Patents by Inventor Hans-Guenther Haltenhof

Hans-Guenther Haltenhof 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 for forming new stitches on a knitting machine
    Patent number: 6609397
    Abstract: New stitches on knitting machines are formed by producing two stitches from one stitch suspended on a knitting needle, in that the stitch suspended on the knitting needle is transferred by a transfer element associated with the knitting needle and subsequently a new stitch loop is pulled from the knitting needle through the stitch suspended on the transfer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: H. Stoll GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Hans-Guenther Haltenhof
  • Flat knitting machine
    Patent number: 6415633
    Abstract: A flat knitting machine has at least two oppositely located needle beds provided with stitch formers and/or comb gap plates, one of the needle beds having a wire which forms a knocking off base for stitches, so that for changing a comb gap width of the stitch formers and/or of the comb gap plates they are arranged jointly adjustable on the at least one needle bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: H. Stoll GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Franz Schmid, Hans-Guenther Haltenhof, Stefan Mayer
  • Method of producing knitted articles with several knitting planes
    Patent number: 6397639
    Abstract: For producing knitted products with several knitting planes on a two bed flat knitting machine, all needles of one needle bed are usable for producing of stitches for a knitting plane, and the production of additional knitting plane is performed so that the stitches of another plane are transferred to the transfer element and held there, until new stitches for the knitting plane must be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: H. Stoll GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hans-Guenther Haltenhof, Henning Schmidt
  • Method of and device for transferring stitches on a knitting machine
    Patent number: 6381992
    Abstract: Transferring of stitches on a knitting machine with transfer elements includes associating a transfer element with all needles on which stitches are suspended, placing a stitch which is held in a needle and has to be transferred on a needle element, introducing the transfer element into the stitch, withdrawing the needle from the stitch, so that the stitch is suspended alone on the transfer element and is available for a transfer, and transferring the stitch to a further element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: H. Stoll GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Hans-Guenther Haltenhof
  • Flat knitting machine
    Publication number: 20020000105
    Abstract: A flat knitting machine has at least two oppositely located needle beds provided with stitch formers and/or comb gap plates, one of the needle beds having a wire which forms a knocking off base for stitches, so that for changing a comb gap width of the stitch formers and/or of the comb gap plates they are arranged jointly adjustable on the at least one needle bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Franz Schmid, Hans-Guenther Haltenhof, Stefan Mayer
  • Method of producing knitted articles with several knitting planes
    Publication number: 20010037664
    Abstract: For producing knitted products with several knitting planes on a two bed flat knitting machine, all needles of one needle bed are usable for producing of stitches for a knitting plane, and the production of additional knitting plane is performed so that the stitches of another plane are transferred to the transfer element and held there, until new stitches for the knitting plane must be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Hans-Guenther Haltenhof, Henning Schmidt