Class 19/48R - Gins

Subclass of Class 19 - Textiles: fiber preparation
Definition: The structure of the gin proper.
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 11/01/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8046877	Drying of seed cotton and other crops A seed cotton dryer comprises an array of electromagnetic wave energy generators in a cotton gin and a cotton picker/stripper. An appropriate amount of energy is used to evaporate a considerable amount of moisture in the seed cotton without producing enough energy t...	11/01/2011
7774903	Roller gin apparatus, method and system A high speed roller gin for seed cotton with variable length fibers has its components defined in accordance with the formula RKBS	08/17/2010
7707692	Control system for roller gin A system for controlling the feed rate of seed cotton to a roller gin utilizes a plurality of sensors to measure gin roll temperature, power requirements, seed cotton accumulation on the gin roll and/or ginned seed reflectance to dynamically vary feed rate, rotary k...	05/04/2010
7418769	Down branch fiber fabric and the fabricating method thereof This invention relates to a kind of down branch fiber fabric, its fabricating method and device. The fabric is composed of 10-100% down branch fiber and 0-90% textile fiber by weight. The processing steps include material choosing, silver feeding, twisting, winding ...	09/02/2008
6786438	Combination module feeder and cleaner for cotton gin A combination module feeder and cleaner for feeding and cleaning modules of seed cotton for ginning that includes a casing having two vertical columns of a plurality of cylinders that rotate about a respective axis, each of the cylinders having spikes disposed along...	09/07/2004
6615454	Enhanced separation of contaminants from fibers such as cotton, kenaf and flax In the cleaning of cotton, flax and kenaf and related materials in the ginning process there is typically a loss of cotton in the saw type lint cleaner. Amounts lost here are typically in the range of about 20 pounds per 500 pound bale. The present invent...	09/09/2003
6557213	Closed loop push/pull system for a cotton gin A closed loop push/pull system of the present invention employs a hot shelf tower dryer and a plurality of fans uniquely positioned throughout portions of the cotton gin to direct and recirculate air through the cotton gin. Because the system employs a ho...	05/06/2003
6539585	Device to separate contaminants from cotton and flax A process and apparatus for removing foreign matter from fibers, such as from cotton or flax with significantly reduced damage are disclosed. This cleaning is achieved without any of the condenser, compression rollers, or feed roller and feed plate which ...	04/01/2003
6449804	Rigid cage cotton gin A rigid cage cotton gin includes a feeder that delivers seed cotton locks to be ginned. A doffing cylinder at the discharge of the feeder casts seed cotton locks into a bonnet housing, with air inlet vents in the bonnet housing deflecting the seed cotton ...	09/17/2002
6314618	Moisture conditioner for lint cotton 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 ...	11/13/2001
6314619	Multiple slot jet cleaner and method A multiple slot jet cleaner for removing the small particles of foreign matter that remains with cotton lint after separating the cotton from the seeds and larger foreign matter. The multiple slot jet cleaner uses a series of slots in the wall of a curved...	11/13/2001
6212736	Tube density separator and method A tube density separator and method for use in a cotton gin to separate cotton from a pneumatically conveyed mixture of cotton and foreign materials has a generally vertical tube for receiving the mixture and separating out the foreign material from the c...	04/10/2001
6122803	Cotton ginning apparatus and method A method and apparatus for ginning harvested seed cotton comprising the steps of: introducing harvested seed cotton including lint and seed on to the upper surface of a lower rotating plate (3); rotating said plate to thereby carry said harvested seed cot...	09/26/2000
6115887	Linear gin system and method A linear belt flight has an upper high friction surface to which seed cotton adheres for conveyance to a transverse fixedly positioned knife adjacently above the belt flight; the cotton fibers move beneath the knife to separate the fibers from the seed wh...	09/12/2000
6079082	Gin rib A removable wear finger or plate is held in position on a gin rib by a machine screw on one end passing through a bore in the wear finger and an overlying cantilever retainer lip on an opposite end. The screw when tightened urges the wear finger toward th...	06/27/2000
6061875	Powered roll gin stand An improved gin saw stand for ginning seed cotton or reginning cotton seed is disclosed. The gin stand of this invention includes an inlet in the roll box allowing seed cotton or seed to be fed directly therein without the need for a huller front or its a...	05/16/2000
6038741	Uni-grid and multi-faceted cleaner for a cotton gin A multi-faceted cleaner for a cotton gin includes a casing having an inlet, an outlet, and an upper and lower portion. Disposed proximate to the upper portion of the casing is a separator that controls the air flow through the casing. The flow of air thro...	03/21/2000
5979018	Cotton gin rib A plastic gin rib is manufactured of nylon material with long glass fiber reinforcement and carbon fiber reinforcement. In some cases, synthetic resinous fluorine-containing polymers is added to the nylon before molding....	11/09/1999
5972696	Compost pile building apparatus An apparatus and method for using cotton gin trash or the like to build a compost pile. The apparatus includes a support surface for supporting a compost pile with at least a portion of the support surface being porous; a conveyor for conveying compostabl...	10/26/1999
