Patents by Inventor Charles B. Sumpter, Jr.

Charles B. Sumpter, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus for manufacturing pillowcases
    Patent number: 4224883
    Abstract: A continuous, automated method and apparatus for manufacturing pillowcases in which a hem is continuously formed along one longitudinal edge of an indeterminate length fabric, and the fabric is thereafter successively cut to length and folded, with the folded pieces being sewn along the side and end thereof to form successive completed pillowcases. The versatile method and apparatus of this invention is adapted for manufacturing pillowcases of the conventional folded hem style, as well as pillowcases of the attached hem and mock attached hem styles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Assignee: Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Zeigler, Jr., Charles B. Sumpter, Jr., Carl A. Wortham
  • Method for manufacturing pillowcases
    Patent number: 4214541
    Abstract: A continuous, automated method and apparatus for manufacturing pillowcases in which a hem is continuously formed along one longitudinal edge of an indeterminate length fabric, and the fabric is thereafter successively cut to length and folded, with the folded pieces being sewn along the side and end thereof to form successive completed pillowcases. The versatile method and apparatus of this invention is adapted for manufacturing pillowcases of the conventional folded hem style, as well as pillowcases of the attached hem and mock attached hem styles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1980
    Assignee: Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Zeigler, Jr., Charles B. Sumpter, Jr., Carl A. Wortham