Patents by Inventor Kurt Nick

Kurt Nick 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).

  • Shuttle return apparatus
    Patent number: 3982567
    Abstract: For the return of shuttles from the catching to picking side of a loom of gripper shuttle type, a housing encloses an endless belt and reaches from the catching to the picking side of the loom. Within the housing there is provided a separate guide rail for the shuttles, extending along one run of the belt. The rail is made of elastic material and includes one or more flanges for frictional engagement with the shuttles as propelled along the rail by carrying elements affixed to the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Sulzer Brothers Limited
    Inventors: Erwin Pfarrwaller, Kurt Nick