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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:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Hossein M. Ghorashi, Knoxville, TN (US);
James T. Wender, Seymour, TN (US);
C. Roger Riley, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Hossein M. Ghorashi, Knoxville, TN (US);
James T. Wender, Seymour, TN (US);
C. Roger Riley, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Uster Technologies, AG, Uster, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/04 (2006.01); D01G 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fiber sample conditioning system having a comb for engaging and retaining fibers to form a beard, and at least two rotating brushes for brushing the fibers simultaneously from opposite sides of the beard in a direction along the fibers away from the comb.