Patents by Inventor Johannes K. Strauss

Johannes K. Strauss 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).

  • Metering device for sewing machines
    Patent number: 4475474
    Abstract: A device for automatically supplying a strip of elastic tape material to a sewing machine under tension. The device uniquely combines a tape supply mechanism, for tractively propelling the tape, and a tape tensioning assembly which guides the tape along a predetermined path of travel while measuring the amount or degree of tape tension. The tape supplied is under the control of the tape tensioning apparatus which may include a mechanism for selectively modulating the degree of tape tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Union Special G.m.b.H
    Inventors: Wolf R. von Hagen, Johannes K. Strauss