Patents by Inventor Michael G. Mann

Michael G. Mann 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).

  • Dye machine festooner
    Patent number: 6305592
    Abstract: A festooner transfers cloth between a dye machine and a transfer box utilizing a driven roller and a laterally mounted idler roller creating a vertical interstice to effect a vertical discharge of the cloth into a laying funnel. The driven roller is grooved to maintain tension on the cloth without creating adherence that would cause the cloth to wrap around the roller. A sensor further detects the presence or absence of driven roller, and reduces the speed of the driven roller when the idler roller is displaced from the driven roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Russell Corporation
    Inventor: Michael G. Mann
  • Method for inspecting, detecting and distinguishing sides of fabrics
    Patent number: 4864150
    Abstract: A method for inspecting, detecting and distinguishing sides of fabrics by reflecting light off the fabric and measuring the intensities relatively or absolutely, of such reflected light and comparing such measurements with pre-determined calibrations or other appropriate standards of comparison, so that the fabric can be properly oriented for sewing like sides to like sides, relying on different light reflecting characteristics of the two sides of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Russell Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Mann, John P. Graves