Patents
US 11358828 B2: Unwinding of materials
- Granted
- 2022-06-14
- Filed
- 2018-10-18 application 16756074
- Type
- Utility · 3 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
There is provide a process for unwinding material from a spool (2) wherein the angle (Θ) of take off at the first contact point (4) for the unwind is always in the range 0±20°, and wherein the first contact point (4) for the unwind is no more than 600 mm from the axis (3) of rotation of the spool (2). There is also provided an apparatus for the unwinding of material from a spool (2) comprising an axis (3) upon which a spool (2) may be rotatably mounted and a static first contact point (4) for the unwound material positioned no more than 600 mm from the centre of the axis (3), wherein the angle (Θ) of take off at the first contact point (4) for the unwind is always in the range 0±20°.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220614.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED 82 patents | Foreign company or organization | Duxford, GB | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hexcel Corporation 118 patents | US company or organization | Dublin, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ellis | Duxford, GB | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony Loccisano | Stockholm, SE | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65H | Handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables | B65H49/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29B | Preparation or pretreatment of the material to be shaped; making granules or preforms; recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics | B29B15/122 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LOCCISANO, ANTHONY signed 2020-03-10 | HEXCEL CORPORATION DUBLIN, CA | 52402/609 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-04-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLIS, JOHN signed 2020-03-10 | HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED DUXFORD, CAMBRIDGESHIRE | 52402/558 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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