Apparatus and method for gathering and displaying information
Patent 4194349 Issued on March 25, 1980. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 26, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 26, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3523413 3638412 3659409 3680298 3680299 3877209 3877210 3878671 Apparatus for digitally monitoring operating parameters of an open-end spinning machine Patent #: 4019310 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/900267 filed on 04/26/1978US Classes:57/265, Monitor and record57/276, With preparation for doffing- or donning-type operation57/81, Electric700/139, Spinning or winding (e.g., yarn)700/143, Having monitoring or inspecting (e.g., abnormality detection)715/765Customizing multiple diverse workspace objectsExaminersPrimary: Petrakes, JohnAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesD01H 13/32 (20060101)D01H 13/00 (20060101) D01H 13/14 (20060101) G09F 13/00 (20060101) AbstractApparatus and method for displaying information regarding the operating conditions of ring spinning machines in a textile mill wherein at least one traveling unit, supported for travel along a predetermined path for traversing one or more ring spinning machines, carries detectors for monitoring ends of strand material normally being formed by traversed machines and a data system responds to the detectors for determining the condition of the traversed machines from the condition of the monitored ends. In accordance with this invention, additional sensors are provided on each machine for signalling operating characteristics of the machines. A processor operatively communicating with the sensors and responsive to signals from the sensors determines from such signals the operating conditions of respective ones of the machines and generates a display signal indicative of the determined conditions, and a visual display operatively communicating with the processor and responsive to the display signals presents a visual display of the determined condition of the machines. In particular, the visual display includes indicia for various time, speed, doffing readiness, and time in doff conditions. | |
