Patents by Inventor Steven Jacob Brown

Steven Jacob Brown 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS FROM FABRIC PIECES
    Publication number: 20170368553
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and corresponding apparatus for separating lightweight materials from fabric pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Kayren Joy Nunn, Susan Hughes Brown, Steven Jacob Brown
  • Method and apparatus utilizing UV-A and UV-C for treatment of textile materials
    Patent number: 9827339
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and corresponding apparatus utilizing UV-A and UV-C for treatment of textile materials. The method comprises the steps of (a) exposing incoming textile materials to UV-A radiation for detection of optically brightened textile materials and/or synthetic fiber materials; (b) separating detected optically brightened textile materials and/or synthetic fiber materials from the incoming textile materials; (c) exposing the separated incoming textile materials to UV-C radiation for sterilization and surface modification of the textile materials to increase wettability and absorbability and reduce pilling. The apparatus comprises an enclosed segregation chamber disposed with a cascading conveying means, a UV-A radiation source and an optically brightened textile materials and/or synthetic fiber materials separating means therewithin, and an enclosed segregation chamber disposed with a UV-C radiation source therewithin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventors: Kayren Joy Nunn, Susan Hughes Brown, Steven Jacob Brown
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS UTILIZING UV-A AND UV-C FOR TREATMENT OF TEXTILE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20170014537
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and corresponding apparatus utilizing UV-A and UV-C for treatment of textile materials. The method comprises the steps of (a) exposing incoming textile materials to UV-A radiation for detection of optically brightened textile materials and/or synthetic fiber materials; (b) separating detected optically brightened textile materials and/or synthetic fiber materials from the incoming textile materials; (c) exposing the separated incoming textile materials to UV-C radiation for sterilization and surface modification of the textile materials to increase wettability and absorbability and reduce pilling. The apparatus comprises an enclosed segregation chamber disposed with a cascading conveying means, a UV-A radiation source and an optically brightened textile materials and/or synthetic fiber materials separating means therewithin, and an enclosed segregation chamber disposed with a UV-C radiation source therewithin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kayren Joy Nunn, Susan Hughes Brown, Steven Jacob Brown