Patents by Inventor Jeff Shackleton

Jeff Shackleton 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).

  • Compact single mandrel creel for over end take-off thread delivery
    Patent number: 7731119
    Abstract: The present invention compact creel using the OETO method that accommodates an increased number of packages in a relatively small footprint while providing a straight in-line delivery path in which fiber bends and changes in direction are minimized. In addition, the present invention is a system, apparatus and method for tension control in a fiber feeding system that provides a fast and reliable method for feeding high tack elastomeric thread or fiber from a package to a manufacturing process. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for changing packages on a creel without interrupting the manufacturing process. In particular, the compact creel of the present invention provides for continuous operation of unwinding and fiber delivery by allowing a standby package to be loaded on the same mandrel as an active package that is presently being unwound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: INVISTA North America S.รก rL.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Heaney, Dennis Hicks, Jon P. Graverson, Jeff Shackleton, Paul De Moel
  • Compact single mandrel creel for over end take-off thread delivery
    Publication number: 20070084960
    Abstract: The present invention compact creel using the OETO method that accommodates an increased number of packages in a relatively small footprint while providing a straight in-line delivery path in which fiber bends and changes in direction are minimized. In addition, the present invention is a system, apparatus and method for tension control in a fiber feeding system that provides a fast and reliable method for feeding high tack elastomeric thread or fiber from a package to a manufacturing process. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for changing packages on a creel without interrupting the manufacturing process. In particular, the compact creel of the present invention provides for continuous operation of unwinding and fiber delivery by allowing a standby package to be loaded on the same mandrel as an active package that is presently being unwound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Daniel Heaney, Dennis Hicks, Jon Graverson, Jeff Shackleton, Paul De Moel