Patents by Inventor Thomas Leslie Patterson

Thomas Leslie Patterson 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).

  • Yarn covering apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6718748
    Abstract: A method of covering a core yam with a cover yarn characterised in that it includes supplying a package of core yam on a member which is fixed against rotation, supplying a package of cover yam, guiding the cover yarn to form a loop which on rotation about an axis defines an envelope which surrounds the core yarn package, drawing off core yarn along the axis of rotation of the envelope in the direction away from the cover package so that when the core yarn intercepts the envelope it is covered by cover yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Adria Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Leslie Patterson