Patents by Inventor Bob Haselgrove

Bob Haselgrove 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).

  • Hosiery toe closers
    Patent number: 4192242
    Abstract: Adjustment of the position of a limp, generally tubular garment item, such as a hosiery blank to be toe seamed, is performed by gripping the garment either internally or externally while it is on the carrier, moving it therealong firstly past the desired position and then back towards that position, and then automatically releasing the grip exerted on the garment when a photodetector senses the arrival of an identifiable feature of the returning garment at the said desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: Detexomat Machinery Limited
    Inventors: Bob Haselgrove, John D. Nichol