Patents by Inventor Melvin L. Ware

Melvin L. Ware 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal movement of piece goods in dyeing and finishing machines
    Patent number: 5239719
    Abstract: A method and apparatus operable on a jet dyeing or finishing machine having a treatment chamber, a lifter reel, and a jet nozzle for movement of a fabric rope through the chamber for wet treatment thereof. Such an apparatus includes a direct current motor for driving the lifter reel, a mechanism for periodically deactivating the lifter reel drive, a sensing component for sensing the electromotive force (EMF) generated by the direct current lifter reel motor during periods of deactivation, and appropriate circuitry for comparing the sensed EMF value with a predetermined threshold value and signaling an operator in the event that the sensed EMF value is below the predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co.
    Inventor: Melvin L. Ware