Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Hiatt

Jerry D. Hiatt 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 preventing pigment buildup during a rotary screen printing process
    Patent number: 6196126
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for preventing excessive pigment buildup on the exterior surface of a rotary printing screen in a region adjacent the edge of fabric being printed including a flexible wiper member biased against the exterior surface of the rotary printing screen and positioned in the excessive pigment region and a mounting bracket for holding the wiper member in a predetermined orientation with respect to the exterior surface of the rotary printing screen. The wiper member is positioned in the excessive pigment region and is angled to the axis of rotation of the rotary printing screen so as to push the excessive pigment buildup away from the fabric being printed. The method further includes applying a lubricant stream to the exterior surface adjacent to and upstream of the flexible wiper member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Intex Corporation
    Inventors: Garnett H. Smith, Jerry D. Hiatt, James E. Bruce