Patents by Inventor Franklin V. Narbert

Franklin V. Narbert 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).

  • Hemming device with hemming guide and guide member for a sewing machine
    Patent number: 4817544
    Abstract: A sewing machine for sewing a fabric comprising, a reciprociting needle, a hemming device comprising a guide member having an edge guide extending towards the needle, and an elongated hemming guide extending laterally from the guide member and including a device for retaining the fabric in a folded configuration passing towards the needle. The sewing machine has a device for sensing passage of a cross-seam of the fabric as it passes along the guide member, a device responsive to the sensing device for shifting the guide member and hemming guide along with the fabric laterally away while the needle penetrates the fabric in the region of the cross-seam, and a device for returning the guide member and hemming guide along with the fabric to its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Union Special Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred Ackermann, Franklin V. Narbert