5933920	High slippage feeder for a cotton gin A high slippage feeder for conveying seed cotton from a rotary vacuum of a cotton gin includes a cylinder rotating about an axis with a plurality of pins radially extending from the cylinder and a casing enclosing the cylinder and the pins. The casing has...	08/10/1999
5909786	Apparatus and method for reducing fiber waste by lint cleaners An apparatus for cleaning cotton having a frame which rotatably supports a cylinder member having a cylindrical surface supporting a fiber-engaging structure for seizing contaminated cotton. The frame supports a grid assembly which assists in the removal ...	06/08/1999
5787551	Storage hopper for inclined cleaner A storage hopper is placed upstream of an inclined cleaner to prevent a surge of cotton from choking down the inclined cleaner. The output of the storage hopper is limited by feed rollers....	08/04/1998
5740588	Cage gin feeding apparatus and method Maximum separation of the seed cotton locks delivered to a cage roller gin is achieved by a ballistic trajectory that carries the locks over the top of the cage roller to a landing area. In the preferred embodiment, the flight of the locks over the cage r...	04/21/1998
5613279	Apparatus for removing contaminants from raw cotton An apparatus for removing contaminants from raw cotton traveling in an airstream includes a drum which is rotatably driven and mounted to a frame with the drum having a plurality of openings through, and further includes an assembly for directing the raw ...	03/25/1997
5524325	Gin stand heat detection apparatus A gin stand heat detection apparatus which includes a pair of infrared thermocouples typically mounted on the main frame weldment of a gin assembly in facing relationship beside the saw cylinder assembly and the doffing roller, for monitoring the temperat...	06/11/1996
5412844	Sawless lint cleaner A sawless lint cleaner receives the cotton as doffed from the gin stand in an airstream. The lint is deflected toward spiked cylindrical rollers of a cleaner and wiped across a grating at a speed about equal to the airspeed. The grating is in cylindrical ...	05/09/1995
5392495	Airline seed cotton cleaner Seed cotton is cleaned in a cotton gin by wiping it over grid bars having a large gap between them. In this manner more cotton per hour may be cleaned. Excessive seed cotton falling through the grid bars with the trash is reclaimed by saw cylinder reclaim...	02/28/1995
5381587	Cotton gin condenser with humidification and batt compression The housing of a cotton gin lint condenser is divided into four segments, namely: the lint inlet segment, the moist air inlet segment, the doffing chamber segment, and the dry air inlet segment. In operation, as the drum rotates a cotton batt is formed in...	01/17/1995
5003669	Method and apparatus for reorienting seed cotton on a ginning apparatus An apparatus for processing seed cotton and removing fiber fractions from the seed cotton includes a plurality of freely rotatable first rollers that are arranged substantially parallel to one another and that are rotatably driven in a continuous path. A ...	04/02/1991
4999881	Condensate control apparatus for cotton gin condensers A condensate control apparatus for receiving drum type condenser units utilized in cotton ginning which eliminates moisture buildup on predetermined metal surfaces within the condenser unit by heating such surfaces with heated dry air emanating from a hea...	03/19/1991
4984334	Method and apparatus for removing a fiber fraction from seed cotton An apparatus for removing a fiber fraction from seed cotton includes a plurality of freely rotatable cage rollers that are arranged substantially parallel to one another. The plurality of rollers are rotatable in a continuous path that has a first side fo...	01/15/1991
4974294	Cotton gin seed vanes and seed roll box A method and apparatus for accelerating the removal of fully ginned seed from a seed roll established in the roll box of an operating gin stand, whereby the capacity of the stand is enhanced. The apparatus is characterized by a set of vanes attached to a ...	12/04/1990
4967448	Cottonseed processing apparatus An improved cottonseed delinter includes a magnetic tramp metal separating system in conjunction with a roll feeder. Cylinder saw lifting arms are integrally mounted for pivotal co-movement with a gratefall cover, and a gratefall cover is mounted for outw...	11/06/1990
4934029	Apparatus and method for removing a fiber fraction from seed cotton An apparatus for removing a fiber fraction from seed cotton includes a plurality of freely rotatable cage rollers that are arranged substantially parallel to one another. The plurality of rollers are rotatable in a continuous path that has a first side fo...	06/19/1990
4563794	Self-cleaning roller gin Disclosed is an improved roller gin having means for cleaning debris from the knife, and a process of operating such gin. Specifically, the gin includes means to rotate the roll in reverse, periodically, if desired, whereby any cotton, leaf, or other tras...	01/14/1986
4457049	Method for training gin saws and ginning ribs for cotton gins A method for training a gin saw assembly and a ginning rib assembly that have been removed from a cotton gin includes a telescoping stand on which the gin saw assembly, including its bearings is temporarily mounted. The apparatus includes an adjustable te...	07/03/1984
4441232	Method and apparatus for removing a fiber fraction from seed cotton The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for recovering a fiber fraction from seed cotton. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of closely spaced, substantially parallel rollers are driven in a continuous path substan...	04/10/1984
3963111	Full flow feeder A new apparatus and method for feeding cotton continuously, uniformally, and at a constant rate to individual gin stands in a battery of gin stands is disclosed. The full flow feeder comprises a rectangular chamber with an upper and a lower section. Valve...	06/15/1976

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