Patents by Inventor Howard A. Hodgins

Howard A. Hodgins 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).

  • Patent number: 4048931
    Abstract: Apparatus forming a style loop which has one end folded over and the other end turned flat under the loop attaches the folded end and the flat end to a surface to provide the style loop which can be used, for example, as a belt loop on pants. The apparatus first folds the one end of the loop material upwardly from the surface to which the loop will be attached. The upwardly folded end is then transferred to a turning clamp which holds the folded end while the flat end of the loop is attached to the surface. The turning clamp is then moved relative to the surface to turn the loop over the attached flat end and rotated for turning the upward fold in the one end of the loop downwardly toward the surface for attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1977
    Assignee: The Rochester Button Company
    Inventor: Howard A. Hodgins