Patents by Inventor David Stuart Howell

David Stuart Howell 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).

  • Method and apparatus for cord attachment
    Publication number: 20040261237
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for attaching a cord to a piece of material. The material has a first side and a second side. The apparatus has a frame, a punch pin, a spear, and a comber. The comber is movably mounted to the frame. The comber is adapted to create slack in the cord. The punch pin is movably mounted to the frame. The punch pin is adapted to receive the cord and penetrate the material. The punch pin pulls the cord from the first side of the material through to the second side of the material. The punch pin is adapted to form an open loop on the second side of the material and the spear draws the cord through the open loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Raymond Albert Sargent, Robert Paul Cassoni, David Stuart Howell, Lucy Margaret Davey