Patents by Inventor Kenneth F. Crockard

Kenneth F. Crockard 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).

  • Drawing machines
    Patent number: 5048282
    Abstract: A drawing machine having a drawing zone (8) for drawing slivers (2), and a plurality of flyers (14) for winding the slivers on to bobbins (16), is made compact by arranging the flyers substantially longitudinally of the paths of the slivers through the drawing zone, e.g. in echelon formation with respect to the sliver paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: James Mackie & Sons Limited
    Inventors: Robert J. Hunt, Kenneth F. Crockard
  • Drawing machines
    Patent number: 4885904
    Abstract: A drawing machine having a drawing zone (8) for drawing silvers (2), and a plurality of flyers (14) for winding the silvers on to bobbins (16), is made compact by arranging the flyers substantially longitudinally of the paths of the silvers through the drawing zone, e.g. in echelon formation with respect to the silver paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: James Mackie & Sons Limited
    Inventors: Robert J. Hunt, Kenneth F. Crockard