Patents by Inventor Alfred Marcel Gloeckler

Alfred Marcel Gloeckler 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).

  • Electric device for selecting the needles of a rectilinear knitting machine
    Patent number: 3995453
    Abstract: An electric device selects the needles of a rectilinear knitting machine. A carriage which moves in front of the needles is provided with an electro-magnetic member which successively operates the needls during its displacement. The device includes a memory member containing data for activating the electromagnetic member to operate the needles required for making a determined width of a knitting. A scanning installation scans the memory member synchronously with the displacement of the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1974
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Assignee: Superba
    Inventor: Alfred Marcel Gloeckler
  • Hand knitting machine fitted with an automatic needle selection device
    Patent number: 3953988
    Abstract: A hand knitting machine having a single or double needle bed is provided with a device for selecting needles. This device includes an electromagnetic means located on a movable carriage which is electrically and mechanically connected to a program matrix by an endless metallic ribbon tensioned between two rollers over the width of the needle bed. The selected needles are controlled by an assembly of fixed and movable cams, the active and inactive positions of the latter being determined by a knob and lever assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: Superba S.A.
    Inventor: Alfred Marcel Gloeckler