Clay R Wiedner

US Patent:

48937576, Jan 16, 1990

Filed:

Mar 3, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/163596

Inventors:

Donald E. Weder - Highland IL
E. H. Weder - Highland IL
Howard M. Ruth - Highland IL
Michael J. King - Staunton IL
Franklin J. Craig - Valley Park MO
Larry J. Jones - Highland IL
Kenton D. Badgley - Alton IL
Harry J. Snider - late of Phoenix AZ
S. Owen Dye - Highland IL
Clay R. Wiedner - Trenton IL
Bill C. Weder - Highland IL
Robert L. Langenberg - San Jose CA
Laura L. Snider

Assignee:

Highland Manufacturing and Sales Company - Highland IL

International Classification:

B02C 1900

US Classification:

241 34

Abstract:

Bales of filamentary material are separated into weighed charges of the material by disintegrating the bales in a rotating drum to produce tufts that are passed to a picking chamber wherein a toothed roll strips individual filaments from a supply roll formed from the tufts and passing the filaments to scales upon which the charges are accumulated. Each time a charge is accumulated on a scale, air is blown across the scale to discharge the scale. The charges are delivered to a magazine having a plurality of vertically stacked chambers, each chamber underlain by a movable gate, through which the charges are passed sequentially to be discharged at a fixed schedule from the lowermost chamber. Spikes mounted on the interior of the drum are shaped to loosen portions of bales entering the drum, tear tufts from such portions, and finally deposit the tufts into an air stream passing through the drum to expel the tufts. Between the drum and the picking chamber, the tufts are treated with an anti-static compound in a chamber through which the tufts fall while a mist of the compound is injected into the chamber.

US Patent:

52387070, Aug 24, 1993

Filed:

Dec 3, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/985529

Inventors:

Donald E. Weder - Highland IL
E. H. Weder - Highland IL
Howard M. Ruth - Highland IL
Michael J. King - Staunton IL
Franklin J. Craig - Valley Park MO
Larry J. Jones - Highland IL
Kenton D. Badgley - Alton IL
Harry J. Snider - late of Phoenix AZ
Laura L. Snider - Rochelle IL
S. Owen Dye - Highland IL
Clay R. Wiedner - Trenton IL
Bill C. Weder - Highland IL
Robert L. Langenberg - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Highland Manufacturing and Sales - Highland IL

International Classification:

B05D 700

US Classification:

427212

Abstract:

A method for treating Easter grass to a substantially reduced static charge on the Easter grass by coating a substantial portion of the Easter grass with an anti-static compound.

US Patent:

47765216, Oct 11, 1988

Filed:

Oct 8, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/916892

Inventors:

Donald E. Weder - Highland IL
E. H. Weder - Highland IL
Howard M. Ruth - Highland IL
Michael J. King - Staunton IL
Franklin J. Craig - Valley Park MO
Larry J. Jones - Highland IL
Kenton D. Badgley - Alton IL
Harry J. Snider - late of Phoenix AZ
Laura L. Snider - Rochelle IL
S. Owen Dye - Highland IL
Clay R. Wiedner - Trenton IL
Bill C. Weder - Highland IL
Robert L. Langenberg - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Highland Manufacturing and Sales Company - Highland IL

International Classification:

B02C 1912

US Classification:

241 30

Abstract:

Bales of filamentary material are separated into weighed charges of the material by disintegrating the bales in a rotating drum to produce tufts that are passed to a picking chamber wherein a toothed roll strips individual filaments from a supply roll formed from the tufts and passing the filaments to scales upon which the charges are accumulated. Each time a charge is accumulated on a scale, air is blown across the scale to discharge the scale. The charges are delivered to a magazine having a plurality of vertically stacked chambers, each chamber underlain by a movable gate, through which the charges are passed sequentially to be discharged at a fixed schedule from the lowermost chamber. Spikes mounted on the interior of the drum are shaped to loosen portions of bales entering the drum, tear tufts from such portions, and finally deposit the tufts into an air stream passing through the drum to expel the tufts. Between the drum and the picking chamber, the tufts are treated with an anti-static compound in a chamber through which the tufts fall while a mist of the compound is injected into the chamber.

