Patents by Inventor Willy Vanheule

Willy Vanheule 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).

  • Attachment for guard plates in weaving machines
    Patent number: 5014754
    Abstract: Attachment for guard plates in weaving machines, characterized in that it essentially consists of at least three couplings (3), each formed by a cylinder-shaped element (4) which is attached to the guard plate (1), and a seating (5) which is mounted to the frame (2) of the weaving machine and which closes flexibly round the cylinder-shaped element (4), whereby at least one coupling (3) is situated at the top of the guard plate (1), whose cylinder-shaped element (4) has a vertical or almost vertical axis (6), and whereby at least two couplings (3) are situated at the bottom of the guard plate (1), whose cylinder-shaped elements (4) have horizontal or almost horizontal axes (7) in line with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Picanol N.V.
    Inventors: Michel Vandeweghe, Willy Vanheule