ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,739, issued on April 29.
"Yarn tension and breakage sensor system" was invented by Gary M McComas (Lewisburg, W.va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A yarn monitoring system for textile machines uses sensors to indicate yarn over-tensioning and breakage. The sensors within eyelets monitor the passage of the yarn and send new signals to the controller. The eyelets, each with a sensor, are within a body containing a circuit board which is in constant communication with the sensors and software contained within a controller. The controller is in constant communication with the textile machine. The software contains an acceptable operationa...