Patents by Inventor Michael R. Morgante

Michael R. Morgante 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).

  • Advanced Stitch Placement with Backing Shifting
    Publication number: 20210047764
    Abstract: A shiftable backing feed and shiftable needle assembly is utilized with a tufting machine having reciprocating needles and gauge parts for seizing or cutting yarns wherein marginal step yarn placement techniques can be utilized in connection with a row of needles to minimize over-sewing needle positioning, and three axis shifting may be employed to optimize stitch locations in the backing fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Daniel Detty, Robert A. Padgett, Michael R. Morgante, Paul E. Beatty, Steven L. Frost
  • Method for selective display of yarn in a tufted fabric with double end yarn drives
    Patent number: 10167585
    Abstract: A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of four or more colors of yarn at sufficient stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors at any location on the carpet, and utilizing natural tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Steven L. Frost, Mike Bishop, Brian K. Lovelady, Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Jeff Smith
  • Method for Selective Display of Yarn in a Tufted Fabric with Double End Yarn Drives
    Publication number: 20170254007
    Abstract: A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of four or more colors of yarn at sufficient stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors at any location on the carpet, and utilizing natural tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Steven L. Frost, Mike Bishop, Brian K. Lovelady, Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Jeff Smith
  • Method for selective display of yarn in a tufted fabric with double end yarn drives
    Patent number: 9663885
    Abstract: A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of four or more colors of yarn at sufficient stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors at any location on the carpet, and utilizing natural tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Steven L. Frost, Mike Bishop, Brian K. Lovelady, Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Jeff Smith
  • Method for selective display of yarn in a tufted fabric with offset rows of needles
    Patent number: 9556548
    Abstract: A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of the same sequence of colored yarns on front and rear staggered needle bars to yield sufficient gauge stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors et, and utilizing optimized tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Steven L. Frost, Mike Bishop, Brian K. Lovelady, Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Jeffrey D. Smith, Jason Daniel Detty
  • Method for selective display of yarn in a tufted fabric with offset rows of needles
    Patent number: 9487897
    Abstract: A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of the same sequence of colored yarns on front and rear staggered needle bars to yield sufficient gauge stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors et, and utilizing optimized tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: T{dot over (u)}ftco Corporation
    Inventors: Steven L. Frost, Mike Bishop, Brian K. Lovelady, Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Jeffrey D. Smith, Jason Daniel Detty
  • Method for Selective Display of Yarn in a Tufted Fabric with Offset Rows of Needles
    Publication number: 20160069010
    Abstract: A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of the same sequence of colored yarns on front and rear staggered needle bars to yield sufficient gauge stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors et, and utilizing optimized tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Steven L. Frost, Mike Bishop, Brian K. Lovelady, Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Jeffrey D. Smith, Jason Daniel Detty
  • Method for Selective Display of Yarn in a Tufted Fabric With Double End Yarn Drives
    Publication number: 20140283724
    Abstract: A novel method of tufting carpets is provided to allow the use of four or more colors of yarn at sufficient stitch density to provide for a solid appearance of any of the selected colors at any location on the carpet, and utilizing natural tacking of rear yarns to minimize loose yarn on the backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Steven L. Frost, Mike Bishop, Brian K. Lovelady, Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Jeff Smith
  • Servo driven crank adjusted shifting mechanism
    Patent number: 8671858
    Abstract: A crank adjusted shifting mechanism having a servo driven eccentric in communication with a drive rod and optional clamping assembly provides for a fast and programmable needle bar shifting mechanism for a tufting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Paul E. Beatty
  • Single and Double End Modular Yarn Feed Enabling Half Gauge Shifting Using Double End Yarn Drives
    Publication number: 20120325134
