Patents by Inventor Hans-Rainer Gessman

Hans-Rainer Gessman 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).

  • Sequin delivery system for embroidery and/or sewing machines
    Patent number: 5755168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sequin delivery system (1) for embroidery and/or sewing machines, in which a pusher (6) delivers sequins (3) from a sequin strip (2), which is at least partly guided laterally, in increments to a needle penetration point (24). A drive mechanism periodically moves the pusher (6) toward and away from the needle penetration point (24), and the pusher (6) has a slaving device, which on the motion of the pusher (6) in the direction of the needle penetration point (24) engages a hole (4) in a sequin (3). The pusher (6) is at least partially elastic, and in particular is a leaf spring, and presses the sequin strip (2) against a contact pressure plate (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: ZSK Stickmaschinen G.M.B.H.
    Inventors: Ludwig Gunther, Bernd Kirch, Heinz-Georg Slomma, Hans-Rainer Gessman, Karl-Georg Helgert