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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Uster Technologies Ag, Uster, CH;
Inventors:
James T. Wender, Seymour, TN (US);
Youe-Tsyr Chu, Knoxville, TN (US);
Hossein M. Ghorashi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael E. Galyon, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Uster Technologies, AG, Uster, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/36 (2006.01); G01N 21/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/362 (2013.01); G01N 33/365 (2013.01); G01N 21/8915 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber testing instrument having a fiber loading station that is sized to accommodate a fiber sample within a desired size range, a fiber extraction device for extracting a portion of the fiber sample for a first battery of fiber tests, a fiber transport device for conveying at least the remaining portion of the fiber sample, and a micronaire chamber for receiving the conveyed fiber sample, where the micronaire chamber is sized to test any fiber sample within the desired size range.