Patents by Inventor Hoyt E. Short

Hoyt E. Short 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).

  • Narrow gauge cut pile looper apparatus
    Patent number: 4158339
    Abstract: A narrow gauge, cut pile looper apparatus for a multiple-needle tufting machine, preferably having staggered needles, comprising a transverse hook bar having staggered front and rear slots in the front and rear faces of the hook bar and longitudinal top slots, a top slot being in alignment with each of the corresponding front slots and rear slots, for receiving a corresponding front or rear looper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventor: Hoyt E. Short
  • Looper apparatus for forming cut pile and loop pile in the same row of stitching
    Patent number: 4155319
    Abstract: A looper apparatus for a multiple-needle tufting machine including transversely spaced loopers or hooks having spring clips or looper clips attached thereto and cooperating with knives to form cut pile and loop pile in the same row of stitching, in cooperation with a controlled yarn feed, in which the spring clips are mounted on the cutting side of each hook and extend beneath the hook to terminate in the clamping portion of the clip on the needle side of the hook, without occupying the cutting zone of the corresponding knife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventor: Hoyt E. Short
  • Narrow gauge cut pile tufting apparatus
    Patent number: 4067270
    Abstract: A cut pile tufting apparatus particularly adapted for narrow needle gauges in the order of 1/10th inch, including staggered needles and relatively thin and flexible cut pile hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventor: Hoyt E. Short