Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Sproesser

Gerald J. Sproesser 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).

  • Pillowtop/panel attachment gusset with ruffled corners
    Patent number: 6574815
    Abstract: An attachment gusset with ruffled corners and method and machinery for manufacture provides a gusset formed of a continuous strip of material which is pleated at corners or turns in direction of the gusset to form ruffles which are attached to an adjacent layer of material. The ruffled gusset lies substantially flat against adjacent layers of material to which it is attached in a pressed state, and can be expanded to accommodate dimensional structures, such as cushioned pads. The number and spacing of pleats can be adjusted according to the radius of the corners or turns in the gusset. In a method of construction of the gusset, the pleats are formed as the material to which the gusset is attached is turned relative to the sewing point of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Sealy Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Freeman, Robert Wagner, Gerald J. Sproesser
  • Pillowtop/panel attachment gusset with ruffled corners
    Publication number: 20020144352
    Abstract: An attachment gusset with ruffled corners and method and machinery for manufacture provides a gusset formed of a continuous strip of material which is pleated at corners or turns in direction of the gusset to form ruffles which are attached to an adjacent layer of material. The ruffled gusset lies substantially flat against adjacent layers of material to which it is attached in a pressed state, and can be expanded to accommodate dimensional structures, such as cushioned pads. The number and spacing of pleats can be adjusted according to the radius of the corners or turns in the gusset. In a method of construction of the gusset, the pleats are formed as the material to which the gusset is attached is turned relative to the sewing point of attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: William Freeman, Robert Wagner, Gerald J. Sproesser