Patents by Inventor Steven L. Matthews

Steven L. Matthews 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).

  • Apparatus for lubricating and dissipating heat from cheek plates of a textile crimping mechanism
    Patent number: 4642860
    Abstract: In the crimping of textile fibers, opposed rolls are rotated to force-feed the fibers through a nip defined by the rolls and into a stuffer box. A pair of cheek plates are pressed against the ends of the opposed rolls such that a front surface of each cheek plate engages ends of both rolls adjacent the nip to retain the fibers against lateral displacement from the nip. Atomized lubricating liquid is sprayed toward an inlet of the nip and against portions of the ends of the rolls approaching the nip, and against backsides of the cheek plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Lotfy L. Saleh, John A. Turton, Steven L. Matthews