Patents by Inventor Mark BOLWELL

Mark BOLWELL 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).

  • Tuft forming apparatus
    Patent number: 10149533
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for forming multi-filament tufts for use in a brush seal includes a support (14) for retaining an end of a skein (16) of aligned wires or fibers and a glue reservoir (15) dimensioned to receive the skein end. The support (14) and the reservoir (15) being relatively movable whereby the end can be inserted in the glue reservoir (15) so that the adhesive can adhere the wires or fibers at the end to form the tuft. A cutter (13) is also provided for cutting the wires or fibers to length after the wires and fibers are retained by the support (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: CROSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1938) LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter F. Crudgington, Aaron Bowsher, Matthew Jenkins, Mark Bolwell, Andrew Wallis, Andrew Pawlak
  • TUFT FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150305488
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for forming multi-filament tufts for use in a brush seal includes a support (14) for retaining an end of a skein (16) of aligned wires or fibres and a glue reservoir (15) dimensioned to receive the skein end. The support (14) and the reservoir (15) being relatively movable whereby the end can be inserted in the glue reservoir (15) so that the adhesive can adhere the wires or fibres at the end to form the tuft. A cutter (13) is also provided for cutting the wires or fibres to length after the wires and fibres are retained by the support (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Peter F. CRUDGINGTON, Aaron BOWSHER, Matthew JENKINS, Mark BOLWELL, Andrew WALLIS, Andrew PAWLAK