Patents by Inventor Michael J. Greasley

Michael J. Greasley 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).

  • Lockstitch sewing machine
    Patent number: 4702183
    Abstract: A lockstitch sewing machine, particularly for use as an insole stitcher, having a stitching mechanism arranged for cyclically repeating operation and including a horizontally mounted rotary shuttle, has the shuttle arranged for rotation in a constant direction at a cyclically varying angular velocity such that a major part of each rotation, e.g., a complete rotation takes place in a minor part of each cycle, e.g., one quarter of the cycle. The rotation of the shuttle is provided, e.g., by a Geneva cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: Standard Machinery Limited
    Inventors: Michael J. Greasley, Richard J. Manning