Patents by Inventor Maurice E. Blevins

Maurice E. Blevins 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).

  • Dent counter for loom reed
    Patent number: 4331865
    Abstract: A counter for counting the dents of a loom reed including a housing having a relatively smooth bottom surface for allowing the housing to be manually slid over the dent of a reed for counting the dents. A light beam is directed by means of a fiber optic member onto the dent and is reflected back through a fiber optic bundle carried coaxially of the first fiber optic member to trigger a transistor responsive to each reflected signal. Operational amplifiers produce pulses responsive to the triggering of the transistor which are counted by a counter and displayed by a light display member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Maurice E. Blevins, Gilbert E. Carlson