Patents by Inventor Randy Stanfield

Randy Stanfield 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).

  • Creel with integrated yarn delivery and control system
    Patent number: 12110625
    Abstract: A communication system is provided for a yarn creel with sensors and displays located throughout the array of yarn positions and communicating with a creel controller to facilitate transfer and display of thread-up information and analysis of operational data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Shannon Day, Jeff Smith, Rob Padgett, Randy Stanfield, Kevin Whiteside
  • Cut pile looper and hook tufting improvement
    Patent number: 11591734
    Abstract: A tufting machine with a needle bar and looper system provides individual loopers which cooperate with needles of the needle bar selectively between an engage and a disengage configuration whereby when in the engage configuration at least some of the loopers hold yarn directed by the needle through the backing as the needle cycles into and out of the backing to form a first loop having a height of a distance of the looper from the backing, but when in the disengage configuration, the looper is spaced from the yarn so that any loop formed is shorter than the first loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Detty, Randy Stanfield, Michael Kilgore
  • Creel with Integrated Yarn Delivery and Control System
    Publication number: 20220356622
    Abstract: A communication system is provided for a yarn creel with sensors and displays located throughout the array of yarn positions and communicating with a creel controller to facilitate transfer and display of thread-up information and analysis of operational data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Shannon Day, Jeff Smith, Rob Padgett, Randy Stanfield, Kevin Whiteside
  • Cut Pile Looper and Hook Tufting Improvement
    Publication number: 20200318273
    Abstract: A tufting machine with a needle bar and looper system provides individual loopers which cooperate with needles of the needle bar selectively between an engage and a disengage configuration whereby when in the engage configuration at least some of the loopers hold yarn directed by the needle through the backing as the needle cycles into and out of the backing to form a first loop having a height of a distance of the looper from the backing, but when in the disengage configuration, the looper is spaced from the yarn so that any loop formed is shorter than the first loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Detty, Randy Stanfield, Michael Kilgore