Patents by Inventor Mike C. Sellers

Mike C. Sellers 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 bonding, coating and dyeing yarn
    Patent number: 5571559
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for bonding, coating and/or dyeing yarn which impregnates the yarn with a solution containing at least one of a polymer resin, coating or dyestuff dissolved in a flammable solvent/carrier. The solvent/carrier in the impregnated yarn is then ignited to burn away a part of the solvent/carrier from the yarn. A portion of the solvent/carrier remains in the yarn to prevent damage to the yarn. The yarn containing the residual solvent/carrier then is dried at an elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Belding Heminway Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Sara A. Cathey, Mike C. Sellers, Robert A. Spicuzza, William C. Stuckey