Patents by Inventor Michael Caird

Michael Caird 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).

  • Binding-off method, bound knitted fabric, and cad apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 6119050
    Abstract: A computer aided designing (CAD) apparatus for generating knitting commands accessible by knitting machines having built-in computers. The knitting commands include forming, transferring and overlapping stitches. The commands are stored on a computer retrievable memory such as a computer disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Shima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Okuno, Michael Caird
  • Bound knitted fabric
    Patent number: 6070438
    Abstract: Each stitch of the last course of a front knitted fabric of a tubular knitted fabric is overlapped with a stitch, one stitch interior, of an immediately preceding course of the front knitted fabric. Each stitch of the last course of a back knitted fabric is overlapped with a stitch, one stitch interior, of an immediately preceding course of the back knitted fabric. Prolongations of each stitch of the last course of the front knitted fabric crosses with prolongations of a stitch of the last course of the back knitted fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Shima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Okuno, Michael Caird
  • Binding-off method, bound knitted fabric, and CAD apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5836177
    Abstract: Each stitch of the last course of a front knitted fabric of a tubular knitted fabric is overlapped with a stitch, one stitch interior, of an immediately preceding course of the front knitted fabric. Each stitch of the last course of a back knitted fabric is overlapped with a stitch, one stitch interior, of an immediately preceding course of the back knitted fabric. Prolongations of each stitch of the last course of the front knitted fabric crosses with prolongations of a stitch of the last course of the back knitted fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Okuno, Michael Caird