Patents by Inventor Joe T. Short

Joe T. Short 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).

  • Fabric alignment method and machine
    Patent number: 4261498
    Abstract: Method and apparatus to automatically detect and correct the bow and skew of a moving web of material. Individually controlled rolls are employed to speed up or retard the speed of a section of web material when a control mark is detected by a magnetic response detector to realign the section of fabric detected with other sections of the web of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1981
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventor: Joe T. Short
  • Controlled delivery of yarn
    Patent number: 3943865
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a tufting operation to advance variable yarn lengths toward the needles of a tufting machine for the formation of tufted pile loops having lengths varied in accordance with a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1970
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: Deering Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventors: Joe T. Short, Lee H. Knight, Jr., Zane Frentress, Winston C. Boteler