Patents by Inventor Rene R. Riel

Rene R. Riel 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: 4094235
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for producing textured products which comprises means for producing a dispersion of raw products, means forming filaments from the dispersion, means establishing a fluid medium, means for feeding the filaments into the fluid medium, and means for coagulating the filaments. Given .DELTA.v, the difference between the speed at which the fluid medium travels and the speed at which the filaments are introduced into the fluid medium, the apparatus can be adjusted in the following manner:.DELTA.v < 0,product: cotton-like bundle of cut-up filaments;.DELTA.v = 0,product: filament with large cross-section and undulated outer surface;.DELTA.v > 0,product: thread-like continuous filament with small cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: Universite Laval
    Inventors: Francois Castaigne, Marcel Boulet, Rene R. Riel, Eric Liber