Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Sholter

Joseph R. Sholter 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).

  • Method and machine for making a garment
    Patent number: 4055859
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for and method of handling sheet material for forming, for example, bib aprons in a simple and economical way. Sheets of material are automatically directed along a feed path to a folding station at which a string or strip is formed into a "V" shape in spaced juxtaposition above the sheet material. Opposed corners of the sheet material are folded over legs of the "V" and the apex of the "V" is thereafter severed to form neck tie elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Charles B. Green, Joseph R. Sholter