Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Meredith, Jr.

Thomas D. Meredith, 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).

  • High density tow bale and method for forming it
    Patent number: 4577752
    Abstract: An improved high density tow bale wrapped with a cardboard or the like covering and held in compressed condition by multiple strappings which extend around the bale, the tow bale having on its bottom a pattern of multiple pads for supporting the bale on a floor and unrelieved areas between the pads for receiving the strappings therealong; and the method for forming the improved high density tow bale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Thomas D. Meredith, Jr.
  • Ends-down sensor device
    Patent number: 4353492
    Abstract: An ends-down sensor device for detecting breakage or absence of a cabinet end of filamentary yarn, involving a cylindrical roller seated upon a fixed center post with the center of gravity of the roller causing it to rotate relative to the center post in one direction and activate a suitable signal device when a cabinet end breaks or becomes missing; and upon a cabinet end frictionally engaging the cylindrical roller, causing the roller to rotate relative to the center post in the opposite direction and deactivate the signal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Albert E. Spaller, Jr., Bruce W. Stockbridge, Thomas D. Meredith, Jr.