Patents by Inventor Thomas Weide

Thomas Weide 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).

  • Patent number: 6820407
    Abstract: An opening arrangement for an open-end spinning device with a rotating opening roller having opening elements stationarily arranged on its circumference for opening a delivered sliver into individual fibers and for combing out the fibers at a comb-out point. The opening roller has a mechanical stripping arrangement that rotates along with it. The stripping arrangement includes ejectors that are pivotably fastened on the opening roller. Each ejector is arranged between the opening elements and extends over the opening roller transversely in relation to the direction of rotation. The ejector strips combed-out fibers off the opening elements and improves the opening of the opening roller as well as the transfer of the fibers from the opening roller. The opening arrangement is advantageously employed with an open-end spinning frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Helmut Feuerlohn, Thomas Weide
  • Patent number: 6792744
    Abstract: A spinning device for producing a spun yarn by a circulating air flow in a housing has an adjustment device (17) for controlling the angular position of the fiber ends wrapped around a spindle head, and in turn, the angular position of the fibers wrapped around the produced yarn, by adjusting a linear component of an air flow into the spinning device as a function of the yarn withdrawal speed, whereby a yarn is produced of a required yarn strength even during a spinning start phase in the process of making the spun yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Helmut Feuerlohn, Thomas Weide
  • Publication number: 20040103634
    Abstract: An open-end spinning device has a spinning rotor (2) with a rotor groove (25) at its greatest inside diameter in which fibers are collected. A yarn shank (27) extending from a yarn withdrawal nozzle to the rotor groove (25) is curved in the vicinity of the rotor groove (25) counter to the direction of rotor rotation during the spinning process forming a lagging tie-up zone whereat yarn formation takes place. A rotor insert (18) is rotatably supported within the spinning rotor coaxially to the rotor axis. The rotor insert (18) can be caused to rotate in a contactless manner by the rotation of the spinning rotor. The rotor insert (18) comprises a yarn guide conduit (20) that receives the yarn shank (27) to effect a retardation of the rotor insert (18) during normal spinning operation, which significantly improves the stability of the spinning process over known open-end spinning devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Saurer Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Weide, Lothar Winzen
  • Publication number: 20040103635
    Abstract: An open-end spinning device comprises a spinning rotor (21) rotating in a rotor housing with a spinning insert (24) supported rotatably with respect to the spinning rotor (21) coaxially to the rotor axis (33). The spinning insert (24) can be caused to rotate as a function of the rotary motion of the spinning rotor (21) via a contactless entrainment of the spinning insert (24) by means of permanent magnets (32) attached to the spinning insert (24). In this manner a simple and reliable entrainment and an automatic adjusting of the rotational speed of the spinning insert (24) in the spinning rotor (21) are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Saurer Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Weide, Lothar Winzen
  • Publication number: 20030131579
    Abstract: A spinning device for producing a spun yarn by a circulating air flow in a housing has an adjustment device (17) for controlling the angular position of the fiber ends wrapped around a spindle head, and in turn, the angular position of the fibers wrapped around the produced yarn, by adjusting a linear component of an air flow into the spinning device as a function of the yarn withdrawal speed, whereby a yarn is produced of a required yarn strength even during a spinning start phase in the process of making the spun yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Helmut Feuerlohn, Thomas Weide
  • Publication number: 20030041587
    Abstract: An opening arrangement for an open-end spinning device with a rotating opening roller having opening elements stationarily arranged on its circumference for opening a delivered sliver into individual fibers and for combing out the fibers at a comb-out point. The opening roller has a mechanical stripping arrangement that rotates along with it. The stripping arrangement includes ejectors that are pivotably fastened on the opening roller. Each ejector is arranged between the opening elements and extends over the opening roller transversely in relation to the direction of rotation. The ejector strips combed-out fibers off the opening elements and improves the opening of the opening roller as well as the transfer of the fibers from the opening roller. The opening arrangement is advantageously employed with an open-end spinning frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Helmut Feuerlohn, Thomas Weide
  • Patent number: 6314714
    Abstract: A device for producing spun yarn by means of an airflow acting in a twisting manner on the fibers of an untwisted sliver (1) as the sliver is being conducted into and through a spindle assembly (3). The spindle assembly (3) comprises a spindle head portion (5) which conically tapers toward a spindle inlet opening (2) and is rotatable independently of a spindle core portion (7) through which the yarn is withdrawn. The device suppresses any tendency of the yarn strength to decrease at high, increasing numbers of spindle revolutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Helmut Feuerlohn, Liberto Coll-Tortosa, Francesc Roig Munill, Thomas Weide, Jose Antonio Tornero-Garcia, Oliver Schulze
  • Patent number: 6209304
    Abstract: A device for producing spun yarn by means of an airflow acting in the area between a sliver guide and a spindle (13) on fibers of a non-twisted sliver (10) drafted and delivered by a drafting arrangement in order to twist the fibers. Thereafter, the sliver (10) is passed through the spindle (13). Outside of an imaginary center line (9) of the traveling sliver (10), the sliver guide is arranged such that the fibers are passed along the inward lying surface of the sliver guide. The sliver guide comprises fiber guide elements (16) spaced apart from each other, which permit the free passage of a core fiber bundle. An improved spinning process, along with high productivity and increased yarn strength is possible by means of the device of the invention. The spinning device can be manufactured and operated cost-effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Helmut Feuerlohn, Liberto Coll-Tortosa, Frances Roig Munill, Thomas Weide, Jose Antonio Tomero-Garcia, Oliver Schulze
  • Patent number: 5987869
    Abstract: A mechanically operating debris removal device for an open-end spinning machine 1 comprises a guide conduit arranged below the spinning units and enclosing a debris conveyor belt. The guide conduit comprises a base and a cover, which may be pivotable or detachable relative to the base. During spinning operation, the base and the cover form an essentially closed belt guide conduit. Debris passage openings are formed in the cover with associated air and debris guide deflectors to communicate with debris exit openings in the sliver opening devices. The upper run of debris conveyor belt creates a slight suction flow in guide conduit and at the debris passage openings to prevent fine debris from settling in the area of the debris passage openings and in the area of debris exit openings of the sliver opening devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst AG & Co.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Meier, Bert Schlomer, Ralf Siewert, Thomas Weide