Patents by Inventor Robert L. Crook, Jr.

Robert L. Crook, Jr. 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).

  • Papermakers felt having a point-bonded web layer formed of coarse fibers
    Patent number: 7267745
    Abstract: A paper makers felt comprising a fibrous outer layer formed of inter-engaged fibers of between 3.0 and 67 dtex inter-engaged preferably by needling, and a web layer formed of fibers which are between 200 and 600 dtex and are inter-engaged preferably by point bonding. The outer layer is engaged with the web layer, preferably by needling, forming a composite paper makers felt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Voith Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Crook, Jr.
  • Seam pintle for paper making fabric
    Patent number: 7260924
    Abstract: A pintle for joining the ends of a pin-seamable paper machine fabric wherein the pintle comprises a braided sheath of an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene yarn and optionally is filled with polyamide monofilament or polyethylene yarn. The pintle is configured to substantially fill the voids in the fabric loops when inserted so that a smoother seam is achieved that significantly reduces marks on the resultant paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Voith Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjay Patel, Robert L. Crook, Jr., Bryan Wilson
  • Papermakers fabric
    Patent number: 5514438
    Abstract: A papermakers fabric comprises a felt made up of a base cloth and a batt of fibres needled to the base cloth. The papermakers fabric is woven from machine direction yarns and cross machine direction yarns. The machine direction yarns form a series of loops at each of the fabric ends, the two sets of loops being interdigitable and capable of union by a pintle wire. The machine direction yarns comprise a core of cabled monofilaments surrounded by a sheath of multifilaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Scapa Group PLC
    Inventor: Robert L. Crook, Jr.