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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin L Mehner, Lubbock, TX (US);
Samuel G. Jackson, Lubbock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Jackson-Charter Limited Partnership, Lubbock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B 1/04 ; D01G 9/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B 1/04 ; D01G 9/08 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for processing a fibrous material batt like lint cotton to increase the moisture content of the material and to compress the batt of humidified fibers to increase the batt density. A stream of warm humid air is passed through the moving batt of fiber that is constrained between a rotatable hollow cylinder and a stationary perforated screen. The batt is doffed off the rotatable cylinder by a roller that serves to both doff and compress the batt. The doffer/compression roller compresses the batt against a smooth surface plate.