Patents by Inventor Richard Terry Wood

Richard Terry Wood 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).

  • Process and apparatus for improved conditioning of melt-spun material
    Patent number: 6881047
    Abstract: An apparatus and process for applying finish to an expanded filament array in a quench system with air directed inward to the filament bundle. The applicator may be used inside or proximate quench zones in a radial, pneumatic, or cross-flow quench system. The apparatus includes a spinneret, a quench zone located below said spinneret, wherein cooling gas is directed inward to an expanded filament array inside said quench zone, and an applicator inside or below said quench zone, wherein the applicator contacts the filament and delivers the finish to the expanded filament array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Invista North America S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Smith, Geoffrey David Hietpas, Richard Terry Wood
  • Process and apparatus for improved conditioning of melt-spun material
    Publication number: 20020051880
    Abstract: An apparatus and process for applying finish to an expanded filament array in a quench system with air directed inward to the filament bundle. The applicator may be used inside or proximate quench zones in a radial, pneumatic, or cross-flow quench system. The apparatus includes a spinneret, a quench zone located below said spinneret, wherein cooling gas is directed inward to an expanded filament array inside said quench zone, and an applicator inside or below said quench zone, wherein the applicator contacts the filament and delivers the finish to the expanded filament array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Smith, Geoffrey David Hietpas, Richard Terry Wood