Patents by Inventor Robin Frank Hamilton Sillem

Robin Frank Hamilton Sillem 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).

  • Visual diagnostic system for a jacquard machine
    Patent number: 6102079
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for a jacquard machine having a plurality of heald hooks (16) moveable between at least two discrete shed positions, the system including visual sensing means (30) for producing a visual image of hooks (16) located at one of said shed positions during each weaving cycle, and control means (49) for comparing said visual image with a predetermined shed pattern for each corresponding weaving cycle in order to determine whether or not all the appropriate hooks have been selected to define the required shed pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignees: Scapa Group PLC, Northern Electronic Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ewan Croucher, Robin Frank Hamilton Sillem