Patents by Inventor Howard David Rogers

Howard David Rogers 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).

  • Automated home knitting machine
    Patent number: 4036035
    Abstract: A home knitting machine is provided with electronic control means which function pursuant to patterning instructions on a program card and in response to the operation of control devices by an operator causing needle actuators on the carriage of the machine to be selectively operated and fabric knitted in a prescribed manner on the machine.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe invention relates to automatic knitting machinery and has particular application to home knitting machines which can be programmed to produce prescribed patterns on a fabric.2. Description of the Prior ArtAutomated home knitting machines are now well known and are exemplified by the machines of the following Patents and applications:U.s. pat. No. 3,885,405 -- issued May 27, 1975French Pat. No. 2,212,830 -- Reg. July 23, 1972Japanese Application No. 85853, laid open Nov.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventors: William Kahan, John Vernon Landau, Jr., Howard David Rogers, Fredrick Alexander Rupinski, Thomas Richard Peer, Martin David Brennan
  • Automated home knitting machine
    Patent number: 3991592
    Abstract: A home knitting machine is provided with electronic control means which function pursuant to patterning instructions on a program card and in response to the operation of control devices by an operator causing needle actuators on the carriage of the machine to be selectively operated and fabric knitted in a prescribed manner on the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1976
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventors: William Kahan, Fredrick Alexander Rupinski, Barney Dean Hunts, Howard David Rogers, John Francis Wagner, John Vernon Landau, Jr.
  • Folding handles for the carriage of a flat bed knitting machine
    Patent number: 3978688
    Abstract: The carriage of a flat bed knitting machine is provided with pivoted handles movable between a folded and a generally upright position and in their folded positions the handles hold the carriage against longitudinal motion in a defined position on the needle bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventor: Howard David Rogers