Patents by Inventor Jacob John Mikulsky

Jacob John Mikulsky 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).

  • DYNAMIC FEEDING SYSTEMS FOR KNITTING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20180002133
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for feeding thread at a knitting machine. One embodiment is a thread feeding device which includes a spool that supplies thread to a knitting device through a thread path and a motor that drives the spool. The device and further includes a mobile guide in the thread path that changes position due to changes in thread tension as the knitting device draws thread through the mobile guide. The thread feeding device also includes a sensor that measures a change in position of the mobile guide, and a controller that determines an amount of tension applied to the thread by the knitting device based on the change in position, and adjusts a speed of a motor that drives the spool based on the amount of tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicants: The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tiffany A. Stewart, Guillermo Herrera, Jacob John Mikulsky, Christopher P. Henry
  • Dynamic feeding systems for knitting machines
    Patent number: 9856106
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for feeding thread at a knitting machine. One embodiment is a thread feeding device which includes a spool that supplies thread to a knitting device through a thread path and a motor that drives the spool. The device and further includes a mobile guide in the thread path that changes position due to changes in thread tension as the knitting device draws thread through the mobile guide. The thread feeding device also includes a sensor that measures a change in position of the mobile guide, and a controller that determines an amount of tension applied to the thread by the knitting device based on the change in position, and adjusts a speed of a motor that drives the spool based on the amount of tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tiffany A Stewart, Guillermo Herrera, Jacob John Mikulsky, Christopher P Henry