US Patent Issued on April 22 for "Battery powered level wind system for spinning and processing fiber for yarn" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,415, issued on April 22.

"Battery powered level wind system for spinning and processing fiber for yarn" was invented by Richard Ford (Brasleton, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flyer for spinning a fibrous roving onto a bobbin includes a housing defines a central hole passing therethrough. A center rod, supporting the bobbin, is rotated by a spinning system. A battery is contained in the flyer and powers an electric motor. A hollow level wind frame is affixed to the housing and defines an elongated slot passing therethrough. A level wind gear in the level wind frame is rotated by the electric motor. A level wind carriage system i...