Patents by Inventor Hermann Rutz

Hermann Rutz 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).

  • Sewing machine with thread withdrawing device
    Patent number: 6422164
    Abstract: A sewing machine has a thread pull-away mechanism (24), which prevents the needle thread end from being jammed under the presser foot (9) at the beginning of a sewing operation. The thread pull-away mechanism (24) has a pin (22) with a thread eye (23), which extends at right angles to the path of the needle thread (27) extending between two thread guides (25, 26) and can be moved through at right angles to the path of the needle thread (27) between an inoperative position and a functional position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: G.M. Pfaff Aktiengesellschaft In Insolvenz
    Inventors: Franz Gries, Hermann Rutz