Patents by Inventor Stephen Ruderman
Stephen Ruderman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11547164Abstract: Various examples are provided related to processing and handling of products. In one example, among others, a material product holding system includes a product holding assembly and a structure supporting the product holding assembly, the structure coupled to the positioning assembly. The product holding assembly can include support arms and a positioning assembly that can adjust positioning of the support arms with respect to each other to engage with at least a portion of a product supported by the support arms. In another example, a method include engaging support arms with a surface of at least a portion of a product, the support arms tensioning the product, positioning the support arms to load the product on a workstation, contracting the support arms to remove the tension, processing the product, re-engaging the support arms after completion of the processing, and unloading the product from the workstation.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: SOFTWEAR AUTOMATION, INC.Inventors: Michael J. Baker, Dylan Hutcheson, Andrew Jackson, Luther Lloyd, III, Stephen Ruderman, Wael Saab
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Publication number: 20220378135Abstract: Various examples are provided related to processing and handling of products. In one example, among others, a material product holding system includes a product holding assembly and a structure supporting the product holding assembly, the structure coupled to the positioning assembly. The product holding assembly can include support arms and a positioning assembly that can adjust positioning of the support arms with respect to each other to engage with at least a portion of a product supported by the support arms. In another example, a method include engaging support arms with a surface of at least a portion of a product, the support arms tensioning the product, positioning the support arms to load the product on a workstation, contracting the support arms to remove the tension, processing the product, re-engaging the support arms after completion of the processing, and unloading the product from the workstation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Michael J. Baker, Dylan Hutcheson, Andrew Jackson, Luther Lloyd, III, Stephen Ruderman, Wael Saab
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Publication number: 20050045081Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a gusset to a panel includes a gusset folder that receives and folds a gusset material to form the gusset. The panel is supported by a sewing table. A sewing machine is positioned relative to the sewing table so as to be able to sew the gusset to the panel. A gusset guide guides the gusset toward a selected edge of the panel so that the gusset is held in substantial alignment with the edge of the panel. An edge detector detects when a next edge of the panel is approaching the sewing machine. A turning mechanism is positioned along the sewing table and is moveable into engagement with the panel. The turning mechanism turns the panel relative to the sewing machine when the edge detector detects the next edge of the panel is approaching the sewing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Inventors: Elvin Price, Preston Dasher, John Chamlee, Van Nguyen, Danny Murphy, George Price, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 5159874Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning and transporting workpieces from a pickup location to a seaming location on a worksurface. Workpieces are rotated through a user-determinable seaming angle so as to re-position the workpiece for sewing a pure straight/angled seam at the seaming location. The device includes a self-compensation system wherein seaming of the workpiece will commence at the leading edge thereof regardless of the initial position of the workpiece at the pickup location.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1990Date of Patent: November 3, 1992Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Jr., Stephen Ruderman, Robert G. Tegel
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Patent number: 5108017Abstract: A method and apparatus for flipping and folding a pliable workpiece, such as a pre-hemmed sleeve blank, along a desired fold axis. A workpiece is conveyed past a flipping roller and down against a clamp bar wherein it is clamped at a predetermined time by a lower hem guide. The flipping roller is sped to impart linear momentum to the unclamped, trailing portion of the workpiece. The flipping action serves to re-orient the workpiece from a right side-up orientation to an inside-out orientation so as to properly present the workpiece for subsequent seaming or stitching operations. A sensor is provided to determine the length of the workpiece so as to enable the device to clamp the workpiece about any desired fold axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1990Date of Patent: April 28, 1992Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Jr., Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4972787Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: November 27, 1990Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4922842Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: May 8, 1990Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4911092Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: March 27, 1990Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Jr., Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4903623Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: February 27, 1990Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4896619Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: January 30, 1990Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4878445Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: November 7, 1989Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4858546Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: August 22, 1989Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4800830Abstract: A hemmer seamer assembly comprising an apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto fabric having a needle and a throat plate, including a device for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle, and a device for moving the fabric to the throat plate for sewing the chain onto the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1988Date of Patent: January 31, 1989Assignee: Union Special CorporationInventors: Maximilian Adamski, Robert L. Kosrow, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4354789Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for transferring a batch of envelopes that have been arranged in face-to-face relationship. The envelopes are transferred in a substantially horizontal plane from a first location to a second location spaced from the first location. The apparatus includes a pair of downwardly depending spaced-apart members which are each adapted to contact the batch of envelopes along the end edges of the envelopes. One of the paddles is adapted to urge a batch along a guide channel from the first position to the second position. The other of the paddles is adapted to urge a batch along the guide channel in the opposite direction from the second position to the first position.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1980Date of Patent: October 19, 1982Assignee: AES Technology Systems, Inc.Inventors: James B. Ellis, Mieczyslaw J. Lisiecki, Stephen Ruderman
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Patent number: 4343392Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for feeding envelopes in a linear array between upstanding conveyor flights and for transferring the envelopes, a batch at a time, to an elevated position for removal to a next processing station. Envelopes are subsequently received in a receiving cradle at the elevated transfer station and are carried downwardly to a lower exit station where the batch of envelopes is discharged to a receiving bin.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1980Date of Patent: August 10, 1982Assignee: AES Technology Systems, Inc.Inventors: James B. Ellis, Mieczyslaw J. Lisiecki, Stephen Ruderman