Patents by Inventor Patrick Strubbe

Patrick Strubbe 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).

  • Receiving gripper for a rapier loom
    Patent number: 7114530
    Abstract: A receiving gripper for a rapier loom, wherein at least the moving part is made of a ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: PICANOL N.V.
    Inventors: Denis Moeneclaey, Patrick Strubbe
  • Method and device for opening a gripper clip of a mechanical-loom gripper
    Patent number: 7044174
    Abstract: A stop element (24) is used to open a gripper clamp (20) of a weaving machine (3) and is associated to the gripper clamp's stop piece (21) and the stop element during the slow mode operation of the weaving machine is transversely moved into the path of the gripper clamp's stop piece (21) after the clamp already has moved into the vicinity of the stop element (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Picanol N.V.
    Inventor: Patrick Strubbe
  • Rapier for a rapier loom
    Patent number: 6866069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving gripper for a rapier weaving machine, the gripper being fitted at one end with a clamping hook (12) including a clamping surface, the hook being paired with a mating clamp face of a head (15) of a pivotably supported, two-arm lever (14), wherein both the end face of the head (15) and the clamping hook (12) are fitted with guide elements (18, 19) guiding the lever head in the circumferential direction relative to a pivot pin for the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Picanol N.V.
    Inventors: Denis Moeneclaey, Patrick Strubbe
  • Rapier for a rapier loom
    Publication number: 20040173278
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving gripper for a rapier weaving machine, the gripper being fitted at one end with a clamping hook (12) including a clamping surface, the hook being paired with a mating clamp face of a head (15) of a pivotably supported, two-arm lever (14), wherein both the end face of the head (15) and the clamping hook (12) are fitted with guide elements (18, 19) guiding the lever head in the circumferential direction relative to a pivot pin for the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Denis Moeneclaey, Patrick Strubbe
  • Method and device for opening a gripper clip of a mechanical-loom gripper
    Publication number: 20040154686
    Abstract: A stop element (24) is used to open a gripper clamp (20) of a weaving machine (3) and is associated to the gripper clamp's stop piece (21) and the stop element during the slow mode operation of the weaving machine is transversely moved into the path of the gripper clamp's stop piece (21) after the clamp already has moved into the vicinity of the stop element (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Patrick Strubbe
  • Receiving gripper for a rapier loom
    Publication number: 20040089366
    Abstract: A receiving gripper for a rapier loom, wherein at least the moving part is made of a ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Denis Moeneclaey, Patrick Strubbe
  • Loom gripper drive with apparatus for changing the path of motion of the gripper band
    Patent number: 5853032
    Abstract: A loom gripper band driving device includes apparatus for changing the path of motion of the gripper band. The drive device includes a band driving wheel connected to a gear that engages a gear segment pivotable about a fixed support shaft and that is connected by a coupling rod to a crank arm that pivots about a fixed crankarm supporting shaft. The coupling rod is connected at its opposite ends to the gear segment and the crankarm, respectively, with the connecting points between the coupling rod, gear segment and crankarm being variable to change the path of motion of the gear segment and the gripper drive relative to the crankarm and in particular the crankarm supporting shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Picanol N.V.
    Inventors: Henry Shaw, Patrick Strubbe