    Abstract: A tufting machine is configured with yarn drives having two spaced apart yarn bearing surfaces each substantially wrapped with a yarn and may have only half the needles and yarn drives customarily employed, with the needles being shifted to cover two gauge positions, thereby providing single and yarn control with reduced capital cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Paul E. Beatty, Michael R. Morgante, Steven L. Frost
  • Servo Driven Crank Adjusted Shifting Mechanism
    Publication number: 20100224113
    Abstract: A crank adjusted shifting mechanism having a servo driven eccentric in communication with a drive rod and optional clamping assembly provides for a fast and programmable needle bar shifting mechanism for a tufting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Paul E. Beatty
  • Tufting machine head shaker
    Patent number: 7578249
    Abstract: An antivibratory system is provided by means of a servo motor driven shaker affixed to the head or bed frame of a tufting machine and programmed for rotation of a balancing weight to minimize vibration caused by operation of tufting machine at a particular speeds and needle stroke lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Paul E. Beatty
  • Tufting Machine Head Shaker
    Publication number: 20080245181
    Abstract: An antivibratory system is provided by means of a servo motor driven shaker affixed to the head or bed frame of a tufting machine and programmed for rotation of a balancing weight to minimize vibration caused by operation of tufting machine at a particular speeds and needle stroke lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Paul E. Beatty
  • Servo motor driven scroll pattern attachments for tufting machine with computerized design system and methods
    Patent number: 7089874
    Abstract: The present invention provides alternative scroll-type yarn feed attachments for tufting machines characterized by independent servo-motor control of sets of yarn feed rolls, and a software design system to facilitate use of the attachment to produce novel patterns and photo images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Mike Bishop, Randall E. Stanfield, Eric J. Vaughen, Richard Prichard
  • Servo motor driven scroll pattern attachments for tufting machine with computerized design system and methods of tufting
    Patent number: 6877449
    Abstract: The present invention provides alternative scroll-type yarn feed attachments for tufting machines characterized by independent servo-motor control of sets of yarn feed rolls, and a software design system to facilitate use of the attachment to produce novel patterns and photo images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Mike Bishop, Randall E. Stanfield, Eric J. Vaughen, Richard Prichard
  • Servo motor driven scroll pattern attachments for tufting machine with computerized design system and methods of tufting
    Publication number: 20030164130
    Abstract: The present invention provides alternative scroll-type yarn feed attachments for tufting machines characterized by independent servo-motor control of sets of yarn feed rolls, and a software design system to facilitate use of the attachment to produce novel patterns and photo images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Mike Bishop, Randall E. Stanfield, Eric J. Vaughen, Richard Prichard
  • Independent servo motor controlled scroll-type pattern attachment for tufting machine and computerized design system
    Patent number: 6516734
    Abstract: The present invention provides a scroll-type yarn feed attachment for tufting machines characterized by independent servo-motor control of yarn feed rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Mike Bishop, Randall E. Stanfield, Eric J. Vaughen
  • Single end servo motor driven scroll pattern attachment for tufting machine and computerized design system for tufting carpet
    Patent number: 6508185
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single end scroll-type yarn feed attachment for tufting machines characterized by an array of single end yarn drives operated by servo motor controllers, and methods of using such an attachment to create and tuft new carpet patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Mike Bishop, Randall E. Stanfield, Eric J. Vaughen, Richard Prichard
  • Independent single end servo scroll pattern attachment for tufting machine and computerized design system
    Patent number: 6502521
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single end scroll-type yarn feed attachment for tufting machines characterized by independent servo-motor control of yarn feed rolls while eliminating tube banks typical of tufting machine feed attachments and produces new tufted carpet designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Tuftco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Mike Bishop, Randall E. Stanfield, Eric J. Vaughen, Richard Prichard
  • Single end servo motor driven scroll pattern attachment for tufting machine and computerized design system for tufting carpet
    Publication number: 20030000438
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single end scroll-type yarn feed attachment for tufting machines characterized by an array of single end yarn drives operated by servo motor controllers, and methods of using such an attachment to create and tuft new carpet patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Michael R. Morgante, Mike Bishop, Randall E. Stanfield, Eric J. Vaughen, Richard Prichard