Patents by Inventor Kris Roelstraete

Kris Roelstraete 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).

  • Loom with band-mounted grippers comprising at least one gripper band as well as a guide
    Patent number: 6367515
    Abstract: A loom fitted with rapiers and including at least one rapier for one gripper, a guiding device (19, 20), guiding surface (31) associated with the top side of a guide element (17) of the gripper (7) and with the top side of a rapier (9) extending over more than one third the width of the guide element (17) and of the rapier (9). A fastener (35) of the gripper (7) is mounted to the side of the reed (6) in eccentrically offset manner to the guide element (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Picanol N.V.
    Inventor: Kris Roelstraete
  • Insertion gripper for a rapier loom
    Patent number: 6352087
    Abstract: A receiving gripper for a rapier loom. The gripper includes a hook (3) and a clamping element (5) cooperating with the hook. The clamping element (5) is guided along a curved guide path (13) between an open position and a clamping position by a guide (14, 15) along a curved guide path (13). The guide path is directed to the hook's clamping surface (4) when in the zone before the clamping position and when in the zone of clamping position including a section in which no transverse displacement is superposed on the motion of the clamping element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Picanol N.V.
    Inventor: Kris Roelstraete