Patents by Inventor Darrell B. Houston

Darrell B. Houston 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).

  • Circular knitting machine
    Patent number: 6948342
    Abstract: A circular knitting machine. The apparatus includes: a knitting cylinder; a bed for supporting the knitting cylinder; a plurality of cam blocks; a dial or double cylinder for forming a rib stitch; and a reduced height cam for forming a tuck stitch on the cylinder needle. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the present invention includes an actuator for selectively disengaging the second feed needle clearing cam. The present invention also includes a rib knit, tubular article having at least two rib stitches per cylinder stitch section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Houston Hoslery Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell B. Houston, Allan L. Bolick, Donald K. Burns
  • Circular knitting machine
    Publication number: 20040261462
    Abstract: A circular knitting machine. The apparatus includes: a knitting cylinder; a bed for supporting the knitting cylinder; a plurality of cam blocks; a dial or double cylinder for forming a rib stitch; and a reduced height cam for forming a tuck stitch on the cylinder needle. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the present invention includes an actuator for selectively disengaging the second feed needle clearing cam. The present invention also includes a rib knit, tubular article having at least two rib stitches per cylinder stitch section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Darrell B. Houston, Allan L. Bolick, Donald K. Burns