US Patent:

50389750, Aug 13, 1991

Filed:

Oct 27, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/428249

Inventors:

Donald E. Weder - Highland IL
Erin H. Weder - Highland IL
Howard M. Ruth - Highland IL
Michael J. King - Staunton IL
Franklin J. Craig - Valley Park MO
Larry J. Jones - Highland IL
Kenton D. Badgley - Alton IL
Harry J. Snider - late of Phoenix AZ
by Laura L. Snider - Rochelle IL
S. Owen Dye - Highland IL
Clay R. Wiedner - Trenton IL
Bill C. Weder - Highland IL
Robert L. Langenberg - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Highland Manufacturing & Sales Company - Highland IL

International Classification:

B67D 508

US Classification:

222 56

Abstract:

An apparatus for receiving loosely aggregated filamentary material, such as Easter grass, and producing, at a substantially uniform rate, weighed charges of the filamentary material. The apparatus comprises scales to weigh the charges to preselected weights, blowers to provide a stream of the filamentary material to the scales, conduits to convey the material from the outlet of the blowers to the scales, and a magazine which receives material charges at irregular intervals and dispenses the same charges at a substantially uniform rate.

US Patent:

53406087, Aug 23, 1994

Filed:

May 25, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/067882

Inventors:

Donald E. Weder - Highland IL
E. H. Weder - Highland IL
Howard M. Ruth - Highland IL
Michael J. King - Staunton IL
Franklin J. Craig - Valley Park MO
Larry J. Jones - Highland IL
Kenton D. Badgley - Alton IL
Harry J. Snider - late of Phoenix AZ
Laura L. Snider - Rochelle IL
S. Owen Dye - Highland IL
Clay R. Wiedner - Trenton IL
Bill C. Weder - Highland IL
Robert L. Langenberg - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Highland Manufacturing and Supply - Highland IL

International Classification:

B05D 700

US Classification:

427212

Abstract:

Bales of filamentary material are separated into weighted charges of the material by disintegrating the bales in a rotating drum to produce tufts that are passed to a picking chamber wherein a toothed roll strips individual filaments from a supply roll formed from the tufts and passing the filaments to scales upon which the charges are accumulated. Each time a charge is accumulated on a scale, air is blown across the scale to discharge the scale. The charges are delivered to a magazine having a plurality of vertically stacked chambers, each chamber underlain by a movable gate, through which the charges are passed sequentially to be discharged at a fixed schedule from the lower most chamber. Spikes mounted on the interior of the drum are shaped to loosen portions of bales entering the drum, tear tufts from such portions, and finally deposit the tufts into an air stream passing through the drum to expel the tufts, Between the drum and the picking chamber, the tufts are treated with an anti-static compound in a chamber through which the tufts fall while a mist of the compound is injected into the chamber. Above the picking chamber, the tufts enter a deflection tower and are deflected to one side or the other of the picking chamber to concentrate the supply roll at one side of the picking chamber and filaments to each of two scales are drawn from opposite sides of the picking chamber.

US Patent:

46463887, Mar 3, 1987

Filed:

Aug 13, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/640517

Inventors:

Donald E. Weder - Highland IL
Erin H. Weder - Highland IL
Howard M. Ruth - Highland IL
Michael J. King - Staunton IL
Franklin J. Craig - Valley Park MO
Larry J. Jones - Highland IL
Kenton D. Badgley - Alton IL
Harry J. Snider - late of Phoenix AZ
Laura Snider - Rochelle IL
S. Owen Dye - Highland IL
Clay R. Wiedner - Trenton IL
Bill C. Weder - Highland IL
Robert L. Langenberg - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Highland Manufacturing & Sales Company - Highland IL

International Classification:

D01G 700

US Classification:

19 80R

Abstract:

Bales of filamentary material are separated into weighed charges of the material by disintegrating the bales in a rotating drum to produce tufts that are passed to a picking chamber wherein a toothed roll strips individual filaments from a supply roll formed from the tufts and passing the filaments to scales upon which the charges are accumulated. Each time a charge is accumulated on a scale, air is blown across the scale to discharge the scale. The charges are delivered to a magazine having a plurality of vertically stacked chambers, each chamber underlain by a movable gate, through which the charges are passed sequentially to be discharged at a fixed schedule from the lowermost chamber.