Patents by Inventor KEVIN LAMAR COWART

KEVIN LAMAR COWART 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).

  • Cutter assembly for stretched yarn
    Patent number: 10011455
    Abstract: An assembly and method for automated cutting of undesired stretched yarn in a yarn system. Stretched yarn can hang away from the yarn system differently than desired yarn. A cutter head is positioned a predetermined distance relative to yarn traveling through the yarn system so that the stretched yarn is cut by the cutter head and the desired yarn passes the cutter head without being cut. A plurality of cutter heads can be used to cut stretched yarn hanging away from the yarn system in different locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris Cooper, Larry B. Sims, Kevin Lamar Cowart
  • CUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR STRETCHED YARN
    Publication number: 20180093847
    Abstract: An assembly and method for automated cutting of undesired stretched yarn in a yarn system. Stretched yarn can hang away from the yarn system differently than desired yarn. A cutter head is positioned a predetermined distance relative to yarn traveling through the yarn system so that the stretched yarn is cut by the cutter head and the desired yarn passes the cutter head without being cut. A plurality of cutter heads can be used to cut stretched yarn hanging away from the yarn system in different locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: CHRIS COOPER, LARRY B. SIMS, KEVIN LAMAR COWART
  • Cutter assembly for stretched yarn
    Patent number: 9862564
    Abstract: An assembly and method for automated cutting of undesired stretched yarn in a yarn system. Stretched yarn can hang away from the yarn system differently than desired yarn. A cutter head is positioned a predetermined distance relative to yarn traveling through the yarn system so that the stretched yarn is cut by the cutter head and the desired yarn passes the cutter head without being cut. A plurality of cutter heads can be used to cut stretched yarn hanging away from the yarn system in different locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Chris Cooper, Larry B. Sims, Kevin Lamar Cowart
  • CUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR STRETCHED YARN
    Publication number: 20150113777
    Abstract: An assembly and method for automated cutting of undesired stretched yarn in a yarn system. Stretched yarn can hang away from the yarn system differently than desired yarn. A cutter head is positioned a predetermined distance relative to yarn traveling through the yarn system so that the stretched yarn is cut by the cutter head and the desired yarn passes the cutter head without being cut. A plurality of cutter heads can be used to cut stretched yarn hanging away from the yarn system in different locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: CHRIS COOPER, LARRY B. SIMS, KEVIN LAMAR COWART