20040012786
    Abstract: In an apparatus for inspecting and evaluating fibre material, for example a sliver or fleece, an opto-electronic system, is provided across the width of a textile machine and scans the moving fibre material F and converts the measured values into electronic signals. The system is in communication with an image-evaluating device which evaluates the raw data of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Trutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Fritz Hosel, Guido Engels