Patents by Inventor Albert Sidney Ashmead

Albert Sidney Ashmead 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).

  • Latch needle for knitting machines
    Patent number: 4036036
    Abstract: The body of the needle has at least one lateral opening to relieve stress, absorb shock, and dampen vibrations. The opening or openings are located so as not to extend to the top or bottom of the latch needle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Albert Sidney Ashmead, William Alden Ross, Richard Wilton Shepard
  • Method of forming a knitting needle latch pivot
    Patent number: 4020319
    Abstract: High energy heat, such as the high energy obtained from a laser or a maser, is applied against both wall portions of a latch pivot formed by displacing portions of the opposite walls of the slot in the needle. The applied high energy heat melts portions of the displaced portions of the walls so that when the melted metal solidifies a unified integral pivot is formed having the same chemical composition throughout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Richard Wilton Shepard, Albert Sidney Ashmead