Patents by Inventor Phillip Leroy Mullins

Phillip Leroy Mullins 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).

  • Patent number: 4043008
    Abstract: A noise reduction system is disclosed for use with a draw point localizing jet which has yarn passages, a string-up slot, and conduits for admitting treating fluid thereinto. The system comprises an exhaust muffler and access slot silencing means. The exhaust muffler comprises a housing lined with removable inserts of heat resistant, metallic sound absorbing material. The exhaust muffler has a hinged door operating in conjunction with the access slot silencing means. The muffler and access slot silencing means open and close for string-up and operation. The system lowers the overall noise level of the jet by muffling the noise sources during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Assignee: Allied Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: William Robert Weiss, James Judson Cooksey, Phillip Leroy Mullins